Home Movie: 002048 (silent)
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Description: Heavy snowfall and full reservoirs stand out among vast landscapes of red rock canyon and several mountain ranges in this 1940 winter road trip from the Sierra mountains to the White Mountains, then to Death Valley and beyond to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks before ending at Salt Lake City. With a long boat cruise on Lake Mead.
Can notes:
"Death Valley Boulder Dam 1940"
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.
Subjects: 1940s, Parks and monuments, Nature, Road trips, Infrastructure
Tags: snow; snowy peaks; Sierra mountains; red cabin; wood frame cabin; stone retaining walls; heavy snows; mountain streams; winter; snow-covered peaks; probably U.S. 395; eastern Sierras; Great Basin; high desert plateaus; sage; mesquite; Coyote bush; California poppies; panoramic views; snow-clad Sierra range; 1930s clothing; women inspect roadside wildflowers; possible Owens Valley; cabins; orchards; willow trees; White Mountains; palm trees; Scotty's Castle; ponds; Bad Water sign; deserts; dry hills; Zabriskie Point; Panamint range; 1930s cars; License plate 26 A 750; woman walks on mountain slopes; Death Valley landscapes; Lake Mead; Boulder Dam; title Boating on Lake Mead; bridges; reservoirs; lakes; motorboats; yachts; filmed from a boat; smoking pipes; climate change; red rock mesas; red rock canyon; full reservoir; waterfalls; under-exposed; drowned Indian lands; moonglow; lodges; canyons; crevasses; archways; natural bridges; pine trees; sign Zion National Park; sign Bryce Canyon National Park; geology; landforms; hoodoos; pinnacles; sandstone; Salt Lake City Tabernacle; LDS church; Mormon church; Mormon Tabernacle; gardens; flower beds; tulips; Ute mountains; "The End" title; sedimentary lines;
Film Sponsor:
Creator:
Credits:
Distributor:
Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date: 1940
Release Date:
Geographical Location: USA; California; Death Valley National Park; Death Valley, California; Arizona; Nevada; Hoover Dam; Utah; Zion National Park; Bryce Canyon National Park; Salt Lake City, Utah; Sierra Nevada Mountains; White Mountains
Genre/Form: home movie
Language: eng
Rights:
Film Format: 16mm film
Element: reversal, original
Color: color
Color Process: Kodachrome
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code: circle circle
Frame Rate: 16 fps
Length (feet): 467
Can notes:
"Death Valley Boulder Dam 1940"
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.
Subjects: 1940s, Parks and monuments, Nature, Road trips, Infrastructure
Tags: snow; snowy peaks; Sierra mountains; red cabin; wood frame cabin; stone retaining walls; heavy snows; mountain streams; winter; snow-covered peaks; probably U.S. 395; eastern Sierras; Great Basin; high desert plateaus; sage; mesquite; Coyote bush; California poppies; panoramic views; snow-clad Sierra range; 1930s clothing; women inspect roadside wildflowers; possible Owens Valley; cabins; orchards; willow trees; White Mountains; palm trees; Scotty's Castle; ponds; Bad Water sign; deserts; dry hills; Zabriskie Point; Panamint range; 1930s cars; License plate 26 A 750; woman walks on mountain slopes; Death Valley landscapes; Lake Mead; Boulder Dam; title Boating on Lake Mead; bridges; reservoirs; lakes; motorboats; yachts; filmed from a boat; smoking pipes; climate change; red rock mesas; red rock canyon; full reservoir; waterfalls; under-exposed; drowned Indian lands; moonglow; lodges; canyons; crevasses; archways; natural bridges; pine trees; sign Zion National Park; sign Bryce Canyon National Park; geology; landforms; hoodoos; pinnacles; sandstone; Salt Lake City Tabernacle; LDS church; Mormon church; Mormon Tabernacle; gardens; flower beds; tulips; Ute mountains; "The End" title; sedimentary lines;
Film Sponsor:
Creator:
Credits:
Distributor:
Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date: 1940
Release Date:
Geographical Location: USA; California; Death Valley National Park; Death Valley, California; Arizona; Nevada; Hoover Dam; Utah; Zion National Park; Bryce Canyon National Park; Salt Lake City, Utah; Sierra Nevada Mountains; White Mountains
Genre/Form: home movie
Language: eng
Rights:
Film Format: 16mm film
Element: reversal, original
Color: color
Color Process: Kodachrome
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code: circle circle
Frame Rate: 16 fps
Length (feet): 467
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Record added 2026-08-08 19:03:20