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Due to original recording and/or condition when digitized: debris in camera gate visible.
Title
Saint Francis statue by Bufano installed
Created Date
May 8th, 1955
Description
Film footage from 1955 of the installation of the Saint Francis statue at Saint Francis of Assisi Church in the North Beach district of San Francisco. Saint Francis of Assisi Church was the first Catholic parish church established in San Francisco in 1849, and it is named after the city's patron saint, Saint Francis. The statue was created by Italian sculptor and artist Beniamino Bufano, whose sculptures are found all over San Francisco. In the film, Monsignor Alvin P. Wagner, a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco oversees the installation being completed by workmen from Farnsworth & Ruggles Draying Rigging Company.
Item or Container Annotations
St. Francis by Bufano Installed - St. Francis of Assisi Chruch - S.F. by MSGR. A.P. Wagner - 1955
Creators and Contributors
Creator:
Hammond, Margaret Mary
Subject Topic
Genre
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
1955
Language
Media Type
Format
8mm film
Extent
1
Reel
Base Type
Acetate
Stock Manufacturer
Kodak
Color or Black and White
Color
Track Standard
Film
Silent or Sound
Silent
Copyright Statement
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Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
Contributing Organization Contact Information
Phone: (650) 328-6502
Organization Websites
Link to Internet Archive
Additional Technical Notes for Item
Various segments of silent, single-perforation camera original (likely) color reveral films spliced together. Edgecode: triangle triangle; Kodachrome.
Duration
0:13:03