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Take a peek into the history of one of the most "happening" cities of the world - San Francisco!
European discovery and exploration of the San Francisco Bay Area and its islands began in 1542 and culminated with the mapping of the bay in 1775. Since then the city has never looked back and continued to make the headlines for one reason or the other. Besides offering unmatched charms to visitors and citizens alike, the city also took the lead in organizing labor.
In the first decade of the twentieth century, organized labor in San Francisco exercised more power and influence than labor in any other major American metropolitan area. The Union Labor Party (ULP) was formed in 1901, to represent the interests of the city's workingmen, and it wasn’t long before the shipping companies, the railways and the local government felt its influence. |
Between 1905 and the street railway strike of May 1907, an earthquake, charges of corruption against the mayor and almost all the supervisors, and a struggle for political control between local reform elements and controlling labor interests changed San Francisco politics. This, however, did little to diminish the city’s fascinating allurements.
This historic set of DVDs provides a close up view of various aspects of life in the Jewel city in a charmingly informative manner and explains, at least partly, what prompted Senator Robert Kennedy to say, "I love this city. If I am elected, I will move the white House to San Francisco!"
San Francisco General Strike
This film captures the general strike called by the Union workers in San Francisco, shutting down the city to support striking longshoremen.
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Pathe News
Year: 1934
Length: 00:01:38
Audio: Mono
Color: BLACK & WHITE
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Bridging San Francisco Bay
This film is an absorbing account of how the Golden Gate Bridge was designed and constructed. It has some fascinating footage of the bridge men putting their lives at great risk to put cables and sections of the bridge in place, at times 500 feet above the water. Without the fabulously detailed narration, which supports the magnificent visuals, much of the significance of the film would have been lost.
Sponsor: U.S. Steel Co.
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Year: 1937
Length: 00:16:42
Audio: Mono
Color: BLACK & WHITE
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Brooklyn Goes to San Francisco
This film is a humorously narrated tour of San Francisco as Brooklyn native Phil Foster studies the city’s wonders and comments on many places of interest. You will learn how San Franciscans have paid homage to their patron saint by naming half the town’s shops and landmarks after animals and, how streetcar conductors literally bend their backs at work. A visit to the Chinese telephone exchange is very interesting as are the many restaurants and nightclubs shown in the film.
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Universal Pictures
Year: 1947
Length: 00:09:20
Audio: Mono
Color: BLACK & WHITE
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Kidnapping in San Francisco
This brief newsreel clip contains the excitement and drama caused by the kidnapping of Realtor Leonard Moskowitz in San Francisco. The film narrates how radiomen and newspaper journalists cooperated with the police by not publishing the story of the kidnapping for 64 hours till the kidnappers Harold Jackson and Joe Lear were arrested.
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Universal-International Newsreel
Year: 1950
Length: 00:01:19
Audio: Mono
Color: BLACK & WHITE
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Pathe’ News
This 1955 newsreel produced by Warner Brothers in 1955 carries shots of various events. You will see Major Lloyd Hills’s aborted attempt at falling off the Niagara Falls in a metal cylinder, Major Marshall explaining his support of military aid to Europe, the memorial service for the 70 airmen who lost their lives while airlifting supplies to Berlin, an advertisement for lady’s garments, the Miami dog show and the fire that destroyed a paint factory and a lumberyard before firemen put it out. The film carries a lively narration.
Sponsor: U.S. Office of War Information
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Warner Pathé News
Year: 1955
Length: 00:05:47
Audio: Mono
Color: BLACK & WHITE
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The Long Street
This film, sponsored by the Salvation Army describes the various rehabilitation programs the organization undertakes in and around San Francisco. The film includes images of depressed neighborhoods and people in distress, such as alcoholics and migrant workers who benefit from the Salvation Army’s rehab schemes. The film also makes an attempt to solicit managerial and monetary assistance from viewers to help fund its programs.
Sponsor: Salvation Army Redevelopment Fund
Producer: N/A
Year: 1957
Length: 00:12:49
Audio: Mono
Color: BLACK & WHITE
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California is Climate
Promotional film for the eastern San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda and part of Contra Costa counties) emphasizing its excellent weather, advanced infrastructure, and cultural and economic advantages.
Sponsor: U.S. Office of War Information
Sponsor: Metropolitan Oakland Area
Producer: Palmer (W.A.) Films, Inc.
Year: 1958
Length: 00:13:51
Audio: Mono
Color: BLACK & WHITE
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Operation Correction
This documentary depicts how in May 1960, students and progressive activists opposed to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) demonstrated when HUAC held hearings in San Francisco's City Hall. San Francisco police turned fire hoses on the demonstrators, washing them down the main staircase of City Hall, and the resultant publicity did much to engender the social consciousness of the 1960s.
Sponsor: U.S. Treasury Department, 6th War Loan
Sponsor: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California
Producer: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California
Year: 1961
Length: 00:21:43
Audio: Mono
Color: BLACK & WHITE
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Three to Get Ready: A Progress Report from BART
This film produced by the Bay Area Rapid Transport system is a report on the progress made in connecting various towns and communities in the Bay Area. It shows the high-speed highways and subways being constructed to reduce traveling time between communities. You will enjoy watching the work crews who have tunneled from opposites ends for months meet at last. You will also see how monstrous tubes were placed underwater while constructing the subway. The film tells you about the engineering genius put to work in connecting people via a rapid transport system.
Sponsor: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (SFBARTD)
Producer: Levene (Carol)
Year: 1941
Length: 00:13:41
Audio: Mono
Color: COLOR
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Running Time:
DVD One : 01:08:39
DVD Two : 00:58:06
 EDITORIAL REVIEW:
This set of DVDs provides an absolutely fascinating insight into the goings on in San Francisco during the first half of the 20th century. From grim images of general strikes to delightful panoramas of the Bay side area, it thrills you and informs you about the vibrant lifestyle of San Franciscans. You are brought up-to-date with the latest happenings in the newsreels that portray San Francisco as a bustling city with its share of kidnappings, fires and adventures.
The clip entitled "Brooklyn Goes To San Francisco" is especially riveting. Its lively narration, loaded with good-natured east-coast humor is a rare treat. The clips about the Bay Bridge and the new transit system are well-researched documentaries, backed by mind-boggling statistics that leave you with a fresh sense of admiration for the engineers who designed these modern-day marvels.
"Operation Correction" typifies the restlessness of the students in a factual manner, while the clip about the activities of the Salvation Army provides an insight into the problems of cities undergoing rapid growth.
Seldom will you come across a compilation of films on a single set of DVDs that informs, educates and enthralls you as this one does. It is decidedly a must have for all those who love San Francisco - and I believe that means almost every American!
CUSTOMER'S REVIEWS:
"As a third generation San Franciscan, I seldom miss an opportunity to learn about the city’s colorful history. This set of DVDs is absolutely outstanding. It covers a lot of ground and is a historic gem. I’d sure like to meet the guy who wrote the thrilling script for the clip entitled Brooklyn Goes to San Francisco. It is the most fascinating travelogue on San Francisco I have ever seen. Of course, like all other San Franciscans, I would never agree with the not so subtle suggestion that Brooklyn is a better place than our San Francisco! Yes, like all other cities, we have our share of crimes and other problems, but the charms of the city easily outweigh these. I have just one thin to say about these DVDs - they are fascinating!"
Customer's Name : Michelle Goritus (San Francisco, California)
"Thanks a2zcds for this wonderful historic treatise on San Francisco. The clips - as in all other DVDS I ordered from a2zcds - are well preserved and the audio quality is great, considering that these clips are pretty old. I also appreciate your thematic approach in selecting titles and their contents. Thanks once again - for this lovely look-in on San Francisco."
Customer's Name : Kelly Marter (San Francisco, California)
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