https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/9ab5706e-92e8-4ea4-904c-7a1ea433d596 Shot by an unknown American filmmaker, this 1940s vintage home movie shows a trip to what might be California and Phoenix, Arizona and environs. The film opens somewhere else entirely, probably Florida, with images two ducks in the water; potentially at some sort or arboretum, zoo or alligator farm (:15). Two alligators inspect a turtle (:26). A woman and young baby over look foliage in the area (:36). Snowcapped mountains appear between trees (2:38). The car moves through a snowy roadway (2:51). A couple stands on the edge of a lookout (3:24). The wing of a Western Pacific Airlines Passenger plane is viewed from the plane’s window (4:06). Aerial capture of a city (4:29). Wildflowers bloom in the foreground (5:36); mountains in the background. Suburban homes (6:45) line modern streets in what might be the outskirts of Los Angeles or Santa Barbara, California. A Chihuahua squints in the sun by orange flowers (7:43). An older woman plucks leaves at her farm probably in California (9:48). Citrus fruits hang in the tree (10:52). At (11:36) are views of Phoenix, Arizona with Camelback Mountain in the distance. The Consolidated Motors Ford used car dealership appears at (12:00). An aerial capture of a city in California (12:48). Farm lands appear (13:28); blue skies and mountains along the horizon. Palm trees soak in the sun (13:58). Citrus groves bloom with bright citrus fruits (14:24). A view from the train captures mountains and desert along the route (15:18). The car nears a mountain range in Arizona (15:52). The travelers capture lush foliage at a rest stop (16:09). Cacti sprout amid desert land (16:42). Native American cliff dwellings ruins appear carved at Tonto National Monument (16:56) outside of Phoenix, Arizona. At (17:02) is an odd rock sculpture that looks like a mummy or demon. Cactus in the dry desert (17:08). Two tourists appear amid the lush prickly beasts (18:07). Yellow lemons hide amid green leaves (18:52). This appears to be a citrus grove in the desert (19:08). One of the irrigation canals outside Phoenix is shown(19:16). The three vacationers follow (20:04). Yellow flowers blossom on cacti (20:16). The road leads to the Rockies (20:56). At (21:20) a silhouette shot of a man driving the car. Images of a desert canyon with water flowing in it, possibly Sabino Canyon or Seven Falls in Tucson (21:51). The film begins to wrap up with more images of a cactus forest of ocotillo, barrel and saguaro cacti and their blossoms (23:29).  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. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. 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=ufDz5ewFOzw Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:17:13 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/9ab5706e-92e8-4ea4-904c-7a1ea433d596 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.