The film titled 'Time of the West' shows the geography of the Western United States and includes accounts of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803–1806), headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, to the Pacific coast and back. Mountainous terrain and the Missouri River in Montana. View of surrounding terrain and cliffs from a moving boat on the Missouri River. Reflection of cliffs in river water. Cloud formations in the sky. Panoramic view of lightening and rain clouds over mountains. Submerged trees in water. A cloud formation around the mountains. Water of the Columbia River flowing and falling over cliffs. Waves crash over rocks on the Pacific coast. Houses made up of tree logs. Rocky shores in Oregon.
View of hill side at Coloma, panning down to water of the American River, site of gold discovery by John Marshall in 1848, that led to the "gold rush." Close up view of panning for gold and filtering screens in use. Elevated view of wooden viaduct on hillside that transported water. Reconstruction interior view of a gold miner's office or dwelling, with gear and belongings of the mid 1800s period in the American west. A covered wagon parked outside. Saddles and harnesses hanging from rafters in a wooden building. Reconstructed studio of photographer Peter Britt, with various portrait photographs on the walls, and an area for subjects to sit, with a backdrop, for photographs. View of an authentic camera from the period.
Reconstructed casinos or saloons of the Western United States showing their appearance during the mid 1800s. Interiors of a saloon bar shows a piano, paintings, tables and chairs. Poker chips and playing cards spread on a table. Close up views of a roulette table and slot machines in the saloon. Views of a jail in South Pass City, Wyoming. Tomb stones of various criminals hanged in a mining town in 1864, including those with names: Frank Paris, Jack Gallagher, Boone Helm, Haze Lyons. (These are in Boot Hill Cemetery, in Virginia City, Madison County, Montana).
Bishop James Cannon, who is charged with illegal stock market manipulations, arrives in Hoboken, New Jersey for investigations called by his fellow bishops against him. Bishop James Cannon walks down the gangplank of a ship. Bishop Cannon surrounded by others.
American aviator Robert Nietzel Buck boards his aircraft in Newark, New Jersey for the junior transcontinental air speed record. Robert Buck board his PA-6 Pitcairn Mailwing named 'Yankee Clipper'. Yankee Clipper taxis and takes off.
U.S. Attorney Charles H. Tuttle wins U.S. Republican Party gubernatorial nomination. He poses with his family for a photograph in Albany, New York.
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