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Cal Expo Opening Year

Center for Sacramento History
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Source is a videotape capture of a film.

Title

Cal Expo Opening Year

Series Title

Sacramento Parades, Fairs, Ceremonies and Events

Date Created

1968

Date Published

1968

Description

A 3/4" video tape of a 8mm film silent transfer of the final day at Cal Expo, the California State Fair, during its opening year at its location near the American River. The original film was shot by Bill Rase. Bill Rase (1926-2006), was a well-known Sacramento figure. He founded and performed with the Bill Rase Band starting in the 1950s until his death. He was a disc jockey on local radio in the 1950s, he hosted a television variety show, and portrayed "Bosun Bill" on a children's television show.

Creator

Rase, William

Subject Topic

Fairs
California State Fair

Location

Sacramento (Calif.)
Cal Expo (Sacramento, Calif.)

Language

eng

Media Type

Moving Image

Format

U-matic

Number of Parts

1 Tape of 1

Generation

Copy

Sound

Silent

Duration

00:06:51

Copyright Statement

Copyrighted. Rights are owned by the Center for Sacramento History. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Country of Creation

US

Source Institution

Center for Sacramento History

Source Call Number

2017/022

Source Institution Contact Information

Center for Sacramento History, 551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95811, US, Telephone: (916) 808-7072, email: csh@cityofsacramento.org, http://www.centerforsacramentohistory.org/

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