11-7-57 Negative...Los Angeles Moon Eclipse...Griffith Pk. Obst.
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Brief outtake from a news report documenting the moon eclipse, which took place on November 7th, 1957. The footage was captured at Los Angeles' Griffith Park Observatory.
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Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: Footage begins with people looking through telescopes, getting ready to see the eclipse. A chalkboard can be seen noting a few details regarding the moon, it’s distance from earth, its climate, and so on. A reporter is about to offer his report right before the final scene in the film, capturing the moon eclipse itself.
Subjects: Science; Astronomy
Places: North America > United States > California > Los Angeles
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 60 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12787
Notes: Footage begins with people looking through telescopes, getting ready to see the eclipse. A chalkboard can be seen noting a few details regarding the moon, it’s distance from earth, its climate, and so on. A reporter is about to offer his report right before the final scene in the film, capturing the moon eclipse itself.
Subjects: Science; Astronomy
Places: North America > United States > California > Los Angeles
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 60 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12787
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:16