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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website In this episode of the mid-1960s tv show “America!” hosted by Jack Douglas, viewers get a tour of the Channel Islands (“The Gold Coast Islands”) just off the California coast. Actor and host Jack Douglas nods to camera (0:05). Map of Hawaii and North America, then of Gold Coast Islands (0:11). Various rapid scenes of islands (boats, beaches, etc.) (0:25). Jack Douglas (0:35). “Sea Don” 36' yawl, owned by Charles Sturdevant, at sea (0:40). Illustrated title slide: “The Gold Coast Islands” (0:50). Yacht harbor, Santa Barbara, shoving off to sea (0:55). Close-up: various men on yacht (1:00). Woman on yacht (1:20). Young engineering student studies map inside boat (1:25). Man on rocky coast, man on yacht (1:30). Mansion in Montecito—garden, pond, pillars (1:40). White car parked near house (ID?) (1:58). Washington palm saplings in pots (2:04). Car pulls away with household objects strapped to roof, including plants (2:10). Young male student studying map again using compass, San Miguel (2:20). Various scenes of sailing on yacht (2:30). Woman cooks in small kitchen aboard yacht (galley) (2:45). Yacht sails near harbor (3:35). Off-shore oil rig near Channel Islands, California (3:45). Sail opening on yacht (4:00). San Miguel Island viewed over water from afar (4:19). Men plot course using map on yacht, sails being furrowed, dropping anchor (4:25). “Sea Don” yacht anchored with sails furrowed near rocky shore off coast of California (4:45). Men in plastic dingy approaching shore (4:48). Man plants Washington Palm sapling on vegetated hillside (tree planting, reforestation) (4:50). Plastic dinghy near beach (5:20). People in slickers walk near shore (Channel Islands) (5:30). Navy helicopter, houses destroyed, barren landscapes (San Miguel Island) (5:35). Monument to Joao Rodrigues Cabrillo (6:03). Visitors explore destroyed, abandoned ranch (6:25). Island fox (7:22). California sea lions and sea elephants, Adam’s cove (7:45). Man with sea elephant (8:15). San Miguel petrified forest (Caliche Forest, sand castings) (8:25). Prince Island (8:45). Yacht on open water, man pulls rope (9:10). Approaching Santa Rosa island by yacht (9:15). Chickasaw shipwreck (1962), Santa Rosa Island (9:30). Choppy seas while on yacht (9:55). Skunk Point Yacht Club shirt discussed (10:00). Lloyd’s Register of American Yachts 1963 – Skunk Point insignia (11:00). Choppy seas, two vessels passing each other (11:05). Approaching Pelican Bay, Santa Rosa island, dropping anchor, sundown over island (11:30). Cruiser in Pelican Bay (12:00). Profile Point, Arch Rock (12:10). Visiting painted cave at Santa Rosa Island by boat (12:25). Cruiser in bay (13:00). Jack Douglas (13:10). Panning across Anacapa shore; residences of guardsmen who maintain Anacapa Lighthouse (13:20). Landing, stairs, and crane / hoist for supplies on Anacapa (13:39). 1960s tractor (only vehicle on island) (14:05). Anacapa Lighthouse, foghorns (14:15). Life on Anacapa (lighthouse operators) (14:50). Light wind, open sailing on yacht, spinnaker sail hoisted and pitched (14:55). RV FLIP ship (15:30). Sailors, compass and sextant, measuring distance using a chip and timer, yachting as hobby (16:28). Santa Barbara Island, rocks, ice plants, reindeer moss (17:11). Man walks along on rocky cliff coast of Santa Barbara island (desolate), coast viewed from above, sea lions in waves scraping barnacles on rock (sea lions cleaning themselves on rocks) (17:30). Yacht towing dingy on open sea (18:00). Avalon, Catalina island harbor (18:20). Yachts, steamship, flying boat service (airplane), cruisers in harbor (18:35). Busy street, vacationers on Catalina Island, 1960s (19:10). Glass-bottom boat tour at Catalina Island (Phoenix), various fish near Catalina Island (19:25). Catalina Bird Park—entrance, Humboldt penguins, black swan, flamingos, African crown crane, domestic peacock, gallinule, golden pheasant, emu, ostrich, Toucan, crowned pigeon, King vulture (19:40). Zane Grey Pueblo Hotel, Zane Grey B&W photograph with caught tuna (large tuna fishing) (20:27). Avalon harbor again (20:45). Buffalo herd on Catalina Island (20:53). Flying boat takes off, tourists waving on SS Catalina steamship to Los Angeles (21:05). Mariachi band performs in costume for tourists at Avalon harbor (21:20). Flying boat / seaplane takes off behind steamship, sunset over water near Channel Islands (22:25). The End (22:50). This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
