HOME MOVIES:WAGON WHEELS ON THE OREGON TRAIL1950s

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1950s

Format: 16mm

Description: Made by an unknown amateur filmmaker, this 16mm silent home movie contains views of a trip through the Northwest, including views of scenic wonders Crater Lake, Mt. Hood, and man-made wonders like the Bonneville Dam and Timerline Lodge. It likely dates to the 1950s. 00:09 "Wagon Wheels On the Oregon Trail Opened The Great Northwest" printed atop hand drawn image. 00:14 "A modern highway follows along the banks of Columbia River" 00:18 Landscape of river. 00:22 Road curves around mountain. 00:25 Multowam falls" sign. 00:26 Pan of Multowam falls. 00:43 Pan of falls down to bridge. 01:02 "It is so lovely one looks upon it again and again." 01:05 Pan of the falls. 01:16 Closer view of bridge. 01:29 Landscape of Columbia River. 01:34 "Horsetail Falls". 01:38 Pan of Horsetail falls. 01:57 "Farther along Columbia River Highway is Bonneville Dam" atop ox-drawn wagon drawing. 02:04 "The Entrance to Bonneville Dam has been landscaped beautifully". 02:09 Flowers along roadside leading to building in distance. Car drives down road. 02:15 Pink flowers arranged in rows. 02:24 Water rushes through dam into river. 02:28 "Bonneville Project constructed and operated by the Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Bonneville fish ladders" sign with geological diagram. 02:32 Waters flow down leveled waterway. 02:40 Man seated on bench reads. 02:44 Eel slithers in water. 02:51 "Mount Hood majestic - serene" 02:56 Landscape shots of Mount Hood. 03:10 "'Timber-line Lodge' in the shadow of Mt. Hood" 03:13 Exterior shot of Timber-line Lodge. 03:21 View of MT. Hood from window of lodge. 03:30 St. Bernard walks through grass. 03:34 "Mt. Jefferson riding on a sea of clouds". 03:38 Clouds surround Mt. Jefferson. 03:43 "The ski lift on Mt. Hood" 03:48 Shot of building on Mt. Hood. 03:53 People mount ski lift. 03:56 Woman mounts ski lift. 04:01 POV on ski lift ascending mountain. "Caution do not swing or bounce in chairs" sign on lift. 04:10 Snow on rocky mountain side. 04:15 Two women slide in snow. 04:25 Snow on rocky mountain side. 04:37 Woman descends in ski lift and man slows her down. "Exit only" sign. 04:43 Flowers and grass waving in breeze. Pan to mountain in distance. 04:55 "The Oregon cascades snow-capped peaks from Mt. Hood to Crater Lake" 05:02 Pan over barren landscape with mountains in distance. 05:11 "Crater Lake National Park" logo. 05:15 "Sunrise over crater lake". 05:19 View above Crater Lake. Pan over lake. 05:53 Wizard Island at center of Crater Lake. 05:59 Man walks on deck of Watchman Overlook above lake. 06:04 "Forecasting the weather" atop flag graphic. 06:08 Man arranges instruments in wooden shed. 06:20 Pan over Wizard Island and Crater Lake. 06:32 "Devil's Backbone A Volcanic Dyke". Graphic of devil. 06:37 Pan over landscape of Crater Lake. Car drives down road. 07:00 "Phantom Ship at sunset time" with graphic of ship on water. 07:02 View of Phantom Ship Island on Crater Lake. 07:06 Sunset reflects on lake water. 07:12 "Reflections in Crater Lake" with graphic of Wizard Island. 07:14 Crater lake view with clear reflection of surround rocky structure. 07:22 Dirt path winds down rocky terrain. 07:26 View of Crater Lake from trees. 07:28 Motor boat glides across water. 07:33 Woman walks along hillside. 07:42 Landscape of Crater Lake pan into tree line. 08:10 Landscape shot of Wizard Island. 08:13 Tree silhouetted in front of lake. 08:27 "'Clark's Crow' Observed by Clark on his expedition thru The West" 08:29 A Clark's Nutcracker (sometimes referred to as Clark's crow or woodpecker crow) stands on rock. 08:34 Bird in tree takes flight. 08:45 Bird drinks from birdbath. 08:49 Bird stands on tree stump. 08:52 "Chipmunks in action" 08:56 Chipmunk takes berries from outstretched hand. 09:18 Chipmunk nibbles on food. 09:24 "Sunset over Crater Lake" 09:27 Pan of cloudy purple sunset over lake. 09:55 "The Redwoods of Oregon and California" with ox wagon graphic. 10:00 Redwood forest landscape montage. 10:17 Pan up redwood trunk. 10:32 Two women stand in front of massive redwood. 10:38 "They builded well those pioneers. The seeds they planted live on in a land they won - a land that beckons you today."

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