Western travels in Colorado, Utah, California, 1939--Robert Hoadley Whipple--home movies. Reel 6

Date1939

Can DescriptionsOn can: “Western #1, Grand Canyon 1939”

AbstractColor home movies of the Whipple family's travels through the American West in 1939, including scenes shot in Colorado, Utah, and California.

Viewing NotesStone marker enclosed in iron fencing. Mountain vistas. People standing in doorway at the Star Tunnel mine in Clear Creek County, CO, below sign: "Star Tunnel/Property of Consolidated S&M Corp/Open to Visitors." Sign: "Echo Lake Lodge" in Idaho Springs, CO. Group hiking over rocky terrain adjacent to parking lot. Mountain vistas, rock formations. Shots of a town and large mountain lodge--Colorado Springs? Zuni art. A Native American man, woman, and boy. The man and boy, in headdresses, perform a brief dance. Sign: "Summit Pikes Peak" Young man standing beside sign, views from the summit. Shots taken from the rear car of a narrow gauge train traveling along river. Train station sign: "Salida" Cut to shots of Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City, UT. The Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City. Residence and gardens. Strip mine views shot from the base. Cut to lake views, then forest--Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA. Sign: "Grizzly Giant" Sign: "Wawona"--tunnel through sequoia tree. Yosemite scenes include a couple standing at a park overlook, various vistas, the Ahwahnee Hotel, and a bear cub seated at roadside. Cut to Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, CA. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Military aircraft on pier.