Sutro Baths, no. 1

SUMMARY
From Edison films catalog: One of the sights of San Francisco. A 50-foot slide is used by the bathers, who toboggan down its slippery surface in all positions. The bathers are clad in black trunks, making fine contrast with the flesh tints. 50 feet. $7.50.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897.

NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 25Oct1897; 60559.

Camera, Frederick Blechynden.

Filmed August 22, 1897, at the Sutro Baths in San Francisco, California.

SUBJECTS
Public baths--California--San Francisco.
Aquatic sports--California--San Francisco.
Swimming pools--California--San Francisco.
Swimmers--California--San Francisco.
Diving--California--San Francisco.
San Francisco (Calif.)
Actuality

RELATED NAMES
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Blechynden, Frederick, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

DIGITAL ID
edmp.1425 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.1425

Category:

Film & Animation

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