Interview with Earl Livermore in aftermath of fire

KPIX-TV news footage from October 29, 1969 with reporter Rollin Post featuring an interview with the director of the San Francisco Indian Center Earl Livermore (Blackfeet Nation, Montana), which was destroyed yesterday by a four-alarm fire incident at 16th and Hoff in the Mission District. The fire broke out at around 5:00am, apparently started by an explosion in Stanley's Radio and TV Service and was under control by 6:15am. Livermore explains that the center had close to 2000 paying members, serving between 8000-9000 Native American residents in San Francisco and will need to relocate now, having already established a building fund. He eventually hopes to see a culture center established in San Francisco. Note that the loss of this community center was one of the reasons cited by Mohawk activist Richard Oakes for initiating the occupation of Alcatraz, which began in November. Includes silent views of extensive damage caused by this fire, which gutted the building. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

This 16mm color reversal film print was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in October 2023.