“ YELLOWSTONE AND THE GRAND TETONS “ 1947 WESTERN AIR LINES TRAVELOGUE FILM NATIONAL PARKS XD65564

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 Produced by Paul Hoefler Productions on behalf of Western Air LInes, “Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons“ is a classic travelogue film that dates to 1947. It presents views from both an airplane and an automobile of Old Faithful and the Yellowstone River Canyon, the geyser basins, Sulphur Springs, Grand Canyon, fishing spots, dude ranches and roundups. Filmmaker Paul Hoefler notoriously produced the movie “Africa Speaks!“ He was an adventurer who produced more than eighty 16mm classroom academic films on world subjects during a long and storied career. Note on this film: it contains two original songs -- “Rancho in the Sky” and “Ridin’ Out to Nowhere”. Music and Lyrics written by Keith Daniels. The film opens with a Western Airlines DC-3 plane flying towards YellowStone National park (1:01). The Grand Prismatic Spring is shown (1:05). The film then shows Old Faithful (1:15). The Canyon Hotel is shown on screen (1:42). The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone is shown on screen (1:49). The Lower Falls of Yellowstone are then shown on screen (1:59). West Yellowstone Airport information plaque is shown (2:28). The narrator describes the tour over the Grand Loop Road (3:25-38). The Little Whirligig Geyser is shown on screen (3:51). The Sulfur Springs are shown (4:17). The Hurricane and Black Growler steam vents are shown (4:23). The Roaring Mountain is shown on screen (4:37). The Golden Gate Canyon is shown on screen (4:42). A herd of Elk Cows with their Calves is shown (4:50). The narrator explains the different names that describe the region (5:30). Pronghorn Antelope are shown on screen (5:39-6:07). The Grand Canyon and Lower Falls of Yellowstone from an artist’s point of view are shown at (6:32). The Dragon’s Mouth Crater is shown on screen (6:34). The Yellowstone Fishing Bridge is shown on screen with cars running up and down it (7:03). A trout is shown in the water below the bridge (7:14). The narrator continues to explain that the tour will continue up to the Upper Geyser Basin (7:28-7:38). Yellowstone Lake is shown (7:44). Black and brown bears are shown (8:03- 8:07). Old Faithful Inn is shown on screen (8:25). The Throttle Geyser and Castle Geyser are shown (8:37-8:41). Old Faithful is then shown (9:00). The Hotel Madison is shown (9:48). The Tepee Lodge is shown and a 1952 Austin A70 Hereford is prominently shown on screen along with a 1946 Ford Super Deluxe Station Wagon (9:53). Fishermen are shown fly fishing, and a Rainbow Trout is shown (10:33-10:37). Henry’s Lake is shown on screen (11:22). The narrator describes the Pittsburgh Club (12:00). The caught fish are shown, this might be triggering imagery for some (12:22). The different types of trout are shown (12:25). A freezing company “Freeze’em” sign in shape of a trout is shown (12:39). An aerial view of The Grand Teton Range is shown (12:56). The tourists are shown getting off at Jackson Hole, Wyoming (13:24). The 1946 Ford Super Deluxe Station Wagon is shown driving to a famous working ranch called Triangle X (13:55). The ranch itself is shown (14:08-46). Young men are shown trying their skills as calf wrangler rodeo stars (15:10). The Wort Hotel is shown on screen (15:40). Various “dude ranches” are shown, the Ramshorn, the Double Diamond, the Teton Skyline Ranch, and the Bearpaw (15:58-16:09). The church bell is shown ringing (16:58). The cross of hope is outlined against the mountains inside the church (17:36). Jenny Lake Ranch is shown (20:10). The narrator explains that Signal Mountain Lodge lies in the shadow of the Grand Teton (20:18). Jackson lake is shown on screen (20:28). 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
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