Death Valley Thrills

My great-uncles, Walt and Kenneth Wilhelm, are in the archery hall of fame. In the 1930s they appeared in these Paramount newsreels.

[@afaithfulman]

Thank you for posting this video Alison!

[@garychynne1377]

THANK U. REALLY ENJOY THESE MOVIES. TAKE CARE GARE

[@debbiejaynes2652]

This is awesome, Alison! -Deb

[@debbiejaynes2652]

Remembering the big feather bed in the bunk house :)

[@MrOtterdude]

Fred Anderson writes extensively about your great-uncles in his two books, TOXicated and The Traditional Way. Really good reading!

[@AlisonMcMahan]

MrOtterdude Thanks for the tip! I hadn't heard of those books -- I've ordered them!

[@MrOtterdude]

Alison McMahan You'll enjoy them!

[@burrillini]

@@MrOtterdude Thanks for the tip. They were my uncles (their sister Juanita married my father's brother, Mallalieu, and i used to visit them often in their Mojave dessert spread near Manix, CA.

[@MrOtterdude]

@@burrillini You were lucky to know those guys, as they had extraordinary talent!

[@cool_hand_luke97]

Great need more vids