1940’S Home Movie, Silent “Visit to Monte Vista Ranch, Wickenburg, Arizona” 61594 (1940)

Synopsis

This silent home movie takes viewers on a sightseeing, colorful tour through Wickenburg, Arizona as a family takes a vacation to Monte Vista Ranch here. Monte Vista Ranch is located within a neighborhood of Wickenburg, Arizona in Maricopa county. The area includes the Hassayampa River, Vulture Mountains as well as the Wickenburg Mountains. The film opens with footage of a small child on horseback curving in and out of wooden poles stuck in the ground (:10) with the ranch viewed in the background. Horses and riders are led from a coral for a scenic trail ride (:29). A mare and her foul are seen nibbling on grass in a pasture (:36) as a young boy runs up to the foul. A woman in bright yellow attire moves through a dirt parking lot on horseback (1:09). Cacti rise all over the land (1:11). A young boy atop a Palomino horse is zoomed in on (1:44). Children play along a rocky shoreline and toss rocks and pebbles into the waters (2:24). The family enjoys the sun and sand (3:11). Riders wade through shallow waters (3:45). Yellow flowering blossoms are seen growing up the hills (4:19). Shots of the family whom went on the trip follows (4:39). A wedding scene plays out as a priest begins to marry a young couple (4:52) while another man enters and breaks up the wedding, stealing the bride for himself (5:26). An older relative breaks up a fight between two young boys (6:09). The former bride sits on a bench (6:39) as the man whom had broken up the wedding arrives (6:53). A miniature…

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Running time

17 minutes

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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