Harry M. Bergman and Ruth Perl take a road trip across the country between August 23rd - November 4th, 1927, 900f, 16mm, b&w, silent, a compilation reel of two original reels of amateur shot film [handwritten title cards appear throughout] consisting of:
1. Reel 1 of 5, New York City to, 400f, begins August 23rd, 1927
Aug. 23 & 24, Niagra Falls from Luna Is. & views from deck of S.S. Keewatin thru Georgian Bay, Lake Huron & Lake Superior [Canadian Pacific Railway terminal]
Aug. 25, Saulte St. Marie Lock (1 Canadian & 4 American), Entering "Banff" Canadian Rockies [logging operation]
Aug. 28 & 29, Views of Mts. At Banff, Rundle Mt., Tunnel Mt. & Cascade Mt., Hot Sulphur Pool at Banff Springs Hotel, Stony Indians [feeding wild deer, bison, big horn sheep, hairy cattle and Indian village]
Aug. 30, Trout fishing in rapids of Spray River (Banff), Bus ride Banff to Lake Lodge, Johnsons Canyon, Lake Louise & surrounding mts. From Port of [Chat . . . .?][horses & horseback riding]
2. Reel 2 of 5, 500f, begins September 2nd, 1927
Sept. 2 & 3, Emerald Lake and Yoho Valley, Natural Bridge and Kicking Horse Canyon, The Great Divide, Moraine Lake and the Valley of 10 Peaks [bears, TAK AKK AVV Cabins, Moraine Lake Camp]
Sept. 4, C.P.R.R. Trip from Lake Louise to Vancouver, Spiral Tunnels, Connaught Tunnel thru Mount McDonald, Wonderful Observation Car
Sept. 4 & 5, Vancouver Scenes, Big Cedar, Douglas Fir & Freak Soft Maple Tree, Victoria Scenes showing Pendray's Gardens [totem poles, Mayfield]
Sept. 6, Seattle, Lake Washington Gov't. Canal Locks from Puget Sound to Union Lake, Great Northern Docks longest in the U.S., Seattle to Mt. Rainier [tugboat ALCO Ketchikan, bear]
Sept. 8, Mountain hike up Paradise Trail, Mt. Rainier Nat'l. Park, Ice caves in the glaciers [man feeding a chipmunk, Ruth feeding a chipmunk]
Sept. 9, Loop ride around Mt. Hood, Views from observation car Southern Pacific R.R., Portland to San Francisco, Mt. Shasta [chained bear drinking from a bottle, Mt. Shasta City]
Sept. 13, Views taken from Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods across The Golden Gate from San Francisco, "Crissy Flying Field", The City of San Francisco as viewed from the top of a hill in the center of the city [bi-planes at Crissy Field]
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original and master (preservation) films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
The National Museum of American History may not authorize publication, reproduction, or distribution by a commercial, for-profit publisher, distributor, media producer, or film maker without the express permission of the Donors.
The term of the requirement for written authorization prior to third party, for-profit, commercial use will last 50 (fifty) years unless agreed to in writing by both the National Museum of American History and the Donors.
Collection Citation:
Kahn Family Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Generous support for this collection has come from the National Film Preservation Foundation and Mr. Alan R. Kahn.
