Ferlinghetti & City Lights Books
About This Item
Silent KPIX news footage shot at City Lights Books in San Francisco, on June 7th 1957. Includes scenes of Lawrence Ferlinghetti placing copies of books in the store window and looking at Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl and other poems'. Also features brief views of Columbus Avenue and inside the book store.
Note: this film reversal print was remastered in 4K (4096 x 2970) using our new Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in January 2021.
- Type of material
- archival news film
- Duration
- 1:29
- 16mm b&w silent film
- Rights for this video belong to
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Date aired
- 6/7/1957
- Originally aired on
- KPIX Eye on the Bay News
- Identifier
- KPIX 2230
- Views
- 5917
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