[Amateur film: Summers collection: San Francisco, California, 1941] (Part I)

[Amateur film: Summers collection: San Francisco, California, 1941] (Part I), an archival ephemeral film in the Prelinger Archives collection.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Evocative silent Kodachrome compendium of San Francisco scenes just before the U.S. entered World War II, concentrating on aerials, Chinatown, Market Street, and transportation scenes.

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A CLOSER LOOK

The Prelinger collection preserves ephemeral films that document everyday life, instruction, commerce, and popular culture. This entry is cataloged as [Amateur film: Summers collection: San Francisco, California, 1941] (Part I).

Evocative silent Kodachrome compendium of San Francisco scenes just before the U.S. entered World War II, concentrating on aerials, Chinatown, Market Street, and transportation scenes.

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Internet Archive · Prelinger Archives[Amateur film: Summers collection: San Francisco, California, 1941] (Part I)

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