[Cordina Family Films, No.  16 - Rocket Park at the Johnson Space Center] captions transcript

[Cordina Family Films, No. 16 - Rocket Park at the Johnson Space Center]

This home movie documents the Cordina family visiting the Rocket Park at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The film begins with the family swimming at a public pool and includes footage of the family posing with the rockets including the Saturn V, Kathryn doing cartwheels, and the children wearing astronaut space helmets.
Date: May 1984
Creator: Cordina, Joe
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cochran Family Films, No. 14 - Holidays and Community Events] captions transcript

[Cochran Family Films, No. 14 - Holidays and Community Events]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including the family spending time at their boat house (00:00-01:56), a trip to Aquarena Springs in San Marcos, Texas (01:56-3:50), a visit to the San Antonio Zoo (04:21-8:42) and Battleship Texas (08:42-10:29), the family playing on the beach (10:29-11:32), and a trip to LBJ Ranch and Johnson City (11:32-12:30). The family observes the annual homecoming parade in Throckmorton, Texas on October 10, 1964 including floats, beauty queens, horseback riders, and a car carrying the campaign slogan "Goldwater '64. Bread and Water '65" (12:30-14:40) Footage also includes family members leaving an unidentified home (14:40-15:05), boys climbing on a cannon and Mrs. Cochran with Cheryl at unidentified locations (15:05-15:38),an unidentified woman painting on canvases (15:38-16:14), the family watching a historic reenactment from a train (16:14-17:03), and family members at an unidentified location (17:03-19:00). The film concludes with a parade in Throckmorton with a marching band and drill team, story book themed floats, and horseback riders (19:00-20:31) and a youth rodeo (20:31-22:57)
Date: [1964..1965]
Creator: Cochran, Jay
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Divin Family Videos, No. 5 - Local News Footage of Patricia Grohman] captions transcript

[Divin Family Videos, No. 5 - Local News Footage of Patricia Grohman]

This television news story features a story by reporter Sharon Adams about a nutrition program at Woodlawn Hills Elementary School in Houston. The story includes footage of children eating in a cafeteria, an interview with nutritionist Patricia Grohman, and Grohman talking to students about nutrition.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 7 - The Greenhaws of Mesquite] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 7 - The Greenhaws of Mesquite]

This documentary video sponsored by ServiStar and the North American Retail Hardware Association (NARH) tells the story of small business owner Art Greenhaw, who began his lengthy career as a civic and community leader in Mesquite, Texas as the owner of a hardware store, McWhorter - Greenhaw ServiStar.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No.14 - The Doughboys on tour 1953 - 1955] captions transcript

[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No.14 - The Doughboys on tour 1953 - 1955]

This home movie documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour in New Mexico and Texas in 1953 - 1955 and performing for various events including the March of Dimes in Lovington, New Mexico and a labor convention in El Paso, Texas. The film begins with band members boarding the Flagship San Antonio airplane and includes footage of Midway Airport and Carswell Air Force Base (01 min., 08 sec.); Paul Blount, Lefty Perkins, "Big Bill" Lister, Joe Bill, Johnny Hicks, Claude King, Bobby Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. Al Turner, Mr. and Mrs. George McCoy, Carol Hubbard, and Gene Bradley aboard an airplane (01 min., 30 sec.); aerial footage of Sweetwater, Texas (03 min., 03 sec.); arrival and takeoff at an airport in Midland, Texas (03 min., 30 sec.); arrival and interviews at the Lea County Airport in Hobbs, New Mexico (05 min., 17 sec.); actor Johnny "Mack" Brown (05 min., 47 sec.) and singers Tommy and Goldie Hill (06 min., 20 sec.) talking to news reporters; LCD band members and friends (Jim Boyd, Elizabeth Ann Boys, Bob Shelton, Johnny Gimble, Zany Blainy, Carol Hubbard, Paul Blount, Red Kidwell, and Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery) traveling to a labor convention in El Paso, …
Date: 1953/1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Samson and Delilah" at the Majestic Theatre]

Photograph of the theatre marquee and promotional materials announcing a screening of Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in "Samson and Delilah" at the Majestic Theatre in Houston, Texas.
Date: 1950
Creator: Bob Bailey Fine Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hill Family Films, No. 6 - Vacation in Galveston] captions transcript

[Hill Family Films, No. 6 - Vacation in Galveston]

This home movie documents the Roy E. Hill family vacationing in Galveston and at Lake Texoma in the summer of 1956. The road trip begins with title cards that read "R.E. Hill Presents," "1956," "Filmed and Edited by Roy E. Hill," and "Helen, Art, and Bonita." This first segment begins with footage shot from their moving car as they pass through Houston and Texas City on their way to Galveston. Footage includes the Texas Heroes Monument, exteriors of homes, boats on the water, businesses including the Omar Khayyam Club (04:28), and docked tourists boats the "Yacht Garmencita" and "Miss Texas" (04:29). The family visits Fort Crockett (04:44), plays on the beach and in the ocean, observes boats on the water, and swims at the hotel pool. This segment concludes with the title card "The End" (11:17). In the next segment, there is a shot of the Dave Hicks Company, Inc., a woman picking up a child at the Young Texan School (12:06), a small airplane being worked on in a driveway (12:06-12:58), children riding bicycles (12:58-13:30) and family visiting the zoo (13:30-15:16). The film concludes with a family trip to Denison Dam and Lake Texoma with the family driving to …
Date: July 1956
Creator: Hill, Roy E.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 12 - The Doughboys on Tour 1952 - 1959] captions transcript

[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 12 - The Doughboys on Tour 1952 - 1959]

This home movie documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour and performing in Texas and the Southern United States in 1952 - 1959. Footage includes performers at the Bob Wills Ranch House in Dallas, Texas on November 27, 1951 (3 min., 06 sec.); a performance in Houston, Texas on June 25, 1952 that includes actors Tim Holt and Preston Foster (6 min, 44 sec.); a visit with actor Noah Beery, Jr. on September 30, 1952 in Little Rock, Arkansas (8 min, 07 sec.); a trip to historic sites in Vicksburg, Mississippi (8 min., 58 sec.); the exterior of the WFAA studio (11 min., 48 sec.); pianist Knocky Parker and guitarist Zeke Campbell playing together in 1954 (12 min, 07 sec.); a trip to the Port of Beaumont (12 min., 36 sec.); a stop in Lubbock for a parade and performance with Jack Perry at the ABC Rodeo (13 min., 40 sec); the LCD in Cedar Ridge recording studio (15 min., 48 sec.); the LCD and other performers filming a television show at Cross Road Store in May 1957 (16 min., 24 sec.); another performance at the ABC Rodeo in Lubbock in May 1957 (17 min., 47 sec.); the LCD …
Date: 1952/1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cochran Family Films, No. 3 - Holidays and Vacations, 1963] captions transcript

[Cochran Family Films, No. 3 - Holidays and Vacations, 1963]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including vacations and holidays. The film begins with footage shot from an aerial tramway in an unidentified location (00:00-01:25), Jay Cochran posing with his children Cheryl and David in front of a Texas sign (01:25-02:33), and antique or classic cars parked in front of a hotel (02:33-02:42). The family then celebrates Cheryl's birthday and fishes at a boat house(02:42-05:21), poses in front of their home decorated for Christmas (03:55-05:21), and observe a snow-covered residential neighborhood (05:21-06:11). Cheryl, David, and their mother pose n their Easter clothes (06:11-07:10). The family then goes on vacation, possibly to the Houston area, where they observe ships and a river and swim at a hotel (07:10-11:45). They then observe airplanes taking off and landing at an unidentified location, possibly Dallas Love Field Airport (11:45-13:16). Children feed ducks and the family poses in their Easter clothes (13:16-14:22), goes fishing, and Dennis mows a lawn (14:22-15:48). The family then goes on vacation to an unidentified location, possibly Colorado, with footage of an aerial tramway, a Wild West tourist town, and swimming in a pool (15:48-26:09). The film ends with footage of the children mowing …
Date: 1963
Creator: Cochran, Jay
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 15 - The Star of Tomorrow Contest] captions transcript

[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 15 - The Star of Tomorrow Contest]

This home movie, with descriptive title cards, documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour in Texas for the Star of Tomorrow Contest in January through May 1952. The film begins with the group traveling on their tour bus for the first round of the contest with stops in Marshall, Gladewater, Kilgore, Greenville, Longview, Jacksonville, Lufton, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Henderson, and then La Porte on March 4, 1952. Footage includes the LCD at the La Porte Theatre performing at segregated schools, visiting with Johnny Hicks, and touring the San Jacinto Monument (01 min., 38 sec.). The tour continues with stops in Baytown, Anahuac, Channelview, Conroe, Jasper, Livingston, Woodville, Willie, and then and then Port Arthur on March 25-27, 1952. Footage includes the LCD at the Strand Theatre and spending time by the water (06 min, 54 sec.). The tour continues with stops in Nederlands, Beaumont, Port Neches, and Mineola on April 3, 1952. Footage includes the LCD performing at the grand opening of the Silver Creek Creamery in Mineola and friends and family of the LCD (10 min, 14 sec.). The tour continues in Orange on April 8 and 9, 1952 (12 min, 26 sec.). The tour continues to Selsby and …
Date: 1952-01-08/1952-05-15
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Anderson Family Collection, No. 4 - Weddings and Vacations] captions transcript

[The Anderson Family Collection, No. 4 - Weddings and Vacations]

This home movie documents the Anderson family attending weddings and vacationing in Texas. The film begins with the wedding of Bill and Sue Willits and family decorating their honeymoon car. The film continues with the rehearsal dinner and wedding of another couple and their departure for their honeymoon (6 min., 19 sec.). This couple swims on their honeymoon (9 min., 57 sec.), tours the Johnson Space Center (10 min., 36 sec.), swims in the ocean (13 min 38 sec.), watches seals and dolphins perform at Sea-Arama of Texas (15 min. 35 sec.), rides a ferry (18 min., 41 sec), poses with oil wells and visit the San Jacinto Monument (21 min., 22 sec.), and tours the Battleship Texas (23 min., 11 sec).
Date: unknown
Creator: Anderson, James
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 13 - The Star of Tomorrow Contest (Narrated)] captions transcript

[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 13 - The Star of Tomorrow Contest (Narrated)]

This home movie, narrated by Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) member Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery with descriptive title cards, documents the Light Crust Doughboys on tour in Texas for the Star of Tomorrow Contest in January through May 1952. The entire film is out of focus. The film begins with the group traveling on their tour bus for the first round of the contest with stops in Marshall, Gladewater, Kilgore, Greenville, Longview, Jacksonville, Lufton, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Henderson, and then La Porte on March 4, 1952. Footage includes the LCD at the La Porte Theatre performing at segregated schools, visiting with Johnny Hicks, and touring the San Jacinto Monument (02 min., 10 sec.). The tour continues with stops in Baytown, Woodville, Winnie, and then Port Arthur on March 25-27, 1952. Footage includes the LCD at the Strand Theatre and spending time by the water (5 min., 45 sec.). The tour continues with stops in Nederlands, Beaumont, Port Neches, and Mineola on April 3, 1952. Footage includes the LCD performing at the grand opening of the Silver Creek Creamery in Mineola and friends and family of the LCD (07 min., 58 sec). The tour continues in Orange on April 8 and 9, 1952 with …
Date: 1952-01-08/1952-05-15
Creator: Montgomery, Marvin ("Smokey")
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Manual: 40th Interstate Theatres Anniversary] (open access)

[Manual: 40th Interstate Theatres Anniversary]

This booklet containing publicity information was sent to owners of Interstate Theatres to prepare for events related to the company's 40th anniversary in August 1946.
Date: 1946
Creator: Interstate Theatres
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bradley Family Videos, No. 28 - Pam's Fortieth Birthday] captions transcript

[Bradley Family Videos, No. 28 - Pam's Fortieth Birthday]

This home movie excerpt documents Pam's surprise fortieth birthday party. The event is decorated with memorabilia from Pam's youth including her majorette uniform, photographs, a map of Six Flags, and old newspapers from Cleburne. Footage includes the decorations, party guests, Pam blowing out candles on a birthday cake, a woman singing and playing guitar, and guests laying down on a bed with a teddy bear, and the backyard after the party.
Date: February 1996
Creator: Bradley
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 10 - Bill Oliver at the Mesquite Folk Festival] captions transcript

[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 10 - Bill Oliver at the Mesquite Folk Festival]

This video documents musician Bill Oliver performing at the 1983 Mesquite Folk Festival
Date: 1983
Creator: Amidon, David & Kennedy, Rod
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Goree Family Videos, No.  24 - Drive through Cleburne, Texas] captions transcript

[Goree Family Videos, No. 24 - Drive through Cleburne, Texas]

This home movie excerpt documents a drive through Cleburne, Texas with Norman and Mary. As Norman drives, they narrate the trip pointing out locations including the post office where Norman used to work, the Texas Theatre (not seen), the former location of the Palace Theatre, the Hopkins Building, Chaf-In Restaurant, City Hall, and Hill Street Baptist Church.
Date: July 24, 1994
Creator: Goree
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 7 - Light Crust Doughboys history] captions transcript

[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 7 - Light Crust Doughboys history]

This video footage contains interviews with musicians and politicians about the history of the Light Crust Doughboys and their founder W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ray Family  Videos, No. 5 - Live From Elkhart] captions transcript

[Ray Family Videos, No. 5 - Live From Elkhart]

This home movie documents a musical revue, "Live From Elkart" presented by the Elkhart Theatre Society, which features a variety of musical and dancing performances. Emcees are Bo Black, Kevin Hollingsworth, Harold Troutman, and Tyler Troutman. Performers include the band Rain (incl. Dwayne Ray, CJ Sigler, and Dale Balenslefen), Dean Balenslefen, Johanna Savell, Lauren Alford, Gena Black, Jean and Miria Tilson, Kim Petters, Becky Grigsby, Jayne Fincher, Kenneth Denson, Tina McLeod, Christy Ward, Margaret Earley, Chaterine Rose,Rista Bunch, Steve Weston, Angela Rodgers, Roby Steadman [sp.], Krystal Link [sp.], Chrystal Holloway, Heather Possen, Jenipher Thomas, Jamie Parker [sp.], Melaine Bost [sp.], Ashlee Parker, Jimmy Alexander, Bo Black, Kevin Hollingsworth, Manny Manusr, Marsha Neal, Judy Van Meter, Angela Brown, Barbara Cannon, Cassie Cherry, Bridgett Moore, Donna Staples, King Dixon, Aimee Quick, Melissa White, Yolanda Butler, Tina Taylor, Heather Mays, Candice Dobbs, Larry Reeves, Chris Dobbs, Heath Mays, and Brian Solleau [sp.]. Director and technical crew includes Linda Ward, Jamie Parker, Bubba Holloway, Justin Parker, Patrick Wooddell, Frank, Amanda, Rhonda Till, Jimmy, Karla MItchell, Stephanie Wilson, Alecia, Jeanette Fincer, Matt Bridges, John Owens, Kodi Cawler [sp.], Elaine Alford, Heather Lofton, Jason Easley, Chris Oden [sp.], Tim Johnson, Felicia, Bryan, Tina Taylor, and Chris …
Date: December 6, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 4 - Unedited Footage from "Guitar Man"] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 4 - Unedited Footage from "Guitar Man"]

This video contains raw footage from an unfinished project, "Guitar Man," starring Art Greenhaw. In this footage, Greenhaw's character shops for guitars and looks for a guitar owned by musician Nokie Edwards.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Anderson Family Collection, No. 1 - London Band Trip] captions transcript

[The Anderson Family Collection, No. 1 - London Band Trip]

This home video documents the David Crockett High School marching band visiting London and performing (32 min., 53 sec.) in the Lord Mayor of West Minster's New Year Day Parade. The recording ends with local television news coverage of the event on KXAN 36 and KVUE 24.
Date: 1990-12-28/1991-01-04
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History