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Lurline Baths
(1897)
From Edison films catalog: At San Francisco. The main feature is the toboggan slide which the bathers use, some sitting, others lying down, head first or feet first. 50 feet.... Genre: Historical Keywords: Public baths--California--San Francisco; Aquatic sports--California--San Francisco; Swimming pools--California--San Francisco; Swimmers--California--San Francisco; San Francisco (Calif.); Actuality; Duration: 00:00:20 Popularity (downloads): 840 |
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Sutro Baths, no. 1
(1897)
From Edison films catalog: One of the sights of San Francisco. A 50-foot slide is used by the bathers, who toboggan down its slippery surface in all positions. The bathers... Genre: Historical Keywords: Public baths--California--San Francisco; Aquatic sports--California--San Francisco; Swimming pools--California--San Francisco; Swimmers--California--San Francisco; Diving--California--San Francisco; San Francisco (Calif.); Actuality; Duration: 00:00:24 Popularity (downloads): 1112 |
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Union Iron Works
(1898)
From Edison films catalog: Here was built the peerless battleship "Oregon." The scene is taken at lunch hour, and shows a great throng of employees leaving the shop. 50 feet.... Genre: Historical Keywords: Iron-works--California--San Francisco; Shipyards--California--San Francisco; Iron and steel workers--California--San Francisco; Working class--California--San Francisco; Shipbuilding--California--San Francisco; San Francisco (Calif.); Actuality; Duration: 00:00:29 Popularity (downloads): 862 |
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Procession of floats
(1898)
From Edison films catalog: Taken at San Francisco, Cal., at the Golden Jubilee. In the foreground are seen crowds of people, all being very close to the camera. The first... Genre: Historical Keywords: Parades--California--San Francisco; Parade floats--California--San Francisco; California--Gold discoveries--Anniversaries; etc; Horses--California--San Francisco; Children--California--San Francisco; Mules--California--San Francisco; Fire fighters--California--San Francisco; San Francisco (Calif. ); Actuality; Duration: 00:00:32 Popularity (downloads): 819 |
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Building a harbor at San Pedro
(1901)
From Edison films catalog: This picture was secured from a launch furnished by Mr. Eager, President of the California Construction Co., who are fulfilling this Genre: Historical Keywords: Harbors--California--Design and construction; Piers--California--Design and construction; Cranes; derricks; California; Construction workers--California; San Pedro Bay (Calif.) San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)--California Construction Co; Actuality; Duration: 00:04:00 Popularity (downloads): 648 |
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Edison Newsreels: San Francisco Earthquake aftermath
(1906)
Cleaning up downtown San Francisco after the conflagration. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Earthquakes: San Francisco, 1906;San Francisco: Disasters; Duration: 00:04:55 Popularity (downloads): 656 |
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[First Private Atom Power Plant Opens]
(1957)
Vallecitos Atomic Electric Power Plant, the first licensed nuclear power plant, opens at Pleasanton, Calif. on November 25, 1957. Newsreel story. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Newsreels; Atomic-nuclear: Energy; San Francisco Bay Area: Alameda County; Duration: 00:54:00 Popularity (downloads): 526 |
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Brooklyn Goes to San Francisco
(1947)
Brooklyn native Phil Foster tours San Francisco and comments on many places of interest. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: San Francisco: Humor;San Francisco Bay Area;California: History; Duration: 00:09:20 Popularity (downloads): 259 |
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San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath, 1906
(1906)
Chilling post-earthquake footage, shot in the Western Addition and on Market Street in San Francisco. The first sequence (Western Addition) shows a great deal of evocative neighborhood detail almost one... Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Earthquakes: San Francisco, 1906;San Francisco: Disasters;San Francisco: Scenics, Historical; Duration: 00:07:43 Popularity (downloads): 408 |
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San Francisco: Story of a City
(1963)
History of San Francisco to 1963. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: San Francisco: Scenics: Historical;San Francisco: History; Duration: 00:21:25 Popularity (downloads): 210 |
