Uploaded March 2017 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
This feature-length film was created by Alberta filmmakers Mel and Ethel Ross and documents an epic road journey that the couple undertook in 1960-61 through Canada, the United States, Central America, and South America.
This film and others by the Rosses would be shown with the Rosses in attendance, who would provide live narration and commentary. The narration heard in this video was recorded later by a relative of Mel & Ethel using the original script.
For more information about the Mel and Ethel Ross and their other films, please visit the Provincial Archives of Alberta finding aid at bit.ly/2mKooqq.
More information about part one of this recording can be found here: searchprovincialarchives.alberta.ca/film-pan-american-highway
More information about part two of this recording can be found here: searchprovincialarchives.alberta.ca/film-pan-american-highway-2
This feature-length film was created by Alberta filmmakers Mel and Ethel Ross and documents an epic road journey that the couple undertook in 1960-61 through Canada, the United States, Central America, and South America.
This film and others by the Rosses would be shown with the Rosses in attendance, who would provide live narration and commentary. The narration heard in this video was recorded later by a relative of Mel & Ethel using the original script.
For more information about the Mel and Ethel Ross and their other films, please visit the Provincial Archives of Alberta finding aid at bit.ly/2mKooqq.
More information about part one of this recording can be found here: searchprovincialarchives.alberta.ca/film-pan-american-highway
More information about part two of this recording can be found here: searchprovincialarchives.alberta.ca/film-pan-american-highway-2
