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Due to original recording and/or condition when digitized: faded color, varying light, and spots throughout.
Title
Mexico Trip - Floating Gardens of Xochimilco and elsewhere
Series Title
Created Date
1937
Description
The movie starts in the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco. Later potters, a cart, an orchard, burros carrying flowers, a building and people.
The California Nursery Company had operations and nursery agents in Mexico and they needed to visit Mexico periodically. The movies of Mexico contain visits to orchards, towns, landscapes, and possibly nurseries. Nursery personnel appear in the movie as well as the Roeding family.
Probably the visits to Mexico influenced the Old California theme that the nursery embraced in their marketing. In the 1930s the theme of the California Nursery Company changed to embrace the Mexican presence in California. The "Old Adobe" at the nursery dated from the 1830s or 1840s and was originally on the lands of José de Jésus Vallejo. George Roeding, Jr. converted the "Old Adobe" to a comfortable "Guest Lodge" where guest were entertained by Mexican and Spanish singers and dancers. The "Old Adobe" became the California Nursery Company's logo and is reflected in their catalogs and naming of rose selections.
Creators and Contributors
Creator:
California Nursery Co.
Subject Topic
Subject Entity
Genre
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Circa 1937 (date is approximate)
Language
Media Type
Format
16mm film
Extent
1
Reel
Base Type
Acetate
Stock Manufacturer
Kodak
Color or Black and White
Color
Frame Rate
16 fps
Track Standard
Film
Silent or Sound
Silent
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Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
Contributing Organization Contact Information
Email: msn@msnucleus.org
Phone: (510) 790-6284
Phone: (510) 790-6284
Organization Websites
Link to Internet Archive
Duration
0:04:34