Additional Title: Haas Family Home Movies [Russell-Shapiro Family Collection]

Description: William Haas was born in Bavaria and immigrated to San Francisco in the 1860s. He worked in the wholesale grocery business. In addition to being a well-known philanthropist, Haas held posts as a director of Wells Fargo, as president of Mt. Zion hospital, and on the Board of arbitration of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Haas married Bertha Greenebaum in 1880 and had three children: Charles, Alice, and Florine. Collection consists of home movies taken between 1927 and 1987 by various descendants of the Haas/Lilienthal family. Collection includes films in various formats chronicling family trips in the US and abroad, and documenting various family events.

Additional Description: First intertitle: 2-22-1937. Yosemite
Second intertitle: Stanford. 6-13-1937
Third intertitle: Northampton. 6-19-1937 to 6-21-1937
Fourth intertitle: 1938. Zephyr Cove. Tahoe.

Source: 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm

Rights: Rights are owned by The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Copyright Holder has given Institution permission to provide access to the digitized work online. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Digitized by the California Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP).

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