From Dodge City to California in 1929, the Raymond-Whitcomb Land Cruise | 16mm Film Scan

Description: In this 1929 home movie, travel from Dodge City Kansas out to the Southwest by train on the Raymond-Whitcomb Land Cruise! Footage of New Mexico, Arizona, and California. See Native Americans in dress, ancient cliff dwellings, the beauty of the Grand Canyon and more. The Painted Desert Mountain Lion Farm with Gila monsters and the famous Gay's Lion Farm are also shown, briefly. 0:00 Dodge City Station 1:28 Arriving and sightseeing in Santa Fe 3:04 Puye Cliff Dwellings, NM 4:03 Adobe buildings, Native American dances 6:15 Landscape (possibly Zuni reservation area?) 7:07 Painted Desert Mountain Lion Farm/Zoo 8:48 Petrified Forest 9:44 Grand Canyon 10:55 Powell Memorial (now monument) 11:45 Great Mohave Wall 11:55 Pima Point 12:16 Hermit's Rest 12:29 Boat "The Defiance" placard 12:39 Native Americans, near Grand Canyon 12:59 Barstow, CA Train Station 13:28 Thru Los Angeles/Hollywood, Gay's Lion Farm 14:53 Golf Course (Riviera Country Club?) Corrected for contrast and exposure throughout the film. No post-stabilization applied, camera that filmed this has some of the best registration I've seen; although some of the quick pans are a bit much. Also corrected for some corner light leak. *Contact regarding Usage* Soundtrack Added, Period songs from Library of Congress: Kansas City Blues - Victor Military Band Indian Summer - Arthur Pryor's Band Tee-pee Blues - Benson Orchestra of Chicago Oogie Oogie Wa Wa - Benson Orchestra of Chicago Chapultepec - International Novelty Orchestra Mexicali Rose - International Novelty Orchestra #RaymondWhitcomb #1920s #VintageRailTravel #SouthwestJourney #GrandCanyon #PaintedDesert #PuyeCliffDwellings #PetrifiedForest #DodgeCity #1929 #ArchivalFootage #Travelogue #RetroTravel #TrainJourney #HomeMovie #RailroadAdventure #AmericanWest #TravelHistory #americana

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phrBz1ukILY

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