1930s: Road Trip

Home movie of a road trip from eastern Texas to San Francisco, California that features footage of the United States' southwest. Included is footage of rural driving scenes, a roadside lunch break, an Eastland, Texas Post Office, a Texas oil refinery, a blimp as well as driving across Golden Gate Bridge and a visit to the Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon.

Complete catalog record

Cfa collection: Walter Sunquist Collection
Subjects: Road trips; Automobiles; Travel; Vacations; National parks and reserves
Places: North America > United States > California; North America > United States > California > San Francisco; North America > United States > Arizona; North America > United States > Texas; North America > United States > Nevada
Language: English
Shot log: Rural driving scenes /; Roadside lunch break /; Eastland, Texas Post Office /; Texas oil refinery /; Southwest driving scenes /; Small downtown /; Blimp /; Driving across Golden Gate Bridge /; Family posing outside of home /; Hoover Dam /; Grand Canyon
Cfa elements: 310 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/6105

Sources

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Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09