White Sands

This Department of the Interior film, part of an ongoing series by the National Archives, shows White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, as it appeared in the 1930s.

SUMMARY
This film shows White Sands National Monument, the drifting desert sands, and close-ups of plants and weird rock formations. An automobile tows a skier across the sand. Fishermen fish in a lake near the desert. Girls walk across the desert. The sun sets.

Transcript (PDF): http://www.archives.gov/social-media/transcripts/transcript-white-sands-1938-11703.pdf

Creator: Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures.
Series: Motion Picture Film Documentation of the Diverse Activities of the Department of the Interior, 1916 - 1976
Record Group 48: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1826 - 2009

Production Date: 1938

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov

SUBJECTS
Deserts
Fishing
Skis and skiing
Department of Defense. Department of the Army. U.S. Army Materiel Command. White Sands Missile Range. (08/01/1962 -01/22/1976 )
Department of the Interior. National Park Service.(1916 -1933 ), Producer

National Archives Identifier: 11703
Local Identifier: 48.72
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/11703

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