“ ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ” 1976 BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION HISTORY OF THE O.C. SM10265

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @periscopefilm   Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit   / periscopefilm   Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Orange County, California is a 1976 documentary celebrating the bicentennial. The film, directed by John Sullivan for the Orange County Bicentennial Coordinating Committee, opens with a prelude about area natives 5,000 years before Gaspar de Portola entered in 1769 on behalf of the King of Spain. It covers the history and development of the area from ancient times to the 1970s and uses a mix of historical photos, animations, and interviews to illustrate the rich history and evolution of the OC. 01:01 The Serra Chapel, Mission San Juan Capistrano, intercut with photos of various stone ruins. 02:22 The gardens of San Juan Capistrano. 03:06 The Mexican flag, 19th Century ports, sailing ships, portrait of author Richard Henry Dann, Jr. along with an outline of Dana Point. 03:40 Animated map of Orange County outlining grants and parcels. 04:35 Historic photos of Cordeleros working with riatas, long poles connected by rope used to survey land. 04:50 Animated map of O.C. outlining parcels. 04:56 Portrait of Abel Stearns, American trader. 05:06 Animation showing Stearns’ 25,000 acre Rancho Los Alamitos and Juan Forester’s 22,000 acre Rancho Trabuco purchases. 05:25 Paintings of the Mexican-American War, General Stephen Kearny, and scout Kit Carson. Battle-weary troops and wagon trains marching. 06:10 19th Century drawings, paintings, and photos of the U.S. flag, missions, and cattle ranches. 06:40 Photos of a winemaking family in Anaheim representing the Los Angeles Vineyard Society, a man by an irrigation ditch, farm kids feeding chickens, and vineyards. 07:22 19th Century street view of Anaheim, blacksmith, and founders James Irvine, Columbus Tustin, and William Spurgeon. 07:56 Pacific Mail steamship Co. flier, photos of Chapman and Glassell, founders of Orange, and David W. Webster postmaster of Garden Grove. McFaddens landing and various flatboats. 08:38 Animation announcing discovery of silver. Photos of various miners and refineries. 09:04 Portraits of Madame Helena Modjeska, a distinguished actress, the living room and fountain at her home. 09:41 Railroads under construction, steam trains, stations, passenger and freight train activity. 11:08 Drawings of various orchards, farms, and communities. Fliers and homestead portraits describe the attempt to subdivide portions of the county. Photo montage of brass bands, and parades drawing crowds and community socials. 13:18 Turn of the 20th Century Orange County logo, photo montage of various homes, schools, businesses. 14:46 1890 horse drawn street car dissolves to a steam powered street car and rail lines. 15:03 Extended railroad onto the pier at Newport Beach. 15:23 Photos of Edward Doheny and oil fields. Portrait of railroad developer Henry E Huntington and the Pacific Electric logo. 15:59 Photos of community gatherings and electric street cars. 16:19 Animated map of the electric street car routes and branch lines. 17:17 Beach scenes artists colonies at Laguna Beach. 17:36 Aviator Glen Martin, his pusher-biplane, and his famous 1912 Catalina flight. 18:20 Montage of World War One recruiting poster, troops on parade, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Captain Holderman, Red Cross, townsfolk. 19:05 Gas stations and oil field photos and roadside merchants including Knott’s Berry Place. 19:32 Ad for scenic Southern California drives and various citizens with their automobiles. 19:54 Montage of real estate development and colorful orange crates. 20:29 Various autos and their proud owners. 20:45 Various company photos and employees dissolves to workers in unemployment lines. 21:27 NRA logo, the Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach, and destruction from earthquakes and floods. 22:30 Blimps in Tustin. An airman drives through a hanger at an Air Station intercut with Josephine Fulfer’s ration book, notices for WWII Japanese citizen relocation, and Camp San Luis Obispo. 24:55 Construction of sub-divisions, new cities, and communities, shopping centers, and Disneyland intercut with montage of high school kids at social activities and sporting events. 27:28 I-405 Freeway and UC Irvine campus. 27:55 Teams of builders discuss major renovations as factory workers build electronics. 29:07 California Angels’ pitcher Clyde Wright pitches a no-hitter against the Oakland A’s in 1970. 29:24 Parades and floats at Disneyland. 29:42 Panoramic shots of Anaheim, Orange County. 30:18 End credits. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com