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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This film “Sun and Dust“ is a Colorventure Production made in 1957 by filmmakers Lawrence and Nadine Randall, as part of a series of travelogues they called “World Colorventures”. The film portrays a trip South from the U.S. border to Guadalajara and back, covering various natural sites, tourist attractions, and local crafts. Lawrence Randall was a Chicago-based clothing company executive who, in his spare time, made travel films with his wife Nadine. “Sun and Dust“ was eventually distributed by the Chicago school system in an hour-long version, as well as this short version. Another film by the Randalls for Easter Seals, entitled “The Brightest Jewel“ was screened nationwide by the Rotary Club and other organizations as part of fundraising efforts. Workers handcrafting various items, including woodwork and weaving (00:07). Four women (00:39). A man named Pedro (00:48). A shafted open shoe (01:04). A map of the border and roads between the United States and Mexico (01:12). The town of Laredo, Texas highlighted on the map (01:21). A car crossing the border into Mexico (01:30) and documents are inspected (01:31). Families walking along desert roads (01:42). A map highlighting Monterrey, Nuevo León (01:54). Mexico’s flag (01:58). Various kinds of cacti (02:12). A maguey (or agave) cactus (03:20) being harvested and processed into rope (03:24). A man is swing using maguey thread (04:26). The processing of blue agave or tequila agave cores (04:50). A view of Monterrey (05:27). Desert roads (05:56). Tourists continue their journey on donkeys (06:11). Waterfalls (06:47). Plowing on the valley floor (07:15). A dusty haze over mountains in Monterrey national park (07:19). Views of Monterrey Canyon (07:33). Views of the Sierra Madres mountains (07:48). A map highlighting Papantla, Veracruz (07:55). Various species of orchids (08:03). Harvested vanilla orchids (08:36) and the processing of vanilla beans (08:56). Vanilla used in baking (09:58). Various orchids (10:09). Palm trees (10:15). Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and other flowers (10:28). Gardenia flowers thrown onto a hotel pool (10:51). Hotel guest swim in the gardenia pool (11:17). A map highlighting Jalapa / Xalapa, Veracruz (11:37). Coffee beans (11:45). A woman making coffee (11:57). Tall tree planted to shade for coffee plants (12:08). Fruit trees being harvested (12:38). A coffee bean processing plant (13:01). A cup of coffee being poured (14:16). A map highlighting Puebla, southeast of Mexico City. (14:26). A market and the Orizaba volcano in the backdrop (14:33). An illustration of Orizaba compared to Mount Whitney in California (14:44). A car driving on mountain roads (14:49). The car is filled with gas from a barrel (15:00). Mountain peaks (15:20). Mountain valleys (15:27). Views of Puebla (15:57). Teatro de Puebla (16:16). Clay mosaic tile art (16:35). Part I of this “Sun and Dust” travelogue is concluded (17:58). Mummies preserved in dry caves (18:08). A spa and resort (18:32). A guest covering herself in mineral-loaded mud from a thermal spring (18:52). A man boiling eggs in a boiling spring near Guanajuato (19:36). Cristo Rey Statue in Guanajuato, part of the macroregion of the Bajío. (20:13). Pilgrimages to the Cristo Rey shrine (20:46). A clay house (21:36). A man constructing clay bricks, known as adobe (21:46). Building built from adobe bricks covered in a plaster coating (22:48). A map highlighting Guadalajara (22:56). A man carrying good on his back (23:04). A jug on a small grill (23:11). A kitchen with water boiling in a pot on the stove (23:20). Painted clay urns, vases, and plates (23:29). A local market in Guadalajara (23:50). A man making a ceramic vase using a turntable (24:00). A handmade and painted vase (25:57). El Salto Waterfall (26:02). Cows walking (26:54). Green fields (27:03). A map highlighting El Salto and Laredo (27:10). Host and narrator of the travelogue concludes the episode (27:24). 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
