Valley of Heart’s Delight

Year Published: 1948

Creator: San Jose Chamber of Commerce Three Crown Productions

Complete Record: Presents a look back at the Santa Clara Valley when the height of agricultural production in the region was achieved using historic newsreel footage. Cars going down Main St. 1940’s automobiles Suburban homes Numerous shots of farmers in fields with farming equipment Wheat fields waving in the wind Farmer on tractor with a DOG in foreground Cattle on hillside Baby cows Multiple overhead shots of farm and crops Overhead shot of orchard Farmers spraying the orchard with spray Worker picking fruit off of cherry trees Cherries in buckets Unloading freight Sign for baby foods Street scene with 1940’s cars Water tower for American Can Company Rural road and train San Jose Steel Co. Building Moffett Field Exteriors of Industrial Buildings Bell Tower Shots of air traffic control tower Stationary Airplanes and Plane taking off Blimp and Biplane University of Santa Clara Welcomes You Sign Santa Clara University Campus San Jose State College Shots of Campus People playing baseball People on horseback Mini golf course People in swimming pool Crowd at the beach Mount Madonna Forest Deer on hillside James Lick Observatory Winchester Mystery House The Rose Garden