https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/5a8ff3b6-e519-4183-8cba-2395b6c67a06 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This silent home movie was shot during WWII by an unknown amateur photographer. It features footage of a trip to Colorado in November 1942, and also footage shot in summer of 1944 through what might be early 1945. This includes a cameo appearance by Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold at the Rose Bowl. Other featured locations include Colorado's Garden of the Gods, along with other nearby attractions such as the Broadmoor Hotel on Cheyenne Mountain Road and the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun. The 1944 section shows California, showcasing views of the Mission San Juan Capistrano Museum and its lush garden in San Juan Capistrano, as well as scenes from Laguna Beach, Balboa, and Will Rogers State Historic Park in the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles. Throughout the footage, uniformed soldiers are featured, and it seems likely the film was shot by an officer. 00:00 Garden of the Gods - Manitou Springs, Colorado (00:08). Sunset sky (00:19). Rock formations in the public park “Garden of the Gods” (00:24). Small spike rock in the park (00:43). Footage of rock formations (00:53). Broadmoor Hotel, Cheyenne Mt. road, Will Rogers Tower title cards(01:14). Broadmoor Hotel, Cheyenne Mountain Road (01:23). Views of the scenery surrounding the hotel (01:36). Views of the Broadmoor Hotel (02:14). Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun (also known as Will Rogers Shrine) commemorative tower and chapel on Cheyenne Mountain (02:35). A uniformed soldier (02:44). “San Clemente Cliff” text overlay (02:56). Views of San Clemente in California (03:04). Rodeo, Leo Carillo, Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Coliseum (03:27). (Note: this might be a rally organized by David O. Selznick in the Coliseum in support of the Dewey-Bricker ticket in 1944.) A marching band (03:36). More views of the Rodeo Leo Carrillo with a big audience (03:41). “Mission of San Juan Capistrano” title banner (06:44). Views of the Mission San Juan Capistrano museum and lush garden, located in San Juan Capistrano, California (06:56). Views of the “Fountain of the Garden" or "Mission Fountain” in the garden (08:36). More footage of the lush garden (09:03). The “Angel’s Fountain” (09:21). White doves drink from the fountain (09:39). Views of the garden (09:51). Multi colored Dahlia flowers (10:12). The “Mission Bell” in the bell tower (10:35). “Trailer Village on the Beach Near Laguna” text overlay (10:43). A trailer park on Laguna Beach in Southern California (10:49). “Beach Scenes Near Laguna” text overlay (11:11). Views of Laguna Beach (11:16). Views of Table Rock Beach located in the South Laguna area of Laguna Beach (11:26). “Scenes at Balboa” text overlay (12:06). Presumably Balboa Island (12:13). Uniformed soldier on the waterfront of Balboa Island (12:30). People at the Balboa Island Beach (12:46). Children play in the sand including an African American / Black boy -- apparently the SoCal beaches were not segregated in this era (13:01).Sailboats (13:09). A 1938 black Packard six club coupe driving across a lawn (13:56). It parks (14:10). A uniformed soldier and his wife exits the car (14:12). They look at the scenic views and interact with the camera (14:37). “Will Rogers State Park” sign (15:36). The uniformed soldier purchases tickets for the park (15:40). Him and his wife smile at the camera (15:47). They walk through Will Rogers State Historic Park in the Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles (15:54). A dog scratches itself seated in the grass (16:03). Views of the park including the nature scenes and Will Rogers' Ranch House (16:10). At (16:30) is what might be the Culver Military Academy in modern-day Beverlywood. What appears to be the 1944 Rose Bowl game between Tennessee (wearing orange jerseys and white helmets) and UCLA (wearing blue helmets and white jerseys). Uniformed men including many officers surround Gen. Hap Arnold while photographers snap photos (18:22). Scenic views of what appears to be Culver City, California and the American flag waving in the wind (18:58). Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. 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