Made by the Santa Fe Railroad in the late 1930s / early 1940s to promote passenger train travel, this silent film about New Mexico would have likely been shown in a Fred Harvey hotel along the Santa Fe’s route. The film starts with images of New Mexico’s mountainous areas in the northern part of the state, along with horse, sheep and cattle ranches. At 3:37 a horse ranch is shown and at 4:43 a cowboy rides by. At 5:00 a dude ranch is shown where tourists can ride horseback, which is seen at 6:07. At 8:00 cowboys are shown herding cows and there is a demonstration of how to tie a steer at 8:47. At 9:10 swimming at the swimming hole after a long day of riding. Trail riding continues at 11:44 and a camp is set up complete with tents. At 12:45 coffee is brewed over an open fire. At 13:41 a game of polo caps off the dude ranch experience.

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