https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/17578133-5827-4c70-a569-ca566eb87a18 Rescued after it was thrown away by the University of Arizona, this silent 16mm film gives a tour of the campus. It likely dates to about 1940. At :48 the area to the west of Old Main is shown, with the camera panning towards Old Main at 1:05. Bear Down gym can be seen in the distance. At 1:12 a lot of grass can be seen on campus. At 1:30 the Arizona State Museum is shown and the nearby auditorium. At 2:18 graduation ceremonies are shown. At 2:40 the College of Law is shown and the Library at 3:15. At 3:45 co-eds sit on the steps of a building. At 5:00 the Old Main building is shown, the heart of the campus. At 5:50 the College of Mines and Engineering is shown. At 6:19 the Women's Dorms are shown, with students shown at 8:00. At 8:40 students, along with a student of professor wearing a tie, examine a pond. The College of Liberal Arts is shown at 9:25 followed by the Humanities and Physics buildings. At 10:14 the administration buildings of the university are shown. At 10:50 the cactus garden. At 12:13 the Women's Gym is shown, and at 12:30 a wide shot shows the school's observatory (now behind Flandrau Planetarium). The observatory is shown again at 13:00. At 12:44 students go for a swim in a pool, possibly on campus but could also be at the nearby Arizona Inn. The school infirmary is shown at 13:25, followed by the Men's Gym or Bear Down Gym as it became known at 13:40. Finally the film shows the football stadium at 14:00 and a wide shot of Tucson and "A" Mountain at 14:30. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ2JmqJ3UZ0 Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:47:44 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/17578133-5827-4c70-a569-ca566eb87a18 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.