San Francisco's LSD Rescue Mission

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Film Reference Number
KPIX 29773
Description
KPIX-TV news footage from 1966 with reporter Pat O'Brien featuring an interview with Hank Harrison and another as yet unidentified representative of the San Francisco LSD Rescue Mission. They explain how over the past 2 years they have been providing immediate support to LSD users by "responding to bad LSD experiences" and want to set up an insititute to continue addressing this issue. Ends with brief, silent views of O'Brien and his interviewees. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

Note: this 16mm film print was transferred in 4K (4096x2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in October 2021. Film shrinkage was measured in Oct. 2021 at 0.3%.
Format
16mm newsfilm