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Title
San Francisco Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow
Created Date
Circa 1943 (date is approximate)
Description
Color motion picture with sound, commercial production about the state of public transportation in San Francisco in 1943 with message to convince voters to purchase the Market Street Railway Company and consolidate public transit under the publicly operated San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni). Paid for by the Citizens Committee for Better Streetcar Service and shown prior to April 20, 1943 election day. Film shows many street scenes and transit operations in busy areas of town such as downtown along Market Street and outside American Can Company Factory on Third and 20th Streets. Also shown are cable cars on Powell and Market Streets, Municipal Railway and Market Street Railway streetcars running on Market Street, school children boarding 22 Fillmore streetcar at Fillmore and Marina, trolley buses crossing Fulton street and Market Street Railway Co. McAllister streetcar facility. Film also includes two segments from 1906 "Trip Down Market Street" film at beginning and end. See also Mayor Lapham PSA for related content.
Creators and Contributors
Genre
Language
Media Type
Format
35mm film
Extent
1
Reel
Generation
Print
Base Type
Nitrate
Stock Manufacturer
Kodak
Color or Black and White
Color
Track Standard
Film
Silent or Sound
Sound
Copyright Statement
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Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
Call Number
MP012
Contributing Organization Contact Information
Email: sfmtaphoto@sfmta.com
Organization Websites
Link to Internet Archive
Additional Technical Notes for Item
Color Print; B-Wind; Composite Optical Soundtrack; Variable Density Soundtrack; Ink Edge Numbers; 1943 Kodak date code; Cinecolor footage; Color breathing
Duration
00:09:49