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The Seven Wonders of Wool
A film of Dorothy Burgess educating consumers on the seven wonders of wool: its wrinkle resistance, its absorbancy, its insulating properties, its "dye affinity," its heat and flame resistance, the way it's "easy to handle," and its durability. These are described as selling points during a sales training session.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Walter Lantz TV samples
This film contains five animated ads from the 1950s covering services or goods from three companies: Electric Auto-Lite, Carnation, and Coca-Cola.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Lantz, Walter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Watson Wakes Up
A film about a man named Walter Watson. Walter can barely seem to make ends meet until he realizes the secret to financial stability: saving money.
Date:
1946
Creator:
Mathews, Norman; Herman, Justin; Knox, Gordon & Jason, Will
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wings Over Dexter
A film showing the role of local service airlines in modern transportation.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Elwyn, Robert & Beck, Sherman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Your Fair Share
This film represents an appeal for donations to the Newark, N.J. area Community Service Association. Presents the stories of individuals with health or social problems who need assistance and then suggests community programs that could help.
Date:
1956
Creator:
Carey, Macdonald; Rodakiewicz, Henwar & Turner, Howard
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Liquid Fire
This is a dramatization of the life of labor leader Samuel Gompers.
Date:
1962
Creator:
Hoade, Martin; Ann, Doris & Vlahos, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Rising Tide
Film describing the history of industry in New Bedford, Mass., focusing on the decline of the textile industry. The film presents the planning, implementation, and results of New Bedford's initiatives to foster economic development and create new jobs.
Date:
1964
Creator:
Glenn, Jack; Zack, Eugene C.; Knox, Gordon & Kannon, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Americans at Home: Treasure for your Table
Film about the history of craftsman housewares in America, such as crystal ware, fine china, and sterling silver.
Date:
1956
Creator:
Knox, Gordon; Oser, Jean & Turner, Howard
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Anesthesia for Operative Procedures of Short Duration, for Induction Prior to Ether and to Complement Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen
"This film has been prepared as an aid to the physician in obtaining a more complete understanding of the procedures, the limitations, and the advantages of Vinethene anesthesia" - from film.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Knox, Gordon; Elwyn, Robert; Gray, Hugh & Snow, William
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Building America
Film on US infrastructure development, with topics including homes of the future, the role of lumber dealers in home building, the importance of home maintenance, and the importance of urban development. This film includes animated sequences.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Price, Sherman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coaxial and Microwave Miracles
This film discusses technologies such as coaxial cables and microwaves and how they are used in the field of communication technology.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Forget Not These Children
This film discusses children with mental disabilities and the people and institutions that help them become functioning members of their communities. "Funds for this work were made available through the National Mental Health Act." - from end credits
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Lyon, Sumner; Smith, Ardis & Holton, Hamilton
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Greyhound Bus Driver
This short film depicts interviews of Greyhound Bus driver applicants. Both favorable and not-so-favorable qualities in applicants are discussed.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Heart of the City
This short film briefly examines the impact of a factory on a town and its economy.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Shooting Straight with Tim Holt
Film of Tim Holt educating his young friend, Porky, on guns and gun safety. Part one covers the history of rifle use by early American settlers, including Buffalo Bill, and displays a matchlock rifle and a Springfield breechloading rifle.
Date:
1953
Creator:
National Rifle Association of America (NRA)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Venezuela Elige su Destino: Narracion Fotografica de las Elecciones de 1947
This Spanish language film explores Venezuela and Venezuela's 1947 presidential elections.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Princeton Airport Dedication
This film contains an unidentified press event held outside a building labeled Princeton Aviation Elev 160 and Gulf Oil. A Piper N7968W aircraft is displayed to the crowd following the press conference.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Bryan and College Station, Texas: Texas A & M University and George Bush Library]
This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in College Station, TX and the nearby Bryan, TX. There are interviews, scenes, and consultation with local people. The film's opening shots show Texas A & M University's Stark Gallery and Kyle Field, a historical collection of firearms, the George Bush Library, and a golf course. The President CEO of the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce, Royce Hickman, explains how the city of College Station got its name and where the term 'aggies' comes from, in relation to Texas A & M University. The next scenes cover: a local artist signing art pieces; the Carnegie Public Library; the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History; and the vineyards and restaurant of Messina Hof Winery and Resort.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene, Texas: Downtown Abilene and the Ranch Rodeo]
This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Abilene, Texas. The footage includes a female television host addressing the camera in multiple takes of narration, as well as audio of the camera crew. Includes the following scenes: cowboy boots, boot making, and repeated takes of television host speaking in front of James Leddy Boot Shop; exterior of the Grace Cultural Center; exterior and interior of the Paramount Theatre; cowboys roping cattle at the Ranch Rodeo; campfire songs; outdoor cooking; and the camera crew recording voice-overs in a hotel room.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alpine, Texas: Cowboy Poetry in the High Desert]
This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Alpine, Texas. The footage covers: high desert and mountainous landscapes; interviews with locals about their trades, such as cowboy poetry and agate artistry; sites of cultural interest, such as downtown Alpine, Big Bend National Park and Museum, McDonald Observatory and an art fair; and music and dancing in a local bar.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Grapevine, Texas: The Grapevine Opry and Historic Downtown Grapevine]
This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Grapevine, Texas. The footage covers the 7th annual Grape Fest wine festival held on September 10th, 11th, & 12th, 1993. At the festival the camera crew films: the Grapevine Opry, where a bluegrass band and country singers perform; bands playing music outdoors in the festival grounds; children and adults visiting booths and eating fair food; festival vendors selling jewelry, clothing, food, and novelty items; and shops in Historic Downtown Grapevine that sell antiques, Native American artwork, and decorative southwestern folk art. The Texan wineries Preston Trail, Llano Estacado, Moyer Texas, and La Buena Vida celebrate their 1993 Grape Fest People’s Choice Awards. Sharron Spencer, Grapevine City Councilwoman and Grape Fest volunteer, is interviewed about the festival. Elsewhere in the city, at Hyatt Bear Creek Golf and Racquet Club, groups of men golf and drive golf carts. Don Offill, the Associate Golf Professional of the club, is interviewed about the club’s Ted-Robinson-designed courses. The last shots of the film include footage of local vineyards.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pampa, Texas: A Ranching and Industrial City]
This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Pampa, Texas. At a ranch, cowboys drive cattle to branding. Visitors to the White Deer Land Museum look at period furniture, wagon parts, and arrowheads. At a military museum, a United States Army helicopter and an airplane are displayed outside. Indoors, a guide shows Nazi military knives, a P38 pistol, and other weapons to a visiting man and boy. An outdoor sculpture of a musical staff displays the opening measures of Woody Guthrie's song "This Land is Your Land". The film’s various other shots of Pampa sites and inhabitants include: the Gray County Court House, Pampa Chamber of Commerce, Pampa Fire Department, Clarendon College, National Oilwell factory, Celanese factory, Cabot Corporation plant, men performing various tasks on heavy industrial machinery, men repainting the Harris Drugs storefront, and a colony of black-tailed prairie dog clans.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texarkana, Texas: Scott Joplin and "Ace of Clubs" House on the State Line]
This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Texarkana, Texas. The video begins on the Texas-Arkansas state line, with the city’s two mayors. Mayor James Bramlett of Texarkana, Texas and Mayor Danny Gray of Texarkana, Arkansas are there to take part in an interview led by the camera crew. The interview footage is followed by shots of prominent sites along the state line: the United States Post Office and Courthouse building which straddles the state line and houses the Regional Arts Center; State Line Avenue road; and the building which houses the Texarkana, Texas Municipal Court and the Texarkana, Arkansas Municipal Court. The next segments of the film cover the sites that Bramlett describes in his interview: Discovery Place Children’s Museum, and a family group exploring a sound wall there; the Scott Joplin mural, and an interview there with Jerry Atkins, Music Historian. Following this interview is footage of a Wm. Knabe & Co. player piano as it plays several songs in succession. Next, the film shows visitors viewing art inside the Texarkana Regional Arts Center; the interior of the Perot theater (with the original name “Saenger Theatre” written on the exterior); and views of the exterior …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene, Texas: West Texas Fair and James Leddy Boots]
This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Abilene, Texas. The footage includes a female television host addressing the camera in multiple takes of narration, as well as audio of the camera crew. Events and sites covered are: the West Texas Fair’s Rodeo Parade; dancing; and the news anchor getting fitted with boots from a local boot maker named James Leddy.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History