University Archives Audio-Visual Collection

Footage from the 1985-86 school year, including footage of the Rose Parade float, Poly Royal, and Week of Welcome.
[00:00:00] Introduction and aerial views of Cal Poly campus.
[00:00:34] Videos of WoW groups
[00:04:30] Students at football game
[00:04:53] Cal Poly's Rose Float
[00:05:00] Cal Poly football game
[00:05:53] Girl's Volleyball game
[00:06:17] Drama production
[00:06:26] Clip of the sandwich shop
[00:06:35] Inside classroom
[00:07:00] Cal Poly dance program
[00:07:32] Baseball game
[00:07:48] Unidentified man giving speech
[00:07:54] View of the beach and downtown
[00:08:29] Swim team
[00:08:35] Various locations around San Luis
[00:08:43] Basketball Game
[00:08:56] Softball game
[00:09:10] Basketball victory celebration
[00:09:15] Track meet
[00:09:48] Students dance to live music on Dexter lawn
[00:10:10] Women's recreational dancing
[00:10:18] Students listen to live music on Dexter Lawn
[00:10:35] Poly Royal
[00:11:14] Women's synchronized swimming
[00:11:20] Diving
[00:11:27] Beach Races
[00:11:52] Poly Royal
[00:12:10] Fraternity's Luau
[00:12:26] Parade around Cal Poly's campus
[00:13:01] View of the ocean and pier
[00:13:20] North Mountain dorms
[00:13:35] People gathering on a lawn
[00:13:52] Beach view
[00:13:57] Cal Poly Rodeo
[00:14:10] Students in various places around campus
[00:14:40] WoW groups
[00:15:21] Football game
[00:15:39] Brief clips of live music, dance shows, sports games, rodeo
[00:16:13] Student life on campus
[00:17:22] Campus aerial
[00:17:30] Commencement

A brief history of the Cal Poly football team from its beginnings until the 1990s.

A program from Action News (Blair Broadcasting) about the fires in San Luis Obispo County during the summer of 1985.

[00:00:00] An MC introduces the Solid Lead Dancers, a comedy dance group
[00:00:55] Dancers introduced, begin dancing to top hits of 1986
[00:04:52] View of Breakin' the ice rose float mascot penguin on pickup truck with skateboarders trailing behind
[00:06:35] View of fire in engineering west building as people crowd the street to watch

[00:00:14] Opening Title
[00:01:06] Landscape shots of Cal Poly Campus
[00:01:45] Dedication ceremonies for those who died during World War II
[00:03:10] Julian A. McPhee Opening Addresses
[00:04:31] Hay Ride from campus to exhibits
[00:04:48] Student Livestock Judging [00:08:26] Adult Livestock Judging [00:09:34] Awards
[00:10:08] Sack Sewing Contest
[00:11:41] Cal Poly vs. College of Pacific Baseball game
[00:12:53] Cal Poly Barbecue and Band Performance
[00:14:00] Poly Royal Rodeo
[00:18:12] End footage

[00:00:10] **Content Warning** Opening shot of animal being butchered, cut open, and organs being removed. 
[00:01:01] Guess the number of eggs
[00:01:35] Livestock Judging
[00:05:04] Sack Sewing Contest
[00:05:55] Shots of planes in a field
[00:06:29] Poly Royal Queen gets into a plane
[00:07:53] Poultry Judging
[00:08:48] Football Game
[00:09:54] Baseball Game
[00:11:41] Agricultural Machinery
[00:12:48] Horticulture Landscaping
[00:14:12] Poly Royal Rodeo
[00:23:38] Various shots of guests visiting exhibits
[00:25:36] End of footage

[00:00:11] Opening shot of speeches on the football field |
[00:01:52] Poses with the football team and game footage
[00:05:33] Baseball Game Footage
[00:05:48] Tennis Footage
[00:06:48] Livestock judging
[00:07:41] Sheep shaving demonstrations
[00:08:46] Various shots of various competitions
[00:10:17] Various crowd shots
[00:12:40] Poly Royal Rodeo
[00:14:16] End footage

[00:00:10] Opening Title
[00:00:27] Shot of band at airport
[00:01:34] Cal Poly Campus
[00:01:55] Poly Queen arrives by car, McPhee greets
[00:03:31] Various shots of the opening ceremony of Poly Royal
[00:07:07] Various shots of Cal Poly football team
[00:08:05] Cal Poly football game
[00:09:20] Cal Poly baseball game
[00:10:42] Gathering of people on field for exhibits/ livestock judging
[00:12:59] Agriculture Exhibitions
[00:13:49] Engineering Department demonstrations
[00:15:57] Poly Royal Barbecue
[00:16:27] Band Performance with the Poly Queen
[00:18:12] Track and Field Meet
[00:19:50] Rodeo
[00:22:38] End Footage

[00:00:11] Opening shot of McPhee and Poly Queen
[00:01:07] Poly Royal Opening Ceremony
[00:03:34] McPhee Speaking
[00:04:07] Band Performing
[00:04:23] Poly Royal Barbecue
[00:05:48] End Footage

Various shots of Cal Poly Football game
[00:00:12] Football kickoffs
[00:00:43] First Huddle of the game
[00:08:07] End Footage