Johnnies On the Spot, Slightly Bent But Never Broke -- April 18, 2022

New York Clipper, 28-August-1906

Today is the 116th anniversary of San Francisco's 1906 Earthquake and Fire.

The Miles Brothers, pioneering San Francisco producers and distributors, offered films of San Francisco before the earthquake, including their famous film known as "A Trip Down Market Street." 

The "Panoramic View of Newspaper Square at Kearny and Market Streets" mentions "Lotta Fountain" and the "Sutter Street Turntable."  This was actually the Geary Street, Park and Ocean turntable.  The intersection was called Newspaper Square because the offices of the Chronicle, the Examiner and the Call were on three of the corners. 

Be sure to click on the images for a larger version. 

San Francisco Call-Chronicle-Examiner, 19-April-1906

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Fight Pictures Sent to Training Camp -- March 11, 2018

Moving Picture World, 02-March-1918

Willie Ritchie, a San Francisco native, had been world lightweight champ from 1912 to 1914.  After the United States entered the war, Ritchie trained soldiers to box at Camp Lewis, Washington.  The Miles Brothers, San Francisco movie producers, sent Ritchie fight films to use as part of his instructional program.

San Francisco Call, 23-November-1908

Johnnies On the Spot, Slightly Bent But Never Broke -- April 18, 2014

Today is the 108th anniversary of San Francisco's 1906 Earthquake and Fire.

The Miles Brothers, pioneering San Francisco producers and distributors, offered films of San Francisco before the earthquake, including their famous film known as "A Trip Down Market Street." 

The "Panoramic View of Newspaper Square at Kearny and Market Streets" mentions "Lotta Fountain" and the "Sutter Street Turntable."  This was actually the Geary Street, Park and Ocean turntable.  The intersection was called Newspaper Square because the offices of the Chronicle, the Examiner and the Call were on three of the corners. 

Be sure to click on the images for a larger version. 

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The Famous Burns-O'Brien Contest -- January 24, 2014

From the 18-May-1907 Moving Picture World. 

Heavyweight champ Tommy Burns, a Canadian, met Philadelphia Jack O'Brien for the second time on 08-May-1907 in Los Angeles.  Their first fight had ended in a draw.  Burns won the second fight, but spectators thought the results smelled like a fix.  Retired heavyweight champ Jim Jeffries was the referee.  Miles Brothers, famous now for producing "A Trip Down Market Street," distributed the film.  Boxing films were very important to the early industry.  Note that the film could be purchased or rented for a week or a day. 

From the 05-May-1907 Los Angeles Herald.