https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/2c57da48-86b3-40f6-a2d2-35d2ec102c33 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This short, silent film promoting travel destinations was likely made to be shown in an airport lounge or travel agency. It dates to the mid to late 1940s. The film begins with images at Yellowstone National Park, including the famed Old Faithful Inn (:14). Yellow tour coaches (likely made by the White Motor Co.) are seen driving tourists through the park at (:32). A bear cub crosses the road (:44) as visitors see geysers and hot pots and other natural wonders (1:00) including Old Faithful (1:44). At (2:41) a title card invites viewers to take an armchair tour of foreign lands and promotes the "This World of Ours" and "This Land of Ours" series of travelogue films (many of which appear on our channel). At (3:02) "The Next Time You See Paris" shows views of that famous city. At (3:21) a TWA Lockheed Constellation "Star of New York" arrives in Paris. At (3:51) TWA pilots watch passengers disembark. At (4:00) scenes in downtown Paris including the TWA offices (4:13). Artwork and flowers are sold on street stands at (4:34). The Notre Dame Cathedral is shown at (4:43) followed at (5:15) with shots of the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile. At (5:35) the Eiffel Tower is shown. At (6:04) a film made by the Union Pacific Railroad promotes the rodeo and Frontier Days at Cheyenne, Wyoming. At (8:40) a brief commercial for America's railroads, "See America by Railroad", sponsored by the American Association of Railroads. 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=wMrobvd0WYc Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:17:25 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/2c57da48-86b3-40f6-a2d2-35d2ec102c33 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.