This fascinating black & white home movie features a 4th of July parade in Globe, Arizona, as well as some desert (!) golfing. The images of Globe are especially interesting as they show a diverse vision of the West — if you look you’ll see Native Americans and African Americans in the footage. This is circa the late 1920s or early 1930s. Globe is a city in Gila County, Arizona that was founded c. 1875 as a mining camp. The Old Dominion mine was the principal copper producer in the Globe District.

Opening: Model T Fords drive past and people mill around Broad Street in the small Arizona town of Globe, the streets are packed with people (:16). The Western Union office and Holy Angels Church is visible in the b/g at (:19). Men in cowboy hats and women in dresses walk past a sign that reads Tucson/Safford (:25). A child dressed in an Indian outfit with a feather in his cap (:28). An actual Native American girl, most likely from the Apache tribe, with a papoose also shown (:35) People are gathered on a street corner (:40). At (:54), a man in a cowboy hat appears to be showing off a piece of gambling equipment, a Chuck-a-Luck bird cage, possibly for a raffle. At (:55) the interior of a shop is shown, with Orange Crush signs visible in the window. The piece of machinery in the foreground might be an ice cream maker, or who knows? At (:57) rare shots inside what appears to be a primitive saloon, with gaming tables at the ready. A sign says “Bank Here”. (1:03) At (1:06) three men post in front of a sign that says “Hell on Earth Here”. The July 4th Parade goes down a street, a man leading it holds the American flag (1:13). People hold a sign that reads: “Globe High Band, Put on a clean shirt and come see The Youngest Senior Class Play April 29” (1:20). A band plays in the parade (1:23). People walk by in a variety of outfits (1:31). Stagecoach in the parade (1:53). A group of Apache carrying shotguns (2:00). Many people ride horses as part of the parade (2:08) including prospectors with donkeys and mules (2:14). An African American man fans himself on the back of a wagon (2:39). An “outlaw” with a bandana walks down Broad Street (2:51). A fire engine rides past (2:59). Prospectors walk past carrying gold pans; an African American man watches them go by (3:20). A man in a top hat walks past (3:29). People and children ride donkeys (3:35). Mountains in the distance (3:47). Men lean on their golf clubs (4:00). A man places his golf ball down on the ground and then swings his club and hits it (4:13). Another man hits his golf ball (4:25). The men play golf (4:33). The men putt on the green (5:02). The men stand around and shake hands (5:10). A man swings his golf club at a ball (5:28).

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