See Yourself Tonight (sound)

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Description: Person-on-the-street interviews (January 11, 1949) presented by the San Francisco Television Center in which passersby are asked about snow in Los Angeles (the topic of that day’s newspaper headlines), their opinion on the weather and the possibility of climate change, and if they intend to purchase a television set (which had only been made available to San Francisco consumers the month before). Participants are invited to watch themselves on TV later in the evening and are given free passes to Embassy Theatre (Market Street, San Francisco).

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Subjects: 1940s,Technology,Environmental issues

Tags: person on the street interviews; street scenes; movie theaters; Embassy Theatre; Market Street; global warming; Los Angeles snow days; television sets; Ten-O-Win game sign; weather; climate change; San Francisco Call-Bulletin; soldiers; crowds; spectators; women; radio arts students; weather; cold; Sunlight Fountain Lunch neon sign; Hollow Triumph movie; This Time For Keeps movie; now showing; newspaper headlines; Stanley Villanus; warm clothes; Sheila Olsen; flirting; Nancy Majors; Steve Morgan; 543 Oak Street; microphones; host Carl Baron; news; newspapers

Film Sponsor: San Francisco Television Center

Creator:

Credits: Host: [Carl Baron]

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: John Carlson Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: 1949-01-11

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Geographical Location: San Francisco, California; California; USA

Genre/Form: sponsored, television broadcast

Language: eng

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: original, reversal

Color: b&w

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Sound or Silent: sound

Film Soundtrack Type: variable area

Edge Code:

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 238

Complete Record: Description: Person-on-the-street interviews (January 11, 1949) presented by the San Francisco Television Center in which passersby are asked about snow in Los Angeles (the topic of that day’s newspaper headlines), their opinion on the weather and the possibility of climate change, and if they intend to purchase a television set (which had only been made available to San Francisco consumers the month before). Participants are invited to watch themselves on TV later in the evening and are given free passes to Embassy Theatre (Market Street, San Francisco). Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1940s,Technology,Environmental issues Tags: person on the street interviews; street scenes; movie theaters; Embassy Theatre; Market Street; global warming; Los Angeles snow days; television sets; Ten-O-Win game sign; weather; climate change; San Francisco Call-Bulletin; soldiers; crowds; spectators; women; radio arts students; weather; cold; Sunlight Fountain Lunch neon sign; Hollow Triumph movie; This Time For Keeps movie; now showing; newspaper headlines; Stanley Villanus; warm clothes; Sheila Olsen; flirting; Nancy Majors; Steve Morgan; 543 Oak Street; microphones; host Carl Baron; news; newspapers Film Sponsor: San Francisco Television Center Creator: Credits: Host: [Carl Baron] Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: John Carlson Collection Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: 1949-01-11 Release Date: Geographical Location: San Francisco, California; California; USA Genre/Form: sponsored, television broadcast Language: eng Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: original, reversal Color: b&w Color Process: Sound or Silent: sound Film Soundtrack Type: variable area Edge Code: Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 238

Transcription

good evening the San Francisco television Center presents see yourself tonight on this program you have a chance to be filmed here on Market Street at 11: in the morning and then in the evening see yourself on the television receiver if you haven't yet bought your set we invite you to visit the San Francisco television Center and see the nationally advertised sets which are being demonstrated there each evening on this program the participants discuss the headlines of the day and also in addition to seeing themselves tonight have a chance to see the show at the embassy theater because they'll each receive two passes showing now Hollow Triumph and this time for Keeps and here is today's headline now we're going to turn to the audience here could we have someone in the how about this young man here A Soldier come on over Soldier glad to see you here where you stand right in here thank you what's your name Stanley blannis and where are you from Mr Chicago Chicago uh how does this weather compare with Chicago well it's much in Chicago right now well uh are you dressed for it oh yeah I'm dressed but I the weather's nice over here I I mean they always say you know The Californians are cold when it gets cold because uh they don't dress warmly enough well this is my first trip to California I wouldn't know anything about there how long have you been here oh since yesterday oh just since yesterday where'd you come from Chicago oh you came right from Chicago my and uh how is it snowing there well not when I left it didn't snow you saw this headline in the call this afternoon yes sir have you ever been to Los Angeles no sir that's where I want to go you want to go there today oh I can't go there I have to be at the base today I see I mean would you like to go today with that 6 to 12 Ines of snow well that was to my surprise to hear that uh tell me something do you subscribe to the theory that many people have that uh there is a gradual change in the weather all over the country in other words warmer areas are becoming colder and vice ver know said myself like in Chicago we really had a lot of snowstorms but now we don't get them in the Summers we usually are over 100° now we don't even get that much well thanks a lot Soldier and here are your passes to the Embassy theater do you have a television set no sir Well we'd like you while you're here if you have a chance to drop into the San Francisco television Center and see the RCA eyewitness the Hoffman the filco and the many other sets that are being demonstrated there thanks a lot here are your passes hope you enjoy the show now we'll try for another one here here's a young lady would you come over please what is your name Sheila Olen Sheila Olsen and where do you live in San Francisco yes I do now now where didd you live before in Saskatchewan Canada oh well did you see the headline in this afternoon's paper did I ever how do you feel well it's cold but it's not as cold here as it is where I come from oh I see well that's nice to know tell me do you subscribe to the theory that uh the weather is changing all over the country well I kind of think it is does that apply to Canada too yes I believe so are your Winters getting warmer there uh well they they no they're not getting warmer actually in catchu and they haven't been so as cold as they have the past two years well then they are getting warmer oh no what I mean is it not as cold they're colder now rather they're colder I see well then you don't think that applies to Canada but to say the temperate zone of the uh United States M that's your definite opinion yeah I think it is tell me one thing Miss Olsen mhm do you wear long red underwear no do you have a television set no I haven't but I'm going to get one you're going to get one well that's fine we'd like you to drop into the San Francisco television Center they open evenings and you can choose from all of the nationally advertised sets there see yourself tonight at the television Center and also uh I'm fumbling for my passes here for the embassy oh if you'll step aside I'll give them to you in just a moment thank you very much Miss olon well it looks like it's ladies day today here's another lady in a fur coat they're all warmly dressed would you come up what is your name Nancy major uh Miss Majors or Mrs Miss what do you do Miss Majors I'm a student at the tall Avery School of radio Arts oh I see well this is right in your line are you studying television acting yes I am what do you think of our cold weather I don't like it you don't are you warm enough with that fur coat almost not quite do you have a television set no I don't are you planning to get one I'd like to all right well uh we invite you to drop by the San Francisco television center tonight and see the demonstrations of RCA Hoffman FCO all the other nationally advertised Brands we're sure that you'll see the set you want there thank you very much for being on our program and here are your passes to the Embassy thank you hope you enjoyed the show now here I'm talking to all these people about the cold weather and I haven't got an Overcoat on I'm freezing here's a gentleman ice that you have an over coat on this is an old one I got left my new one in the car I just came in from Anaheim California this morning oh you did was it snowing down there that's right there's a lot of snow down there I any idea I came up from San Juan Cap I by the way of fullton Anaheim up through Los angas there's plenty of snow along the coast too all the way up or not all the way up but up as far as Santa Barbara there's plenty of snow I see well uh you definitely know it's cold are you a California well I've been here 26 years in San Francisco I work for the interstate Utility Commission I see and uh what is your name we didn't get that Morgan Steve Morgan you live here in the city yes sir 543 Oak Street that's fine well do you subscribe to the theory that uh the weather is changing all over the country gradually I believe so I believe it is I was in Florida about the end of September along about the 22nd of September and it was screw weather down there in Florida when I was in Miami oh the Florida chamber of commerce wouldn't like that do you have a television set sir no I don't have one I'd like to have one and I plan on getting one a little later on that's good we'd certainly like you to come in and see a demonstration at the San Francisco television Center and here are your pastors to the EMB than you very much thank you very much well our time is just just about up for today remember that you can see yourself tonight by coming down to our spot on Market Street here at 11:00 in the morning where we film the program and then it is broadcast at 7:30 in the evening see yourself tonight is presented by the San Francisco television Center the store where you can see all the nationally advertised sets being demonstrated each evening this is Carl Baron inviting you to see yourself tomorrow night for


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