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Description
Color motion picture with no sound, unedited camera original showing inside the San Francisco Washington Mason Cable Car Powerhouse prior to 1965 reconstruction of cable winding machinery. Produced and created by Verne Carlson of Cinematography San Francisco. Shows machinery, employees and cable car elevator.
Type
moving image
Format
Reversal Original Silent Color 16mm film
Form/Genre
Nonfiction films Unedited footage
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
MP004 casfmta_000004
Language
English
Provenance
SFMTA Photo Archive 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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