THIS LAND OF OURS

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.