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1939 San Francisco World's Fair Golden Gate Expo Exposition Films on DVD

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Buy the DVD to experience the magic of the 1939-1940 SF GGIE/World's Fair on Treasure Island, but don't expect the Amazon item picture to represent a DVD case picture or paper insert.

YUMHEART--PUT A FREAKIN' PRINTED LABEL **ON** THE DVD IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO INCLUDE A DVD CASE & DISC CONTENTS INSERT!!

Based on the picture of the head of "Pacifica" in the main picture of this item, it looks like a DVD box cover that uses an image of the 1940 GGIE program. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. What you'll receive is exactly as stated by the other reviewer who noted you get ONLY a consumer-grade burned DVD with no label on the DVD and it arrives in a thin cardboard mailer. There is NO DVD jacked/case, etc. and therefore no program insert. The contents of the DVD are only noted on a printed black and white sticker on the outside of the mailer. The problem with that is it gets destroyed when you open the DVD mailer!!!!!

I know the disc is only $[...] and I mostly feel like I got what I paid for, but at least a paper DVD label stuck on the DVD is in order here if the disc isn't going to ship in a DVD case. This really isn't optional and the written description should note exactly what you'll receive in the mail in addition to the wonderful video you'll see on the disc. The video content is worth four stars, the packaging is worth zero, so I split the difference.

Amateur film: Golden Gate Bridge 1939 10:39
Views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Yosemite National Park and Golden Gate International Exposition.

Amateur Film: Golden Gate International Exposition 1939-40 9:12
Kodachrome footage of the San Francisco World's Fair, held on Treasure Island.

Treasure Island ca. 1939 9:55
Dignitaries open up the World's Fair on Treasure Island (Kodachrome, missing soundtrack).

Amateur film: 'Frisco Fair / Pacific Northwest' 1939-40 17:05
Kodachrome home movies from San Francisco's Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-40); views along the coast and highways of California and Oregon.

Amateur film: Golden Gate International Exposition 1939-40 10:13
Amateur pictures, including aerials and color shot from ground level, of the San Francisco World's Fair on Treasure Island.

California Color Film / Golden Gate International Exposition 1939 7:41
Views of pre-World War II San Francisco and the Golden Gate International Exposition.

Dead Fair 1940 1:11
Treasure Island, in San Francisco Bay, shown after the closure of the Golden Gate International Exposition.

Farewell to Treasure Island 1940 2:52
Conclusion of the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, California.

I received an item purchased that was not as pictured or described. The DVD I received was a home burned copy of the original DVD in a poorly homemade DVD case. Very disappointed.