Raw video of the 1979 Springfield College Gymnastic Homeshow (video 4 of 4)
Description:
This is raw video of the Springfield College Gymnastic Homeshow held in 1979 at the Civic Center in Springfield Massachusetts. The video was created and used for an airing of the show on ESPN. The Homeshow took place on November 10, 1979. The video is around 51 minutes long. The video starts with still images of Olympic and SC banners and images. At around 5 minutes there are interviews of Frank Wolcott, Edward S. Steitz, and Art Linkletter. The interview with Art Linkletter includes him telling his story of how he became involved with Springfield College. The interviews include multiple takes of the same questions and answers. The video also shows the starting ceremonies of the Homeshow and there are performances of gymnasts performing on the balance beam, the rings, the parachute and dance routines. These performances are shown from different camera angles, including from afar and close-up. The ESPN commentators can be heard at times. The video is the fourth video, marked "D" on the case, of four videos of the Homeshow made on a U-matic video cassette. Technician who digitized this video wrote, "Tape came apart at leader and needed spliced. Tape begins with olympic still. Audio is on right channel at low levels. Picture is soft. Mild dropout. Tape has same setup as others in series"; Video's case is labeled, saying "Springfield College Gymnastics Exhibition Tape D.";
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