Transport & exhibits at Golden Gate Exposition

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Silent, color footage from the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco (1939/40), produced by Orville C. Goldner. Includes views of architectual exhibits, the Bay Bridge and crowds catching a ferry from the Ferry Building to the island. Also features scenes of visitors riding the elephant train, enjoying a wild west exhibition, strolling along the Gayway and watching a highwire/diving display. Ends with a brief glimpse of  people leaving from the flying boat terminal.

Originally aired on
Orville C. Goldner
Date aired
1939/40
Recording medium
16mm color silent film
Type of material
Kodachrome amateur film
Identifier
Goldner 5
Views
10233

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Comments

Over a year ago, Doug Barnett wrote…

My father quit Technicolor in the mid-1930's and built the first Color 16mm production house on the West coast, he said. His 'Pacific Industrial Films' succeeded by splicing 50ft. rolls into sound documentaries with his contact printer; Kodak's contract with Technicolor limited sales of 16mm Kodachrome to 50ft maximum. Drafted into the OSS in October of 1941, that contract was shelved by the Navy. Pop's financing came from San Francisco, and i wonder if there is a connection with your great historical footage

Over a year ago, Paul Penna wrote…

These are wonderful films, and I thank you for making them available. It's unfortunate, though, that they have been transferred - or at least are showing up in the online player - at an incorrect aspect ratio. The 16mm frame's proportions are 1.33 x 1, but the images as seen are about 1.5 x 1. This isn't the result of cropping, but of stretching the image horizontally. This results in buildings not appearing as tall as they should be, people appearing squatter - in other words, the proportions of everything depicted are distorted. Among other things, this compromises the monumental aspect of much of the architecture of the Exposition.

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