DISCOVERY 1967 TV SHOW EPISODE: SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA HARBOR / BAY / ALCATRAZ / HISTORIC SHIPS

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This episode of “Discovery ’67“ 1968 documentary hosted by Bill Owen and Virginia Gibson introduces San Francisco Bay and its history. Bill by harbor. Title appears over Golden Gate Bridge: “San Francisco: Harbor of Harbors, Bay of Bays” (0:25). “Discovery ’68” title sequence (0:30–0:57). Bill and Virginia on boat. Various shots of bay / harbor. Discussion of size, history, European exploration (bay = “best kept secret” before discovery). Aerial map of coastline, geographic / natural features emphasized (“natural camouflage” / contracosta) (1:45–2:15). Mention of Sir Francis Drake conducting boat repairs nearby. Briefly, a 16th–17th century map (2:35). Discussion of Jose Francisco Ortega (“the real discovery,” “the official discovery,” Nov. 4, 1769) and early European confusion with Fort Reyes. San Francisco as named for “nature-loving” Saint Francis of Assisi. Shot