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Sutro Baths (1)

Taken at the Sutra Baths, San Francisco, Cal., and shows a large crowd of bathers in a small area. The picture is full of action from beginning to end, caused by numerous and varied feats of diving, somersaults,etc. A toboggan slide 50 feet long, at an angle of 45 degrees, furnishes sport for the bathers. Instead of coming clown in a car, they slide rapidly clown the incline in all manner of postures. On striking the pool, the water is splashed ta a height of 10 to 12 feet. One following another in rapid succession keeps the water churned to a milky foam, which is also the case in all parts of the pool, as bathers are continually jumping, diving, etc., from floats, rafts and the lower floor. The film is replete with ludicrous and humorous scenes. The bathers are clad in black trunks, which show in striking contrast to their exposed flesh and the foam. The background shows the ground floor and two balconies filled with spectators.The picture is exceedingly sharp and clear, and is without doubt one of the best film subjects we have made.

F.Z. Maguire & Co 03/1898