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Title: Ghost Town
Creator: Knott's Berry Farm
Date Created and/or Issued: 1948
Contributing Institution: Orange County Archives
Collection: California Revealed from Orange County Archives
Rights Information: Public Domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: The Film Showcases Knott's Berry Farm's Historic Ghost Town. Walter Knott built the Ghost Town to entertain customers while they waited for a table at The Chicken Dinner Restaurant. The Ghost Town was an homage to the old west and used real buildings that were moved from other parts of the southwest and became an iconic part of Orange County.
California Audiovisual Preservation Project
Type: moving image
Format: 16mm film
Extent: 1 Reel of 1
00:15:25
Identifier: castaoca_000115
Language: English
Subject: Ghost towns
Autumn
Amusement parks
Knott, Walter
Place: Knott's Berry Farm (Buena Park, Calif. : Amusement park)
Orange County (Calif.)
Provenance: Orange County Archives
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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