[1939 HOME MOVIE VISIT TO HEMET & PALMS SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA JOSHUA TREES]

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1939

Color: Color

Sound: silent

Description: This 1939 home movie captures a trip to Palm Springs, California, featuring various locations and activities. It begins with scenes of the Vosberg Hotel and Mount San Jacinto, followed by horseback riding events at Deep Well Ranch, including races and calf roping. Cowboy Johnny Vance entertains with rope tricks, while a duck amusingly follows dogs around. The group enjoys a picnic at Painted Canyon, navigating rough roads and cleaning up afterward. The film showcases desert landscapes, blooming Joshua trees, and a storm rolling in, along with leisure activities like swimming and a cowboy breakfast ride in Tahquitz Canyon. It concludes with interactions between cowboys and a Native American man, Young Plant, and captures the essence of 1930s Palm Springs life through family moments and scenic views.