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" IN ALL THE WORLD " 1940s GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY PROMO CHICAGO TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK XD95925

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,Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com “In All the World…” is a 1940s color promotional film highlighting Great Northern Railway’s service from Chicago to Glacier National Park and beyond to Seattle and Portland. Narrated by James F. Clemenger, the film highlights one of the stops along the Great Northern Railway route - Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park across the international boundary in Alberta, Canada. Specifically, the film follows a group of travelers who have arrived on the Empire Builder luxury train from Chicago as they explore the natural wonders that the park has to offer. Upbeat music, footage opens to spinning globe and opening credits (0:10). Narration begins, globe stops spinning and camera zooms into United States (0:42). Great Northern Railway route appears on map spanning Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Glacier National Park (Montana), Spokane, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles (0:49). White water waterfall rushes through rocky cliffs lined with pine trees, montage scenic nature shots around the national park (1:11). Great Northern 2584 Steam Locomotive pulls into East Glacier Park station: Passengers disembark Empire Builder, greeted by members of Blackfeet Nation (1:36). Glacier Park Lodge, visitors walk through beautiful, manicured grounds (2:36). Reception area of lodge, constructed out of dark timber (3:22). 1936 White Model 706 Glacier National Park Tour Buses depart lodge for excursion, vivid orange color contrasts dark greens and browns of rugged nature (3:59). Trick Falls (4:55). Two Medicine Chalet on shore of Two Medicine Lake, view of rugged peak of Mount Rockwell (5:26). Glacier Park Boat Company tour of lake on historic wooden boats (6:05). Twin Falls (6:32). Round of golf at Glacier Park Hotel (7:12). After dinner, hotel guests dance to live band (7:49). Group head out on horseback for camping, exploration of park (8:27). Blackfoot Indians wearing traditional dress partake in ceremonial dances, guests talk with tribe members and learn about their history (8:52). Tour bus drives up Medicine Valley, view of Rising Wolf Mountain (10:39). Trees frame lookout view point of Cut Bank Valley (10:50). Divide Mountain (on Hudson Bay Divide) (10:57). Lower St. Mary Lake (11:20). Sign Waterton Lakes National Park, Canadian customs (11:40). Prince of Wales Hotel, Mount Crenel behind (12:02). View from lobby of Waterton Lake surrounded by Canadian Rockies, Mount Cleveland (12:20). Sightseeing cruise on Waterton Lake (12:58). Goat Haunt Camp (13:30). Cameron Falls (14:22). Kids play in horse-drawn carts (14:51). Women fawn over “Mountie” (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) (15:08). Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church (Waterton first Catholic Church) (15:15). United States Customs (16:02). Tour bus travels along banks of Swiftcurrent River (16:30). Government check-in station (16:36). Swiftcurrent Falls (17:13). Vantage point on top of Mount Elton, overlooking Swiftcurrent Lake, Many Glacier Hotel, Lake Josephine, Grinnell Lake (17:19). Visitors relax on porch of Many Glacier Hotel, other activities: Fishing in Swiftcurrent Lake, cold plunge and swim in waters (17:44). Hike through forest to Lake Josephine, view of Grinnell Glacier (19:30). Young women feed, play with squirrels (20:16). Guests dress up in cowboy regalia, head out for Grinnell Glacier on horseback (21:11). Mount Gould (22:03). Jade-green water of Grinnell Lake (22:59). Group stops and eats packed lunch, continues on rest of trail on foot (23:58). Close-up glacial mud (24:42). Snowball fight on top of glacier (25:14). Tour bus drives along Going-to-the-Sun Road, view St. Mary Lake and Divide Mountain in distance (26:14). Mount Citadel (26:56). Going-to-the-Sun Mountain (27:03). Other group heads out for trail ride through Gunsight Pass to Lake McDonald (27:46). Yellow, red seep monkeyflowers (28:32). Tour buses exit tunnel on Going-to-the-Sun Road (29:07). St. Mary Valley, Mount Morgan (29:32). Logan Pass (29:53). Lake McDonald Hotel (31:18). Waterskiing on lake, swimming (31:47). Mount Cannon (32:24). Tour buses take guests to Belton Railway Station at Western Gateway to Glacier Park (33:12). Empire Builder departs Belton for Pacific Northwest (33:49). Great Northern Railway logo with goat (34:15). Film ends (34:26). If you have endangered films, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com