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[Newsreel: Collegians Wage Vegetable War] (1930s)

title: Odd Bits in Today’s News: San Francisco, Cal.– Collegians Wage Vegetable War students posing for camera with old and rotten vegetables freshman and sophomores throwing vegetables at one another residential neighborhood (and cemeteries), and sandlots, visible in background narrator: “The Battle of Garbage Hill” We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the […]
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[Newsreel: Mystery Plane for Ocean Hop Has Robot Pilot] (1930s)

Early drone technology! title: Universal Newsreel: Oakland, Calif. — Mystery Plane for Ocean Hop Has Robot Pilot robot plane being tested by Army officials ring direction finder atop plane follows broadcast station coordinates airplane with darkened windows taxis and takes off We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archive. Email us […]
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[Oakland Oaks Baseball Season Opens] 1918

Baseball season opens in Oakland, California: April 2, 1918 / Oaks vs. San Francisco / warmup / auto parade / CU players / “Doraldina” is pitcher (actually star dancer appearing in vaudeville in Oakland) and “Pop” Anson is catcher Great footage of famous dancer Doraldina dressed in uniform as female pitcher for the Oakland Oaks, […]
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[Opium Destruction, San Francisco] 1914

1. Government agents burn confiscated opium near new (unfinished) San Francisco City Hall. 2. Agents destroy confiscated Chinese drugs, San Francisco, California. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. opium-destruction-san-francisco-1914
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