Shot during a road trip by an American family who lived in Michigan, this 1950s home movie documents a cross country trip taken on Route 66. The film begins with shots of a turkey farm and the Daniel Hoover Mill at Scottsville, Kentucky. You can see the Sorghum Mill at :37.
At 1:28 a Route 66 sign is seen in Texas, followed by shots of a field being harvested. At 1:49 is what appears to be the entrance to the Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, with the daughter dressed as an Indian chief. At 2:30 the Hotel Union is seen, along with what might be the USA border fence. At 3:30, we’re in Mexico, where burros are seen helping with the harvest. At 3:38, the bustling downtown of a Mexican border town is seen, possibly Juarez.
At 6:46, a Marfak Lubrication gas station is seen, along with oil derricks and a beached U.S. warship, looks like a destroyer or destroyer escort, followed by shots of the Gulf of Mexico. At 8:00, a circular monument is seen (do you recognize it by any chance?)
At 8:36, the family is seen having fun in the snow in Michigan.
At 10:30, the daughter is seen posing with a teepee and Indian dolls, followed by a real native American at 11:00. He is handing out fliers for a carnival at Cross City.
At 12:20 Dad is seen changing a tire on the family car, and at 12:36 a graduation ceremony is seen.
