The Horst Family and Hop Farm - 1910

This reel from 1910 is the oldest film in the Center for Sacramento History film archives. It features scenes from the everyday life of Emil Clemens Horst and his family. Horst was a major figure in the hops industry in the United States and abroad during the 1930s. The first segment of the film highlights a family outing. The second segment shows the processing of hops, and the third segment is of a trip to Yosemite National Park in California. Emil Horst is identifiable in the first and third segments. The Horst Ranch and family home were located in the Campus Commons area of Sacramento, California.
TECHNICAL NOTE: The last part of this film (starting at 6:15 until the end of the reel) was shot using Kodacolor film - an early color film process using special lenticular film as well as filters on both the camera and home projector to create a color image. You can easily see the vertical lenticular lines in the picture. When projected (or scanned) without the color filters the image renders black and white. This HD scan does not show the color information in the film as it is very difficult to recreate the effect.
Lenticular film is rare with a small number of reels still in existence. The film and equipment were too expensive for the average customer and the end results were minimal at best. Kodacolor was phased out after the introduction of 16mm Kodachrome film in 1935.
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