THIS LAND OF OURS

Year Published: 1940s

Format: 16mm

Description: This silent film is one of the "This Land Of Ours" travelogues produced for educational purposes in the 1940s and 50s. This one profile the state of Arizona starting with a Navajo woman who is shown weaving at :35. At 1:35 the city of Phoenix is seen with commanding views of downtown. The Maricopa Court House is seen at 2:09. At 2:16 what might be Central Avenue is seen with a Walgreens and First National Bank buildings. In the far background radio station KTAR's tower is seen above the Westward Ho building. At 2:18 the town of Tombstone is shown with its picturesque buildings including the newspaper "Epitaph" and the BIrd Cage Theater. At 3:09 an open pit min is shown probably the Lavender Pit in Bisbee. The smelter at Douglas is seen at 4:00. At 4:20 the film shows a large dam probably the Roosevelt Dam. At 5:15 some of the extensive irrigation canals in the state are shown as well as the cotton industry and other agriculture. At 7:10 the cattle industry is shown. At 7:57 the Petrified Forest is seen followed by Monument Valley at 8:30. At 9:24 a dude ranch is shown. The film ends with vistas of the Grand Canyon at 10:16.

Complete Record: This silent film is one of the "This Land Of Ours" travelogues produced for educational purposes in the 1940s and 50s. This one profile the state of Arizona starting with a Navajo woman who is shown weaving at :35. At 1:35 the city of Phoenix is seen with commanding views of downtown. The Maricopa Court House is seen at 2:09. At 2:16 what might be Central Avenue is seen with a Walgreens and First National Bank buildings. In the far background radio station KTAR's tower is seen above the Westward Ho building. At 2:18 the town of Tombstone is shown with its picturesque buildings including the newspaper "Epitaph" and the BIrd Cage Theater. At 3:09 an open pit min is shown probably the Lavender Pit in Bisbee. The smelter at Douglas is seen at 4:00. At 4:20 the film shows a large dam probably the Roosevelt Dam. At 5:15 some of the extensive irrigation canals in the state are shown as well as the cotton industry and other agriculture. At 7:10 the cattle industry is shown. At 7:57 the Petrified Forest is seen followed by Monument Valley at 8:30. At 9:24 a dude ranch is shown. The film ends with vistas of the Grand Canyon at 10:16.