Columbus Day pageant opens in Union Square (1964)
About This Item
KRON-TV news footage from October 9, 1964 featuring scenes from the opening pageant of San Francisco's 4-day Columbus Day festivities, in Union Square. Includes views of Joe Cervetto in costume as Christopher Columbus, an Italian fashion show of women's outfits from the time of Columbus and a performance by tenor Enzo Stuarti, who is interrupted by a loud noise. Stuarti grimaces, stops singing and quips: "I didn't know my agent was gonna be here ... I hope they were Italian bullets." Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
This 16mm b&w negative film was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in September 2023.
- Date
- 10/9/1964
- Format
- 16mm b&w negative print, with co-magnetic soundtrack
- Digital Format
- mp4 file
- Genre
- local newsfilm
- Copyright Holder
- Young Broadcasting of San Francisco, Inc.
- Duration
- 1:38
- Identifier
- KRON 1246-12
- Views
- 922
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