Death Valley & FL No 1, 1941

From the Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection, this 1941 silent Kodachrome reel, Death Valley, Florida No 1, kicks off a two-part journey. Shot by the retired Philadelphia hosiery tycoon with a dashboard camera, it likely spans Death Valley’s scorching dunes and Florida’s swampy Everglades or beaches. Expect family poses, desert roads, or Miami streets, narrated with Hoffmann’s humor for horticultural societies. A pre-WWII travelogue, it blends stark contrasts in this first installment.