Alton C. Melville home movies, Reel 2: Brighton, Aposhian scenic trip, Kanosh deer, Mesa Verde, Arches National Monument

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Title Alton C. Melville home movies, Reel 2: Brighton, Aposhian scenic trip, Kanosh deer, Mesa Verde, Arches National Monument
Creator Melville, Alton Crane
Publisher Digitized and published by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date Digital 2013
Spatial Coverage Brighton, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Payson, Utah County, Utah, United States; Kanosh, Millard County, Utah, United States; Arches National Monument, Grand County, Utah, United States
Subject Melville family; Melville, Alton Crane--Family; Melville, Marvin A., 1935-; Automobile travel--Utah; Horsemanship; Deer hunting--Utah; Natural arches--Utah; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities--Colorado; Indigenous peoples--North America
Keywords Home movies; Horseback riding; Car touring; Scenic driving; Car travel; Mount Nebo Loop; Fall colors; Native Americans
Description Home movie showing various Melville family outings 1940-1941: Brighton on the 4th of July 1940. Here Marvin rode horseback for the first time. The next outing is an autumn scenic loop via Payson canyon and Nephi Canyon. The Melville family drives this loop with the Aposhian family in September of 1940.The next outing is a trip to Kanosh to hunt deer. After the Melville men finish hunting, they go to Aunt Ella Staples house for lunch with the rest of the family. The next outing is a trip to Mesa Verde. Alton points out on a map the rout that they will take to Mesa Verde then there are various shots of the five-car caravan that they travel in. On the way to Mesa Verde, they stop at Arches National Monument. Length: 15 minutes, 17 seconds
Collection Number and Name A0590 Alton Crane Melville family home movies
Format video/mp4
Extent 15:17
Rights Holder For further information please contact Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah at spcreference@lists.utah.edu or (801)581-8863 or 295 South 1500 East, 4th Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
Relation http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv73236
Conversion Specifications Digitized from 8mm film to MOV file master then converted to MP4 streaming format by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6bw15rw
Collection Name Alton Crane Melville home movies
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Setname uum_hmcr
ID 1248930
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bw15rw
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