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California Ostrich Farm; Los Angeles; Santa Catalina Island

Reel Number: 220715-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1916

Country: USA

Location: Los Angeles, California,Santa Catalina Island

TC Begins: 16:02:04

TC Ends: 16:17:02

Duration: 00:14:58

California Ostrich Farm; Los Angeles; Santa Catalina Island 16:02:04 Ostrich in fenced enclosure. Ostrich displaying. Two birds by sign Pres. and Mrs Wilson eating, take food from hand. Black Diamond, racing Ostrich being fed by trainer in pen; pecking from jacket pocket. Man riding ostrich outside pen. 16:03:48 Los Angeles High angle slow pan of buildings & city w/ parks, trees & tall buildings. 16:04:58 Hall of records. Street scenes w/ pedestrians, palm trees, pan up church? HA city center street w/ traffic & pedestrians, street cars or trolleys & traffic;. 16:06:11 Clune’s Auditorium & park w/ people walking, fountain & palm trees. Stores & buildings 16:07:35 Angels Flight Inclined Railway & end of Third Street Tunnel. Good shot convertible cars driving past mansion in palm tree lined road. Other street traffic. 16:08:52 Chinatown ghetto, dingy street & buildings. Chinese shop. Chinese men walk along street. Chinese writing painted on wall. 16:09:31 Old Plaza & centre of original Mexican Pueblo of Los Angeles. Men standing around in plaza.. North Hill Street, Double Barrelled Tunnel. Cars into one side & tram into other side of tunnel. Elaborate building. 16:10:28 Park, swans on lake with bridge over. Hollenbeck Park, couple walk past palm trees. Lake seen thru trees. Man sitting on grass, 16:11:50 Signal Hill (?) wooden oil derricks. 16:12;03 Desert floor w/ man in suit walking up 8ft diameter water pipeline. POV past large tile roofed, wealthy houses on palm lined drive. Man walking along suburban street of electic architecture; lamposts. 16:13:37 Santa Catalina Island. Map showing proximity of island, route of ferry boats. People board ship. Captain of Steamship Cabrillo rings bell. Shot from ship leaving docks in Los Angeles harbor -POV along dockside: freight trains, warehouses, sawmill & timber yards. 16:15:32 Lighthouse on breakwater. Ship into dock on Santa Catalina, Hotel Stamford at end of dock. Shots from shore of steamship docking at Avalon on Santa Catalina. Passengers / tourists coming ashore. Travelogue; 1910s Daily Life; Tourism; West Coast;

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