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Description
The film shows Girl Scout Troop 85 attending a special Mass for "Girl Scout Sunday" at Saint Mary Cathedral's in San Francisco, March 9, 1947, the same year the Girl Scouts' were celebrating the 35th anniversary of their founding. Saint Mary's Cathedral was the second cathedral built in the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1891, and was located on Van Ness Avenue near the corner of Gough Street until it was destroyed by fire in 1962. The footage shows those in Mass attendance gathering on the steps of the Cathedral for a photo-op. M.M. Hammond. St. Mary's Cathedral, Sunday, March 9, 1947
Type
moving image
Format
Reversal Original Silent Color 16mm film
Form/Genre
Nonfiction films Home movies
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
camenasf_000002
Language
English
Subject
Religion Catholicism Catholic Church--California--San Francisco Girl Scouts of the United States of America Saint Mary's Cathedral (San Francisco, Calif.)
Time Period
1947
Place
San Francisco (Calif.)
Provenance
Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco 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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