1946 VISIT TO RANCHO SANTA CRUZ SOUTHERN ARIZONA TUMACACORI MISSION NATIONAL PARK 61154

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. This silent, color home movie depicts a 1946 visit to Tumacácori National Historical Park and a small family gathering at the Rancho Santa Cruz on Tucson Road in Nogales, Arizona (TRT 6:18). A sign hangs outside an Arizona farm property, “Rancho Santa Cruz.” A yellow stop sign is also visible against the rolling hills and blue skies of the Sonoran Desert (0:21). White single-story dwellings with slotted terracotta colored roofing. A slow pan outdoors reveals green shrubbery and bare trees (0:29). A sign: “Tumacácori National Monument” with a message about Jesuit Father Francisco Kino (0:44). Overexposed shot of a barren, sunbaked landscape (0:55). The chapel of Mission San José de Tumacácori in what is now Tumacácori National Historical Park with a visitor for scale (1:11). Men, women, and children on horseback riding towards the c