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Poster for San Francisco and Santa Cruz (1938)

San Francisco and Santa Cruz (1938)

1938 · Ephemeral film · 12 min

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Home movies probably shot by the Pellegrini family of San Francisco, California. Scenes include family activities in and around San Francisco; the city of San Francisco coastline and waterfront; workers (probably Works Progress Administration workers) constructing sidewalks near Great Highway and Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco; a long shot looking over the Sunset District, which at that time was still mostly undeveloped sand dunes with a few areas of completed housing; scenes around the Santa…

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12 minutes

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★★★★ · Cheer Up Sleepy Jean! · Spuzz · 2012-05-28

This was a very good reel of a SF family and their activities in the area. The family shots this time were strangely captivating, perhaps because they were in closeup. I did like the soccer scenes and that amazing parade. Seemed every float had some sort of beauty on it. Reccomended!

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