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[The Billy S. Cooper Collection, No. 8 - Vacations and Tumbleweed Festivals]
This home movie begins with the Cooper family vacation in California and includes footage of a trip to Knott's Berry Farm and picking oranges. The film continues with a Christmas celebration (7 min., 42 sec.) and a trip to Seven Wells, Texas (10 min., 36 sec.). The film concludes with two Tumbleweed Festival parades in Colorado City, featuring marching bands and parade floats sponsored by local businesses (13 min., 49 sec. and 18 min., 33 sec.).
Date:
1959
Creator:
Cooper, Randy & Cooper, Billy S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Longest oil pipe line is opened]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about dedication ceremonies for the opening of the largest crude oil pipeline in North America, stretching 466 miles from oil wells in the West Texas town of Colorado City to refineries on the Gulf Coast.
Date:
May 13, 1953
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[The Billy S. Cooper Collection, No. 2 - Wilson Family Reunion]
This home movie documents the Wilson Family Reunion in Loraine, Texas.
Date:
1960
Creator:
Cooper, Randy & Cooper, Billy S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Billy S. Cooper Collection, No. 7 - White Sands National Monument]
This home movie documents the Cooper family attending a Tumbleweed Festival parade in Colorado City, Texas, visiting White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, riding bicycle and riding horses.
Date:
1959
Creator:
Cooper, Randy & Cooper, Billy S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Billy S. Cooper Collection, No. 1 - Christmas Parade]
This home movie documents the Cooper family attending a Christmas parade in Colorado City, Texas and celebrating Christmas at home.
Date:
December 1959
Creator:
Cooper, Randy & Cooper, Billy S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History