87534 1929 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL TEAM JOURNEY TO 14th ROSE BOWL BY BUS
This silent and rather amazing home movie dates to 1929. Entitled "California or Bust", it was shot by a member of the Georgia Tech football team or one of its boosters to document the team's trip to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl. This was the first appearance for Georgia Tech in a post season bowl game. They had run through their regular season schedule. This included a 13–0 win over Notre Dame and a 20–6 win over Georgia in the Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate rivalry game. They were named national champion by two organizations. They were invited by the Tournament of Roses committee to play in the game. <p><p>The film begins with shots of the team buses (:19) which appear to be Yellow Coaches owned by Winn Motor Lines. One of the buses is named the "Tornado Special". At :53, a wide open space is seen, somewhere during the grueling journey west. At 1:15, a stop in Arizona is seen where a "wildcat" is on display. At 1:37, team members pose outside one of the buses (and wow it looks cold out there) probably somewhere in Arizona. At 2:00 some team members try to ride a donkey. At 2:34 the team is seen in Yuma, Arizona where Native American women are seen on a bridge selling necklaces. At 2:55 the team transfers to a train for a fast journey to Los Angeles. <p><p>At 3:24, the team visits the funicular railroad at Mt. Lowe outside of Pasadena. At 3:36, views are seen from a trolley car line that took visitors high into the San Gabriel mountains. At 4:03, a horse car is seen on Mt. Lowe, apparently pushing a trolley car uphill. At 4:21, the port of Long Beach or San Pedro is seen. At 4:45 a warship appears in the harbor. At 4:58 a woman or flapper named Patsy Allen is seen. Possibly she was an actress as there is one on IMDB with the same name. At 5:25 Catalina Island is seen, with a seaplane visible in the harbor at Avalon. The Catalina ferry is seen at 5:45. At 6:00, a diver is seen through the bottom of a glass bottom boat at Catalina. At 6:49 a motorboat the "Blanche" is seen at the docks and there are shots of Avalon, including the Wrigley Mansion. At 7:16, Patsy Allen is seen again, possibly outside the Casino building. At 7:35 we depart Catalina.<p><p>At 7:56, Pasadena is seen all dressed up for the Rose Bowl. Various views of the Arroyo are seen and the Colorado Street Bridge. At 8:35 huge numbers of cars are seen (most of them Model Ts) going towards the bridge. At 9:02, the 40th Annual Tournament of Roses parade is seen. The Grand Marshall this year was either Marco Hellman or John McDonald. Various floats are seen including at 9:38 one with an ocean liner, and at 9:55 one for the Hotel Maryland. A marching band is seen as well. <p><p>Finally at 12:44 the Fourteenth Annual Tournament of Roses Football Game is seen. Tech would win the game — and their second national championship — by a final score of 8–7.<p><p>At 16:20, a visit to a wild west movie studio set is seen at FBO Studios. Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), also known as FBO Pictures Corporation, was an American film studio of the silent era, a producer and distributor of mostly low-budget films. It's unclear where the studio was precisely -- the Colegrove District --<p>but Miss Sally Blane who was in 70 motion pictures is shown on camera at 16:33. At 16:50 another set is seen, this one winterized with fake snow. At 17:02 a western star is seen, possibly John Boles, and scenes from "The Haunted Lady" are seen.<p><p>We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."<p><p>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 and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com