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Home Movie Trip to San Francisco, California, Washington Dc & Wind Lake, Wisconsin Xd6094 (1954)

1954 · Feature film · 47 min

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Made by an amateur filmmaker, this well shot 16mm home movie dates to 1954 and depicts an American family’s travels to San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Wind Lake, and Washington D.C. Snow-covered mountains from plane window (0:12). San Francisco skyline (3:42). Backlit patrons at bar (4:19). San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (4:26). Perhaps Alcatraz Island Lighthouse (4:34). Retro exterior Cliff House Diner, Great Highway (4:47). Scenes along residential and downtown streets, typical 1950s automobiles drive along palm tree and telephone pole-lined streets (6:54). Interior San Francisco cable car (7:33). Crowd exits large white tent for American Medical Association Annual Meeting (7:40). San Francisco Cable Car on a track junction (8:04). Sign for San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf (8:20). Couple rubs "Temple Guard" at Pacific Curio Shop (8:30). Small fishing boats at the wharf (8:52). Fishing boat pulls into marina, unloads catch of the day (9:39). Interior fish market at the wharf (10:09). Tourist feeds discarded fish heads to sea lion in glass pen (10:12). Passengers rush onto Powell Market Bay Taylor-line cable car (10:33). Young boy helps turn cable car around at junction (10:45). Scenes of downtown: pedestrian traffic, business buildings, cable cars and taxis pass each other on the street (10:53). Flower street-side stand (11:09). Middle-aged couples gather at cottage-style property, large garden scape, pool (11:27). Views from plane (14:24). Engineer works on the wing of…

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Running time
47 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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