[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
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 20  - At Home with the Greenhaw Family] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 20 - At Home with the Greenhaw Family]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Greenhaw family including a trip to the lake and Frank and Art Greenhaw flying a kite that advertises Kentile Floors.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 25 - At home with Art Greenhaw] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 25 - At home with Art Greenhaw]

This home movie documents 4-year-old Art Greenhaw praying, playing with a toy bowling set, playing the drums and the piano, shooting a toy gun, and playing with a pet dog.
Date: 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 16 - Easter celebrations] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 16 - Easter celebrations]

This home movie documents the Greenhaw family and others celebrating Easter in Mesquite, Texas.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 23 -At home with Art Greenhaw] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 23 -At home with Art Greenhaw]

This home movie documents Frank Greenhaw and Pat McWhorter Greenhaw at home and celebrating milestones with their young son Art Greenhaw. The film begins with the new parents and family members welcoming their baby home from the hospital. Also included is footage of Art's first birthday and Christmas, a trip to The Alamo, and Christmas 1955.
Date: 1954/1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 19 - Art Greenhaw's second birthday] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 19 - Art Greenhaw's second birthday]

This home movie documents the second birthday of Art Greenhaw. Art blows out the candles on his cake with the help of his mother.
Date: July 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 21- Easter at Sunday School captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 21- Easter at Sunday School

This home movie documents a group of young children celebrating Easter at Sunday School.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 15 - Mesquite High School Marching Band] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 15 - Mesquite High School Marching Band]

This home movie documents the Mesquite High School Marching band performing and posing for the camera.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Billy S. Cooper Collection, No. 5 - The State Fair of Texas] captions transcript

[The Billy S. Cooper Collection, No. 5 - The State Fair of Texas]

This home movie documents the Cooper family traveling, visiting the State Fair of Texas, and young Randy Cooper riding a tractor and horse.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Cooper, Randy
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 25 - Christmas with the McWhorter-Greenhaw family] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 25 - Christmas with the McWhorter-Greenhaw family]

This home movie documents the McWhorter-Greenhaw family celebrating Christmas and Art Greenhaw playing the piano. The film concludes with footage of Art playing with his toys.
Date: {1957-12-25,1958-02-11}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 22 - Art Greenhaw plays musical instruments] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 22 - Art Greenhaw plays musical instruments]

This home movie documents young Art Greenhaw playing musical instruments including a guitar, trombone, trumpet, and piano. Also included is footage of Art's third birthday and a funeral for two infants (1 min, 34 sec. - 2 min., 08 sec.)
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 26 - Travel to the farm and lake] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 26 - Travel to the farm and lake]

This home movie documents the McWhorter-Greenhaw family at a farm, fishing and boating on a lake, and spending time with family.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No., 24 - Christmas with the McWhorter-Greenhaw Family] captions transcript

[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No., 24 - Christmas with the McWhorter-Greenhaw Family]

This home movie documents the McWhorter-Greenhaw family celebrating Christmas. The film begins with a nativity pageant and Santa Claus handing out presents to children and ends with the family celebrating Christmas at home.
Date: December 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Bwana Devil" at the Melba Theatre]

Photograph of theater marquee and promotional materials advertising "Bwana Devil" in 3-D at the Melba Theatre in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 4 - Vacations and Holidays] captions transcript

[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 4 - Vacations and Holidays]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including an Easter meal and Easter egg hunt (00:00 - 08:54), children on a swing set and posing for the camera (08:54 - 09:57), fishing and boating at the Ferndale Club (09:47 - 12:29), Elizabeth's confirmation on April 26, 1953 (12:29-13:24; 32:50 - 35:04), a vacation in Mexico (17:52 - 19:13), rides and exhibits at the State Fair of Texas including a Texas & Pacific Train, Big Tex, and a Ferris Wheel (22:39 - 27:06), the family building a new house (27:06 - 27:35; 30:06 - 32:50), Bruce and Elizabeth swimming at the Brook Hollow Country Club (27:35 - 28:49), the first day of school (28:49 - 29:21), and children dressed in costume for Halloween (32:50 - 35:04). The film concludes with the Stewart family celebrating Christmas with meals and opening presents (35:04 - 45:31).
Date: 1953-04/1953-12
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 18 - Christmas] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 18 - Christmas]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including the family celebrating Christmas, children playing with model train sets, and Mrs. Stewart saying prayers and putting the young children to bed.
Date: 1959
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 11 - Thanksgiving and Christmas] captions transcript

[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 11 - Thanksgiving and Christmas]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. The family dines and opens presents together. Mrs. Stewart reads her children stories, says prayers with them, and puts them to bed.
Date: 1957
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 16 - The State Fair and Vacations] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 16 - The State Fair and Vacations]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including the State Fair of Texas and a family vacation. At the State Fair of Texas, the Stewart family observes a Model "T" Torpedo and Ford Typhoon Tractor at the Ford exhibit (00:00 - 01:24). The family then travels to destinations including France, Egypt, Israel, and Greece. The family rides camels, views the Egyptian Pyramids, observe the Sea of Galilee and Jordan Valley, visit Greek temples, and observe a checkpoint in the German town of Lorelei or Loreley. The home movie concludes with the family returning home and closing credits, "The End," on a suitcase.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 15 - Holidays and Vacations] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 15 - Holidays and Vacations]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including an Easter celebration, the construction of the family home, trips to the beach, and a vacation in Mexico.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 12 - Ford Tractors] captions transcript

[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 12 - Ford Tractors]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including Mr. Stewart driving a Ford 851 diesel tractor, an unidentified man posing with the tractor, and Mr. Stewart's tractor business.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 17 -  At Home with the Stewart Family] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 17 - At Home with the Stewart Family]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including their return home from vacation.
Date: 1959
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 6 - Holidays and Community Events] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 6 - Holidays and Community Events]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including the groundbreaking ceremony for a Dallas building with the Gibralter building in the background (00:00 - 02:07; children painting birdhouses and playing football (02:07 - 04:07); a birthday celebration (04:27 - 06:43), billboards for the Santa Fe railroad service to Dallas (06:43 - 07:07); a Ford Farming building in the snow (07:07 - 11:45); a family vacation to Paradise Valley Country Club in Arizona (11:45 - 15:59); aerial footage (15:59 - 16:25); family members at an airport (16:51 - 17:03); an Easter celebration (17:03 - 20:15); Mr. Stewart boarding the Texas Chief train at the start of Santa Fe's rail road service to Dallas (20:15 - 21:12); a Christmas celebration with presents including a large Ford Tractor toy (22:12 - 03:31); aerial footage (31:30 - 32:04); a new baby coming home from the hospital (32:04 - 34:31; the family boarding a small airplane and sitting in the cockpit (34:31 - 35:58); a baptism (35:58 - 38:14); swimming at home (38:14 - 40:29); a first birthday party (40:29 - 45:45); and the 1956 State Fair of Texas (48:10 - 52:48). Fair footage includes the Stewart …
Date: 1955/1956
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 7 - Vacations and Ford Tractors] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 7 - Vacations and Ford Tractors]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including a Ford Tractor event and a trip to the Bahamas. The Ford event features a speaker at a podium, signs that read "Win with Ford Farmer's Choice, "Vote the Ford Farm Ticket," and "1956 Sel'Lection Campaign." Members of the audience wave both Confederate and Ford flags (00:00 - 00:35). The family's vacation in the Bahamas begins and ends with footage shot from an airplane and includes the family on a sailboat, at the beach, and at the Emerald Beach Hotel (00:35 - 15:22). The film concludes with brief footage of a mural (15:22 - 15:32) and a new baby at home (15:32 - 17:50).
Date: 1956
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 5 - Helicopter and Railroad Rides] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 5 - Helicopter and Railroad Rides]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including a helicopter ride with footage of newly constructed roadways and North Dallas and Mr. Stewart awaiting the arrival of a train at White Rock train station.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History