From L.A. to Santa Catalina Island, a 1925 Home Movie | 16mm Film Scan

Silent home movie (soundtrack added) of a trip to California's Santa Catalina Island, beginning at the port of Los Angeles, then passing by oil refineries on the way out to the island, including ones from Shell and Standard Oil. Film has some nice wildlife shots of birds throughout, and then sea lions at the end. See the SS Catalina and Avalon as well.

0:00 - Departing Port of Los Angeles
4:35 - Swarms of Seagulls
7:12 - Approaching the Island
8:07 - At the Island
8:44 - Sightseeing from the Water
11:38 - Coastal Wildlife

This is another film thought to have been filmed by Harry L. Hopkins of new deal fame; hypothesized that it would've been on a trip visiting his brother John who lived in Southern California in the 1920s. While Harry resided in New York at the time, a pullman train trip to California would've only been about 3 or 4 days.

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Made corrections to contrast/exposure, added post-stabilization to mitigate some shutter shake, as well as slight deflicker.

Soundtrack Added, from period songs via LoC Jukebox:
Victor Herbert Medley Waltz - Victor Herbert
That bran' new gal o' Mine - Milton Davis
The Clinging Vine - Harold Levey
Steal a Little Kiss while Dancing - Green-Arden Orchestra
So this is love! - Ray Goetz; Paul Specht Orchestra