'Howl' at City Lights Books

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Film Date
1957
Film Reference Number
KPIX 147415 (old ref. was AO62)
Description
Silent KPIX news footage of City Lights Books in San Francisco produced in 1957. Includes scenes of Lawrence Ferlinghetti arranging copies of Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl and other poems' in the store window as their advertised pocket book of the week. Also features brief views of Columbus Avenue and Ferlinghetti smoking a pipe and adding other books to the display outside.
Format
16mm newsfilm