Ant Farm Media Burn At Cow Palace
About This Item
KPIX-TV news footage from July 4th 1975 with reporter Eric Smith featuring scenes from Ant Farm's Media Burn Bicentennial celebration at San Francisco's Cow Palace, during which a "Phantom Dream Car" - a reconstructed 1959 El Dorado Cadillac convertible - was driven through a wall of burning television sets. Includes views of the event being set up and of the immediate aftermath (but not of the actual collision itself). Ends with Smith trying to reflect on what he and the local media have just witnessed. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
- Date
- 7/4/1975
- Format
- 16mm color magnetic sound film
- Digital Format
- mp4 file
- Genre
- local newsfilm
- Copyright Holder
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Duration
- 1:36
- Identifier
- KPIX 126079
- Views
- 2776
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