This silent, color movie shows highlights of San Francisco and Yosemite National Park. It dates to the 1940s, probably WWII era, and was probably made commercially and sold to tourists in the Bay Area. There are no credits, so it is unclear who made it or precisely when.

Opening titles: FRISCO (:08). Panoramic shots of San Francisco, CA (:12). Ship in the bay, Alcatraz Island (:48). Sign reads: Fishermen’s Wharf (:53). People on the wharf (:56). A fishing boat in the wharf, Tarantino’s Restaurant, man fixing fishing nets (1:16). People on Market Street in downtown San Francisco; cable cars; trolleys (1:23). Old fashioned traffic signal (1:30). Entrance to China Town (1:39), note the red, white and blue bunting in the windows — which likely dates this footage to WWII era. Powell Line Cable Car (1:49). Buses and cars go by on the streets (1:58). Cab drives by (2:08). Two women board a cable car (2:12). Turntable (2:23), note the African American employee moving the car. A woman stands outside near Hotel Powell (2:42). Cable car goes up a hill (2:48) past Grossman’s Drug Store. Oakland Bay Bridge (2:56). Title: Yosemite…the Magnificent (3:15). Sign for Yosemite National Park (3:21). Cars in the national park (3:26). Trees and grandeur of Yosemite (3:31). Rushing water in the park (3:53). Waterfall (4:05). Driving in Yosemite

(4:26). Mist coming from the waterfall (4:30). People point and look at the wonders of Yosemite (4:44). People look out at a scenic overlook (4:52). The scope of Yosemite (4:55). People lean at a railing and take in the sights (5:16). Driving through Yosemite (5:29). People ride horses (5:39). Huge trees of the park (5:51). A car drives through one of the huge trees that has been carved so as to allow passage (6:10).

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