Virtual Tour the Santa Barbara Presidio

File

Staff Only

Content Description

From the Collection:

The Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection contain recordings of oral histories, radio programs, meetings, lectures, telephone conversations, ceremonies, and music perfomances of local old timers and influential people. These 184 electronic files, extracted from 98 one quarter-inch reel-to-reel magnetic tapes, represent the earliest audio recordings made by the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

Dates

1954 - 1978

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

1 Electronic files

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

This track consists of multiple test recordings of a Santa Barbara Presidio history presentation for school children. The first thirteen minutes of this track are a canned lecture and carousel slideshow of a virtual tour of the Santa Barbara Presidio spoken by a female narrator. From the context, the script was written during the planning period of the Presidio reconstruction. Starting at 00:13:00, Russell A. Ruiz answers questions about land grants. At 00:28:10, a male narrator continues with a canned lecture and carousel slideshow for school children on the history of transportation in Santa Barbara.