Hoffmann’s Mexico Trek, 1937

From the Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection, this 1937 silent film documents an early segment of his Mexican journey. A retired Philadelphia silk stocking magnate, Hoffmann filmed from his car’s dashboard, capturing rural Mexico’s dusty roads, villages, and scenery in Kodacolor or black-and-white. Shared with humor at horticultural society screenings, this reel showcases his passion for travel and filmmaking, a legacy enduring beyond his 1966 car accident death.