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George Creel and Elsa Maxwell visit Federal Theatre in Treasure Island, San Francisco, California

Golden Gate International Exposition in Treasure Island. George Creel and Elsa Maxwell visit Federal Theatre in Treasure Island. Mr and Mrs Philip Youtz, Director of Pacific House also visit the theatre. They sign in the visitors' book.

Location: San Francisco California USA
Date: 1939
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041900
Federal Music Project carried out at Federal Theatre in Treasure Island, San Francisco, California

A sign board surrounded by trees at Federal Theatre in Treasure Island. The sign reads "WPA, Federal Music Project," identifying it as a program of the Works Progress Administration or Works Projects Administration during the Great Depression.. Women stand in rows. They carry books in their hands and sing as a chorus. A musician plays piano. A music conductor stands in front of the women.

Location: San Francisco California USA
Date: 1939
Duration: 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041901
Preview of a Twentieth Century Fox Studio film at Federal Theater in San Francisco.

Twentieth Century Fox Studio has a preview of their film at Federal Theater in Treasure Island. Crowd stands outside the building of the theater. Sign reads ' Federal Theater'. Cameramen take photographs. Policemen stand among the crowd.

Location: San Francisco California USA
Date: 1939
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041902
Passengers traveling by a ferry to Federal Theatre in Treasure Island, San Francisco, California

A ferry carries passengers to Federal Theatre in Treasure Island for Golden Gate International Exposition. A view of the buildings from the ferry. Passengers seated in the ferry. Several passengers look at the sea.

Location: San Francisco California USA
Date: 1939
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041903
The function of motion picture cameras and projectors is explained in detail.

Working of motion pictures is explained. Close up of film projector running. A montage shows varied film events, including dancers in Hawaii, a smoking volcano, biplane aircraft flying over the pyramids in Egypt, Coronation crowning of King George VI in England, United Kindgom; the Hindenburg disaster, World War I era tanks driving over hills, Franklin Delano Roosevelt at a baseball game cheering from the stands, iron smelting, a woman talking to a grocery man, and zoom in on AC generators at Hoover dam. A family watches projection of a home movie. The home movie shows a boy playing with his dog. Devices demonstrating optical illusion include a bird in the cage illusion. Demonstration of a Mutoscope-Kinetoscope flip-card projector. Thomas Edison shown in a flip card moving image. A cartoon animator at work, showing his character move as he flips pages. Parts of a movie projector are shown in detail, including lens, shutter, and exciter lamp. A cameraman operating a 35mm motion picture camera. Film being perforated during manufacture. Production of an optical sound track is explained, showing the narrator at his microphone and sound mixer using sound board and loading audio mag recorders. Animated diagrams show the functioning of a photoelectric cell in producing a variable intensity sound track. Wide shot of Hollywood movie set and an action stunt scene being photographed. Lead actor might be James Cagney. Hollywood premiere of movie showing flood lights, cinema theater marquee, and people buying tickets at the box office. Close-up shots of faces of men and women audience members in movie theater reacting to fight scene in movie and then applauding and smiling. Scene with many hands applauding. Demonstration of the creation of 16mm film shows size comparison between 35mm and 16mm motion picture film. Montage shows many film projectors running at the same time.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1939
Duration: 10 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041965
Tanker fleet conducts life boat rescue drills in United States.

Merchant Seamen aboard an oil tanker ship in United States. Seamen dressed in marine disaster suits. Seamen help each other while donning the suits. The tanker fleet conducts life boat rescue drills. Seamen climb into life boats. Life boat is lowered in water. Life boat carrying seamen underway. Merchant Seamen row the life boat using oars.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1939
Duration: 5 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042033
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