This late-50s travelogue presented by Dudley Pictures Corporation and titled “This Land of Ours: Oregon,” highlights the many wonders and splendors of Oregon state and the city of Portland. The film is composed of voice over narration and a montage of scenic footage that underscores the scenic and touristic sites of Oregon. The film’s photography was done by Ed Drews and Keith Covey and the film was produced by Carl Dudley. Dudley was an American film director and producer who was known for founding Dudley Pictures Corporation, a film production company in 1944. In the 1950s, Dudley went on to produce thirty documentary shorts in the This World of Ours series.

Opening credits overlaid on an illustrated map of the United States of America that features an image of a bald eagle (0:06). Montage of shots of the Pacific Ocean from Oregon’s tree-line coast (0:31). Shot of the Columbia River and mountain peaks surrounding it (0:43). Monument marking the end of the trail of the Lewis and Clark expedition in Seaside, Oregon (0:50). Children looking at the sign for the monument (0:56). Sign for the Oregon Trail featuring illustrated covered wagons and cattle (1:06). Cars driving along the scenic Columbia Highway (1:10). Shot of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River which is 40 miles east of Portland, Oregon (1:23). Interior shot of machinery at the dam that contributes to the creation of electricity which is produced from the Columbia and Willamette Rivers (1:33). Spectators observe Chinook salmon swimming through a fish ladder (2:03). Oregon timber industry – two lumberjacks saw down the trunk of a large tree (2:22). Timber is delivered to a mill that produces paper, pulp, rayon, plastics (2:45). Locomotive train speeds along a track (3:11). Shot of the city of Portland at the head of the Willamette Valley (3:20). Car and foot traffic on busy street in downtown Portland (3:25). A shot of Haystack Rock on Cannon Beach and a group of people horseback riding on the sand (3:46). Shots of the city’s industrial port and various goods getting transferred onto ships (3:55). People taking a stroll through Portland rose garden (4:20). Floats at Oregon’s annual Rose Festival and spectators looking on with enjoyment (4:50). Shots of Salem, Oregon (5:36). The capital building in Salem (5:54). Sign for Crater Lake (6:10). Scenic shots of Crater Lake (6:20). Shots of people fishing along at different rivers and lakes (6:48). Native American man tries to catch fish at Celilo Falls (7:05). Shot from the driver’s perspective of Mount Hood in the distance (8:15). Shot of snow-covered Mount Hood (8:31). Skiers ride a ski lift and ski on Mount Hood (8:43). Closing frame with same illustrated map of America (9:00).

Celilo Falls was a tribal fishing area on the Columbia River, east of the Cascade Mountains, on what is known today as the border between Oregon and Washington states.

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