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• Producers: www.yumheart.com
• Format: NTSC, Black & White
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: www.yumheart.com
• Run Time: 68 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000K4QNB6
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Titles on this DVD: [Amos Alonzo Stagg Honored on 95th Birthday] ca. 1950s 0:34 Newsreel story. * [Oakland Oaks Baseball Season Opens] (Silent) 1918 2:19 * The Golden Years 1960 14:26 Bowling made respectable and appealing. * Let's Go Bowling (Parts I&II) 1955 14:05 & 13:02 Culture of bowling in 1950s. * Human Grace 1952 9:27 Male and female gymnasts. * [Jockey Willie Shoemaker at Golden Gate Fields] 1950 0:33 * Making of a Shooter 1946 24:10 A teenage boy learns to become a safe and accurate shooter. * [Reno, Nevada Rodeo] 1950 1:19 * [Amateur Skating Champs] 1950 1:19 National Rollerskating Championships. * [Oakland Women's Rowing Club] 1950 0:37

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5.0 out of 5 stars Full list of films on this DVD, November 24, 2006

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[Amos Alonzo Stagg Honored on 95th Birthday] ca. 1950s 0:34
Stagg meets postman at his front door, receiving flood of letters from well-wishers on his 95th birthday. Newsreel story.

[Oakland Oaks Baseball Season Opens] (Silent) 1918 2:19 Baseball season opens in Oakland, California: April 2, 1918; auto parade through downtown streets and pregame warmup.

The Golden Years 1960 14:26
Bowling made respectable and appealing to middle-class Americans through modernization and "Populuxe" design.

Let's Go Bowling (Part I) 1955 14:05
Let's Go Bowling (Part II) 1955 13:02
Culture and practice of bowling in 1950s America.

Human Grace 1952 9:27
Male and female gymnasts from different countries competing in an Olympic stadium, shown in realtime and slow motion. Possibly reedited from Leni Riefenstahl's film OLYMPIA (1936). Narrator: John Kieran.

[Willie Shoemaker at Golden Gate Fields] 1950 0:33
Willie Shoemaker tries to break track record at Golden Gate Fields, Albany, California. Newsreel story.

Making of a Shooter 1946 24:10
This Kodachrome film shows how a teenage boy learns to become a safe and accurate shooter. Famous riflemen appearing include Ned Lilly, Dick Shaughnessy, Thurman Randle, and Fred Armstrong.

[Reno Rodeo] 1950 1:19
Action footage of Reno, Nevada rodeo. Jimmy Lederer, Universal Newsreel cameraman, receives Wrangler framed award. Newsreel story.

[Amateur Skating Champs] 1950 1:19
National Rollerskating Championships get under way in Oakland Auditorium. Newsreel story.

[Oakland Women's Rowing Club] 1950 0:37
Oakland, Calif.: Women's rowing club on Lake Merritt. Newsreel story.