You can find a bunch of early SF films at the Library of Congress site at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/papr/sfhome.html That will lead you to http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/papr:@FIELD%28COLLID+sanfran%29 Cheers, Jim -- James R. Smith Author/Speaker/Researcher Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks California Snatch Racket, June 2010 San Francisco's Playland at the Beach: The Early Years, Sep 2010 www.HistorySmith.com Raymond wrote: > Dear Bette, > > Youtube changed their structure and no one can download videos anymore. > > Raymond > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Bette McIntosh" <bmcintosh@new.rr.com> > Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 05:46 PM > To: <norcal@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [NORCAL] San Francisco in 1905 > > >> I would like to be able to save a copy of the www.youtube.com video, San >> Francisco 1905, for my genealogy files since my ancestor died in SF in >> 1905; >> nine months before the 1906 Great Earthquake. I have looked at the >> various >> instructions on the Internet explaining how to burn a CD from such a >> video. >> >From reading the "how-to" instructions it would seem that it is possible >> >>> to >>> >> do so, although the process escapes my technological abilities. If there >> is >> anyone on the mail list who is savvy in this regard and can provide >> guidance >> in this pursuit I would welcome hearing from them. I do not know about >> potential copyright infringement issues but since the video is in the >> public >> domain this may not be a matter for concern. Perhaps there are others on >> the NORCAL list who share the same interest in saving the video for >> posterity... a real enhancement to one's SF family history research, ca. >> 1906. >> >> Bette >> > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?papr:1:./temp/~ammem_7F9g:: Here is that specific film. Now you too can have a copy. Best of the New Year to all, Jim -- James R. Smith Author/Speaker/Researcher Author: San Francisco’s Lost Landmarks California Snatch Racket, June 2010 San Francisco's Playland at the Beach: The Early Years, Sep 2010 www.HistorySmith.com James R Smith wrote: > You can find a bunch of early SF films at the Library of Congress site > at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/papr/sfhome.html > That will lead you to > http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/papr:@FIELD%28COLLID+sanfran%29 > Cheers, > Jim > >

Thanks to Raymond & Jim Smith for the information. I have viewed the Library of Congress site and plan to take a further look at the various SF films found there... a most interesting online resource. Bette ----- Original Message ----- From: "James R Smith" <jim@historysmith.com> To: <norcal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] San Francisco in 1905 > You can find a bunch of early SF films at the Library of Congress site > at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/papr/sfhome.html > That will lead you to > http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/papr:@FIELD%28COLLID+sanfran%29 > Cheers, > James R. Smith > Author/Speaker/Researcher > Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks > California Snatch Racket, June 2010 > San Francisco's Playland at the Beach: The Early Years, Sep 2010 > www.HistorySmith.com > Raymond wrote: >> Youtube changed their structure and no one can download videos anymore. >> Raymond