https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/f82f945b-3b37-4493-97bc-e34168b1d0cb Shot by an American traveler, this silent 16mm home movie documents a trip to Mexico City, Toluca, Zitacuaro, Morelia, Uruapan and Paracutin in the 1950s. The film begins in Toluca at :48 with Market Day, with all sorts of colorful wares being sold including baskets, clothing, and more. At 3;56 a card notes that the patio of the Poseda de don Vasco, is named after a Franciscan missionary. A statue of Morelos is seen towering over the lake at Pitzcuaro at 4:33. At 6:04 fishermen with butterfly nets are seen plying the lake. At 6:20 Zacapo market day is shown along with the charming local church. At 7:18 Uruapan and the Paricutin volcano are shown. At 9:55 hot laval is seen on the side of the mountain at night. At 10:30 the road to Guadalajara is shown near Uruapan. At 11:02 a maguey plant is shown and local villagers are photographed including children at 11:36 who wear handmade clothes. A parade of donkeys or mules walk past camera. At 12:30 Lake Chapala is shown. At 13:07 images shot in Guadalajara include a hotel courtyard, city streets (14:25), sugar cane sales (14:44), etc. At 14:51 through San Luis Potosi (15:39) to the Pan American HIghway. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link 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 and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8_ocdsoYzU Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:08:44 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/f82f945b-3b37-4493-97bc-e34168b1d0cb 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.