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

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.

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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

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