Gold Dust Days Celebration, Gold Hill, Oregon, 1969

SOHS Film 1611

This silent film clip was aired on 8-22-1969 on the regular evening news program of KMED/KOBI in Medford, Oregon.

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The People of Gold Hill celebrating the annual Gold Dust Days event, were you can see crowds of people in the streets and vendors getting their stalls ready for customers. There is even a dunk tank which I imagine actually felt pretty good in the August heat.

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