[Cochran Family Films, No. 2 - Holidays and Vacations, 1961] captions transcript

[Cochran Family Films, No. 2 - Holidays and Vacations, 1961]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including holidays, parades, road trips, and family vacations. The film begins with the family on Christmas morning (0:00-03:49) and a Christmas parade featuring floats related to nursery rhymes and fairy tales, drill teams, a beauty queen, and KRLD-TV Channel 4 television personality and star of "Party Time" Officer Friendly and his puppet Jimmy the Duck (03:49-06:54). The family then poses in front of a house (06:54-10:07) and children play in the snow (10:07-11:18). The family goes on a road trip to the desert including footage of the McDonald Observatory and Summit of Mount Locke, a roadside hotel, riding on an aerial tramway (possibly the Sandia Peak Tramway) with a view of the Million Dollar Museum, and a ride on the Sad Monkey Railroad in Palo Duro State Park (11:18-16:07). The family goes swimming and attends a child's birthday party (16:07-18:46), goes on a boat ride and fishes at a boat house (18:46-20:16), the Cochran children pose in their Easter clothes (20:16-21:00), and the family goes boating and swimming (21:01-22:58). The film ends with the Cochran family, including Cheryl and David, at the grand opening of the Six …
Date: 1961
Creator: Cochran, Jay
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 21 - Youth Football] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 21 - Youth Football]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including a member of the Stewart family playing football. One of the teams is playing for the Dallas Town North Lions Club.
Date: 1961~
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Buss fuss] captions transcript

[News Clip: Buss fuss]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 1, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Egg hunt] captions transcript

[News Clip: Egg hunt]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 1, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Fair Park] captions transcript

[News Clip: Fair Park]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 1, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Traffic deaths] captions transcript

[News Clip: Traffic deaths]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 1, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Auto fatals] captions transcript

[News Clip: Auto fatals]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 2, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Garland shooting] captions transcript

[News Clip: Garland shooting]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 2, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Wedding shooting] captions transcript

[News Clip: Wedding shooting]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about an Easter Sunday wedding in Dallas that ended in a shooting.
Date: April 2, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Lewd rubdowns] captions transcript

[News Clip: Lewd rubdowns]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dallas residents being charged with massaging persons of the opposite sex.
Date: April 3, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Robert Dix] captions transcript

[News Clip: Robert Dix]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Richard Dix promoting the movie "The Eleventh Commandment" in Dallas.
Date: April 4, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Blakley] captions transcript

[News Clip: Blakley]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Bill Blakley preparing for the senatorial runoff election.
Date: April 5, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Camel] captions transcript

[News Clip: Camel]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a new-born camel at the Dallas zoo.
Date: April 5, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Hospital drill] captions transcript

[News Clip: Hospital drill]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a disaster drill at Baylor Hospital in Dallas.
Date: April 6, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Recount] captions transcript

[News Clip: Recount]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a recount in the Dallas mayoral election.
Date: April 7, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Love Field] captions transcript

[News Script: Love Field]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about home-owners requests to stop the construction of a new jet runway at Love Field.
Date: April 7, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Dallas City Council] captions transcript

[News Clip: Dallas City Council]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Dallas City Council's special session.
Date: April 8, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Morse] captions transcript

[News Clip: Morse]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Senator Wayne Morse arriving in Dallas to speak at the seventh annual Roosevelt Day Dinner.
Date: April 8, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Baton twirl] captions transcript

[News Clip: Baton twirl]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Fourth Annual Southwestern Baton Twirling Contest in Dallas.
Date: April 9, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Sword cutting] captions transcript

[News Clip: Sword cutting]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a one-sided sword fight outside of a coffee shop.
Date: April 9, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Bridge on the river combs] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bridge on the river combs]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the city's decision to sell a bridge.
Date: April 10, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: One Way Street] captions transcript

[News Clip: One Way Street]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a one way street.
Date: April 10, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Senator Eastland] captions transcript

[News Clip: Senator Eastland]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about U.S. Senator Eastland's arrival for the the Texas Cotton Ginners Association's 48th annual meeting.
Date: April 10, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Food assistance] captions transcript

[News Clip: Food assistance]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a local increase in demand for federal food assistance.
Date: April 11, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library