A tour of the western states of America, taking in San Francisco, Virginia City, left to die after the gold rushes, Salt Lake City, home of the Mormons, the surrounding “dinosaur country”, the splendour of a Grand Canyon sunset, the vast deserts of New Mexico, exciting Los Angeles with its Disneyland and Hollywood studios, and finally a trip up the majestic Pacific coast.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320977
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → California
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Los Angeles (Calif.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → San Francisco (Calif.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Social life and customs
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)