| Dude Ranch, 1929 | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 596 |
| Catalog #: | 373487 | |
| Clip Number: | 373487-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 140 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | NM | |
| Year Shot: | 1929 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/MOTION PICTURES: Amateur ENTERTAINMENT/MOTION PICTURES: Home Movies RECREATION: Travel, Tourism, Sightseeing | |
| Description: | Quick photo shown of little Native American girl. Title says ôValley Ranch - New Mexico, Summer 1929.ö Scenes follow of a Dude Ranch in the Old West. High shot of hotel and camp buildings from lookout, nestled in trees below. Shots of man and woman ôTrout Fishing in the Pecos.ö Little girl on a swing. Young girl riding a horse. 02:16:44 scenes from a rodeo pageant: title explains that this is the recapture of a fort from the Indians by the US Cavalry. Not a huge group of horsemen here, but 8-10, and they have the flag flying, just like in the movies. Native Americans take away a fallen comrade on a blanket, and do circling dance around him. 02:18:55 two girls wearing raincoats play in the rain. 02:19:17 numerous tourists on horses come out from courtyard of pueblo-style building, probably the guest quarters of the dude ranch. 02:19:56 ôA Gory Fightö, where two young sisters play with toy knives in a particularly vigorous way, the older one stabbing the littler with considerable violence, and the younger getting her revenge by stabbing big sister in (yes) the crotch. TheyÆre having fun, falling down -- at one point they both fall in a slapstick fashion. More horseback riding scenes. 02:21:55 ôThe Altman Twins,ö a series of ôdouble-exposedö shots (most likely some sort of split view lens was used), showing double images of a girl riding a horse, a woman putting on makeup outdoors, and a man lighting a cigarette. 02:23:00 shots identified as ôPuye Ruinsö are marred by the loss of film loop in the camera, producing a jittery lack of registration which unfortunately makes this section NG for use. | |
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