Ron Thelin On The Term Hippie
About This Item
KTVU news footage from October 5, 1967, with reporter Gary E. Park, featuring views inside the Psychedelic Shop on Haight Street in San Francisco and an interview with co-owner Ron Thelin, who reflects on the symbolic funeral taking place tomorrow for the label "hippie." Thelin explains that residents of the Haight-Ashbury District are hoping this will encourage people to acquire: "A better understanding of what we're talking about." Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks. This 16mm b&w reversal film print was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in November 2025.
- Date
- 10/05/1967
- Format
- 16mm b&w reversal print, with co-magnetic soundtrack
- Digital Format
- Moving Image
- Genre
- Television news programs
- Copyright Holder
- Fox Television Stations, LLC/KTVU
- Duration
- 02:43
- Identifier
- KTVU 12-2
- Views
- 987
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