Shot by the staff of Congressman Jim Wright, this footage captures the aftermath of a flood in Fort Worth, most likely from 1957. In May of that year, after weeks of torrential rains across Texas, more than 4,000 people were evacuated from unprotected lowlands along local creeks and the West Fork of the Trinity River in Fort Worth. In the film, residents combat severe floodwaters, salvaging property out of their homes and evacuating by boat to higher ground. Wright also appears to survey the damage and help in relief efforts.

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Sam Riley family in 1957 and 1958 including Jean's third birthday (00:00-01:29), children playing on a teeter totter (01:29-02:08), Christmas lawn decorations (02:08-02:28), a family gathering with children playing outdoors (02:28-04:16), family posing with fish (04:18-04:58), Helen on an inner tube in the ocean (04:58-06:22), and a Christmas celebration with the Riley girls posing with dolls and toys (06:23-10:38).

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including holidays and birthdays. The film begins with Elizabeth Stewart's sixth birthday party (00:00-01:41) and includes footage of the family swimming and playing outdoors (01:41-03:34), a birthday party with carnival and pony rides (03:34-05:11), a wedding reception (07:13-08:18), and a Christmas celebration (08:18-13:58). The Christmas footage begins with each of the Stewart children--David, Margaret Catherine, Alan, Peter Bruce, and Elizabeth--hanging their stockings one by one on the mantle (08:18-09:13). On Christmas Day, the stockings are filled and the children enter the room to open presents (09:13-13:58).

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Roy E. Hill family in the summer of 1957. The film begins with a title card containing a sketch of a hunter and the title "The Deer Hunt." This segment includes footage of men on a hunting trip with shots of the camp site, dead deer, men playing cards and drinking beer, and wildlife (00:00-07:52). The next segment shows the Hill family and friends preparing for a trip to Grapevine Lake, water skiing, and picnicking on the shore. The segment ends with the cards "Grapevine Lake July 27, 1957" and "Ina's Lawn Party July 4, 1957." The film continues with children playing with a water hose (09:52-10:48), the family feeding animals at a zoo (10:48-11:46), and the family driving to a lake for recreational activities (11:46-15:11). The film ends with family and friends at an outdoor gathering. Children swim in a small pool, Roy Hill grills chicken, and people socialize (15:11-17:13).

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill Family including birthdays, holidays, and family gatherings. The film begins with Virginia, Pam, and Charlie at Charlie’s aunt Grace McNeill Robertson’s home in Floydada, Texas for a family reunion celebrating Charlie’s grandmother Luann “Honey” Honea. They escort Charlie’s cousin Barbara Ann to a bus station (00:00:42). Virginia and Pam play in front of a fountain in Grace’s yard and four generations of McNeills--Luann Honea, F.C. McNeill, Charlie, and Pam--pose for the camera (00:42-01:00). Family attending the reunion file past the camera (01:01) and Grace waters her garden (01:58), Virginia and Pam practice walking (02:03), and a group of men gather around a car (02:50). The film continues with Pam McNeill celebrating her first birthday in July 1957 (04:06-05:03) and playing at home with her mother (05:03-07:02). Virginia introduces Pam to farm animals including a donkey, pigs, and horses, and F.C. and Gladys McNeill’s home on Mission Street in Denton (07:02-08:04). The film continues with the McNeill family celebrating Christmas 1957 (08:04-14:37) and children and family members gathered outdoors (14:37-16:04). The McNeills bring newborn baby Steve home from the hospital in November 1958 (16:04-20:06) followed by footage of the …

This silent film is a compilation of a number of different scenes and appears to be news footage from an unknown news agency. In the first scene a man interviews a family in their kitchen, a small child eats while seated on the counter, and a group of young people are gathered next to what appears to be a police car or ambulance. In the second scene, men and women dressed in western or cowboy attire eat breakfast at an unknown event in Fort Worth. The story includes a close up of bacon frying, an unidentified man on horseback, a man in a police uniform being led into a jail in what appears to be a joke, a parade of men on horseback with a sign for Seymour's White Front Store in the background, and a close up of a man drinking a cup of coffee. In the third scene, the Moslah Shrine Chanters are seen at a train station and boarding a train. In the fourth, a man demonstrates the use of a piece of equipment for another man which appears to be a FCDA CD-V700 radiation survey meter or radiation detector. The fifth and final scene is preceded …

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Dallas Democrats submitting a resolution favoring integration of public schools.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Horace Chilton McDaniel being forced to retire from the Associated Press due to his 66 years of employment and going to work for the Star-Telegram instead.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a Dallas Air Force member taking leave to climb a mountain in Peru.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an Italian race car being displayed in Fort Worth.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about George Fielding Eliot meeting with newsmen to promote a motion picture.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an appearance by Fort Worth businessman Ben Jack Cage at a meeting of the company he formerly ran, until he was accused from embezzling from the firm. Cage says the charges against him are false and proposes a new financial strategy for the company.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Dallas' chief of police predicting more traffic deaths after a record-breaking 63 deaths in 1957.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a bunch of stolen cars.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Tom Thumb's butchers going on strike.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about gossip columnist Elsa Maxwell coming to Dallas to publicize her book.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about American Airlines flight attendants being flown in from Chicago to attend the new American Airlines college at Carter Field.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Dallas Eagles Baseball Club going up for sale.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.

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.

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.

Recording of a Dallas City Council meeting including discussions, votes, and other proceedings.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about people sorting through clothing accessories.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an officer giving out a parking ticket.