Home Movie: Ziegler Collection: 000047 (silent)

Description: An atmospheric and wintry train trip through the narrow canyons and massive rock formations of the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado in the early 1930s. Some sequences filmed deep in canyons, many show rushing rivers, waterfalls, and infrastructure of train travel. Other sequences show landmarks in Colorado Springs from a time when the region was little built upon. A legend carved into a boulder indicates the territory of Ute people. A woman in a fur coat throws snowballs at the camera.

Reel note:
"Our Trip through Colorado Jan & Feb 1931"

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Subjects: 1930s, Nature, Road trips, Indigenous history and culture

Tags: soft focus; dim interiors; office setting; rivers; bridges; snowy peaks; panoramic views; Catholic churches; chapels; bell towers; Rocky Mountains; geology; rocks; rock formations; sign "Garden of Gods - Given to the City of Colorado Springs in 1903 by the children of Charles Elliott Perkins"; 1920 clothing; 1930s clothing; woman wears coat and dress; sign "Cave of the Winds;" waving to camera; Garden of the Gods Trading Post building; indigenous style architecture; 1920s cars; Legend inscribed on boulder states "This is the Eastern End of the Ute Pass Trail, one of the Oldest Indian Trails" carved on boulder; history of Ute people; winter; snowmelt; filmed from moving vehicles; Broadmoor Hotel; filmed from caboose; smokestacks; narrow canyons; steam engines; rivers; waterways; Rocky mountain snowmelt; winter travel; 166.25 Hanging Bridge sign; boarding passenger trains; walking along tracks; view up funnicular; emerging from tunnel; 1920s fashion; 1930s fashion; furs; filmed from train; throwing snowballs at camera; broken pipe spraying water; geyser; waterfalls; Black railway professionals; porters; canyons; fur coats; man gesturing with cane; possible San Francisco Ferry Building;

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Ziegler Family

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Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Ziegler Collection PC-0275, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: 1931

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Geographical Location: USA; Colorado; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribal Lands

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: reversal, original

Color: b&w

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Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: triangle plus

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 448