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This silent color 1940s travelogue film “Death Valley Ancient and Modern (Historic Death Valley)” is a Paul Hoefler Productions. (A shorter version also appears on Youtube -- film 41094). The film opens with the camera scanning the salt pans (:55-1:22). Maps show the location of Death Valley in California and Nevada (1:24-1:52). A man sweeps across plaster to expose a hoof print (2:13-2:53). A stream runs through salt flats and low shrubs. Minnows are shown up-close (2:55-3:20). Petroglyphs are seen on various rock formations (3:21-3:44). A re-enactment pioneer family scoops water into their mouths from a flowing stream. They ride Conestoga wagons pulled by oxen cross the desert sand (4:04-5:02). Two men walk up a bare trail (5:07). A broken wagon wheel, ox skulls, and an ox yoke decay in the rocky terrain (5:22-5:29). Ashford Mill ruins remain from a 1914 mining town (6:03-6:12). A 20-mule team wagon train pulls “Death Valley” wagons across the desert (6:13-7:04). A thunderegg crystal geode is shown (7:20-7:35). A man breaks open rocks and displays gold in a pan (7:36-8:09). A couple drive a late 1800s automobile (8:11-8:22). 1940s cars are parked and driven on a road through Death Valley, including a 1942 Pontiac Streamliner and a Mobile Sportsman camper (8:23-8:47). A Woodie station wagon is seen among cars, trucks, campers and tents (8:47). A family eats outside their tent; their car is a Woodie (8:53). The Furnace Creek Inn is shown from the air (9:16-9:30). Airplanes are at the Furnace Creek Airport (9:32-9:43). Tourists enjoy the pool and tropical setting at the Furnace Creek Inn (9:44-10:37). The Furnace Creek Camp sign welcomes visitors. People on horseback ride through the desert shrub (10:38-11:12). The fairways are green as people golf (11:13-11:32). Shown are a row of date trees and dates up-close (11:34-11:42). A woman arranges outdoor merchandise at an “Indian Craft” store (11:43). Cars drive up to Stovepipe Wells (12:16). Close-ups of daisies growing in the rocky dirt is shown (12:37-12:55). A drives up a serpentine road (12:57). Views of the different mineral streaks and folds in rock formations are shown (13:08-13:42). A train pulls an open trailer of tourists (13:45-14:11). Telescope Peak is seen in the distance, with up-close snow caps (14:26-14:50). A sign points to Golden Canyon, Artists Drive, Devils Golf Course, Bad Water, and Bennetts Well (14:55). A 1940s car drives around the curves on the sandy road (14:56-15:12), past Mushroom Rock (15:19) to the Badwater sign at 279.6 feet below sea level. A group of men and women dressed in 1940s clothes stand at it and the sea level sign is shown (15:54-16:18). Close-ups of salt and mineral covered rocks are shown at Badwater, with people picking up chunks in their hands (16:29-17:03). A group of people in pioneer outfits gather to watch square dancers perform and an outdoor orchestra plays (17:30-18:27). Views of Scotty’s Castle are shown (19:03-19:59). Close-ups of blooming cacti, wildflowers, and shrubbery are shown (20:00-20:57). The sand dunes are shown (21:03-21:20). A cross is highlighted against a setting sun sunset (21:33-48). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ 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
