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Death Valley 49ers Centennial

by | Feb 2, 2008 | Travel & Preservation

Jimmy Stewart, card-playing desert cowboys and a 20-mule team.
Jimmy Stewart left Bedford Falls and headed to Death Valley in Nevada and California. He wouldn't need the help of a guardian angel there. The actor went to Desolation Canyon to narrate the 1949 Centennial Pageant on December 3. His narration of the 1849 re-enactment was intended for a crowd of 5,000, but 65,000 showed up, with the overflow crowd standing on the


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