Synopsis
Produced by Jack Simmons and Bob Jordan. Titles date film as Sunday, July 7, 1940. Includes scenes of a picnic, two men practicing contact gymnastics, resting and sport. After "The End" title, film includes footage of automobile racing on banked track in enclosed stadium, point-of-view scenes shot from a car driving westbound on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, eastbound scenes on the bridge, scenes on San Francisco Bay shot from a ferry, a parade on an unidentified occasion (possibly the ceremony celebrating the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937, scenes on and around the bridge, and people walking on the Golden Gate Bridge during its public opening ceremony.
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Details
- Running time
- 13 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- San Francisco
- San Francisco Bay
- San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
- Golden Gate Bridge
- home movies
- leisure
- recreation
- driving
- ferries
- Automobiles (Racing)
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · (cough) gymnastics (cough) · Spuzz · 2012-08-26
Produced by Jack Simmons and Bob Jordan. Titles date film as Sunday, July 7, 1940. Includes scenes of a picnic, two men practicing contact gymnastics, resting and sport. After "The End" title, film includes footage of automobile racing on banked track in enclosed stadium, point-of-view scenes shot from a car driving westbound on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, eastbound scenes on the bridge, scenes on San Francisco Bay shot from a ferry, a parade on an unidentified occasion (possibly the ceremony celebrating the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937, scenes on and around the bridge…
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