Catalina Island - early 1960s (test footage)

This 8mm film reel was labeled "Early 1960s". It has to be 1963 or earlier as it captured a view of the Islander ferry that ran to Terminal Island, and that stopped service in November 1963. The trip begins as crowds fill the upper deck of the SS CATALINA, a venerable steamship that served the route for decades until it was retired in 1975. Along the way there are scenes of the US Navy minesweeper USS Pivot (MSO-463), dolphins racing alongside the Catalina, and scenes of various small craft.

At Catalina we see the harbor, with a seaplane taking off, then it's time to visit the town of Avalon and take a glass-bottom boat ride before sailing back to the mainland.

This film was run as a test on a Retro-8 Pro scanner and has not been cleaned or adjusted. I will be redoing it later in better quality when I get my new scanner in a few months.