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[Much Ado About Hair-Do’s]
(1950)
San Mateo, California hairstylist Grivee demonstrates novelty hairdos, including the ""Parakeet,"" ""Number 9,"" and the ""Swept-Wing."" Newsreel story. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Newsreels; San Mateo, California; Hair; Duration: 00:56:00 Popularity (downloads): 340 |
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Shopping Can Be Fun: A New Concept in Merchandising
(1957)
How the Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, California increased traffic with a sophisticated program of advertising and promotion. Excellent footage of stores and shoppers in an upscale suburb. Some... Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Consumerism; Shopping centers; San Francisco Bay Area: San Mateo County; Duration: 00:17:12 Popularity (downloads): 484 |
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California State Highway 101 Opening
(1929)
Opening of California State Highway 101 at San Francisco, with 50,000 people in attendance; parade of automobiles from San Francisco Civic Center; Mayor James 'Sunny Jim' Rolph of San Francisco;... Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: San Francisco: Infrastructure;Celebrations;Infrastructure: Roads; Duration: 00:03:42 Popularity (downloads): 245 |
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California Picture Book
(1946)
Pictorial travelogue of California, using a variety of stock footage. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: California: History;California;Travelogues; Duration: 00:11:35 Popularity (downloads): 661 |
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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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California the Golden
(1930)
Scenic tour of 1930s California. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: California: History; Duration: 00:10:53 Popularity (downloads): 171 |
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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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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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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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Pick of the Pod
(1939)
A peek inside the pea processing operations that culminate in Del Monte brand canned peas. With glimpses of 1930s kitchens and images of Depression-era California agriculture. Genre: Ephemeral Keywords: Agriculture: Food industry: Peas;California: Agriculture;California: History; Duration: 00:20:57 Popularity (downloads): 147 |
