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Contains 3 Results:

Film 1: "Atlantic Coast Wonderland" (2800 ft, 78 minutes). The Intra-coastal Waterway cruise gets underway at New York City. Gaiety at Atlantic city.. up the Delaware Bay.. making glassware and packing frozen foods.. trademarks of Baltimore.. playing lacrosse at Annapolis.. sightseeing in Washington, D.C... crabbing in Chesapeake Bay.. colonial Williamsburg.. Sand Festival at Virginia Beach.. proving grounds at Kitty Hawk.. making nylon gowns.. Charleston, city of ironwork.. basket weavers.. buggy ride at St. Augustine.. new tricks at Marineland.. Miami, the magic city.. the fighting tarpon and dolphin.. catching a 600 pound porpoise by hand.. plenty of shrimp at Key West.. cruising 80 miles into the ocean to the Tortugas to see Ft. Jefferson, nesting terns and Magic Island., 1952

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Identifier: 1

Dates: 1952

Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Julian Gromer Travelogues Collection / FILMS

Film 2: "Jewels of the Pacific" (2900 ft). Action begins in Los Angeles: Disneyland, Miss Universe parade, etc.,. Carmel-by-the sea with its shops and flowers.. glass bottom gondolas;. towering redwoods.. San Francisco with everything.. Rogue River mailman.. sea lions at play..Salmon Derby.. Mt. St. Helens guarding Spirit Lake.. Mt. Rainier, a jewel in a setting of wildflowers_. boating thrills at Seattle. Reel two is the story of a Cheechako (tenderfoot) making a movie in the wilds of Alaska. He learns the hard way, makes mistakes and provides many hilarious moments. The guide takes him amid snowcapped mountains, glaciers, glistening icebergs, spouting whales, hungry brown bears, trout streams and spawning salmon. Audiences thrill as totem poles come to life and chase the Cheechako in a weird nightmare., 1953

File — Box: 1

Identifier: 1

Dates: 1953

Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Julian Gromer Travelogues Collection / FILMS

Film 3: "Idaho Adventure" (2400 ft, 67 minutes). The action-packed film starts with three-dimensional views of the Grand Tetons, the source of the Snake River. Potential "space travelers" get a preview at Craters of the Moon. Sun Valley has many pleasant surprises with facilities for 20 different sports. After seeing Balanced Rock and the Petroglyphs, there are spectacular scenes of Thousand Springs lacing the walls of lava. The Hagerman parade gets the rodeo off in high gear. Excitement and adventure begin as thirty-four passengers board rubber boats and run the dangerous rapids of the Salmon, known as the "River of No Return," and the twisting Snake River through Hells Canyon, the deepest in America. Idaho is sheep country where the beautiful 23rd Psalm becomes even more inspirational., 1958

File — Box: 1

Identifier: 1

Dates: 1958

Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Julian Gromer Travelogues Collection / FILMS