Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a train derailment of two train cars laden with propane gas in Allen, Texas, a news story about the murder of Olin Ray Tyler in Denton, Texas,

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering two news stories. The first is about the Sanger Parade at the annual community fair. The second story is about prisoners donating blood in exchange for shorter sentences.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two lakes, Benbrook Lake and Grapevine Lake, opening up to fishermen. Both lakes were packed with fishermen on their opening day.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a plant in Denton introducing a new technological innovation to the region: Soda pop in metal cans.

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill Family including birthdays, holidays, and vacations. Footage includes Pam helping her brother Steve McNeill celebrating Steve’s first birthday (00:00-01:06). The McNeill family then celebrates Christmas 1959 (01:06-07:45). James H. Cothran, who was hired to visit the McNeill home as Santa Claus, entertains Virginia and Steve (02:09) and the family opens presents at Virginia’s aunt Essie Ball’s home at 1813 West Hickory Street in Denton. Children, including Pam, ride an electric train in the backyard of the McNeill home on Fulton Street in Denton (07:52-09:54). Pam and Steve pose in their homemade Easter outfits (10:06-11:04). They pose for the camera in their clown and ghost costumes for Halloween (10:06-11:04). The family celebrates Steve’s second birthday in November 1960 (11:30-12:08). At a Christmas celebration, Dennis, Steve McNeill, and Ted McNeill pose as cowboys with candy cigarettes and the family eats Christmas dinner (12:08-14:59). Children including Steve and Pam play with puppies and ride bicycles in front of their home on Fulton Street (14:59-16:31) and Steve celebrates his third birthday in November 1961 with a Halloween-themed birthday party (16:31-18:30). The McNeills travel to San Antonio to visit Virginia’s brother Jack Ball. …

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 …

The film begins with footage of Virginia McNeill, pregnant with her first child, and her husband Charlie Wayne McNeill playing with a dog and cat at the home of Charlie’s parents, F.C. “Clarence” McNeill and step-mother Gladys McNeill, on Mission Street in Denton. Charlie wears a Tyler Junior College letterman jacket. A car arrives carrying F.C. and Gladys McNeill and Glen and Anna Key (00:00-01:21). At their home on Bernard Street, Virginia and Charlie play with a dog (01:21-02:00). In the next scene, Virginia’s nephew Ted McNeill plays outdoors with his mother Nina McNeill and his father Ned McNeill (02:43), Charlie, and Virginia (02:00-04:02). Virginia and Charlie spend Christmas at F.C. and Gladys McNeill’s home (04:02-07:39) with the Ted and Nina McNeill family. Virginia and Nina receive childrens shirts that read “North Texas State 19??" (04:47) . The group sits on the couch (left to right), F.C. and Gladys, Charlie, Nina, and Ned (07:09). In the next scene, Virginia is outdoors at her home on Bernard Street with her brother Jack Ball, his wife Nancy Ball, and her nephew Michael Ball (07:39-08:59). Michael and Jack play with Virginia’s dog. The next scene includes footage of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church and …

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the inauguration of Dr. John A. Guinn as president of Texas State College for Women in Denton.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a stolen car pulled from Lake Dallas after crashing through a guardrail and plunging into the water. No bodies are found.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a fundraising campaign, featuring the sale of the Soroptimist Clarion newspaper, for a camp for disabled children.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a robbery being acted out at Justin State Bank for the television show "The Big Story."

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

This home movie includes footage of people at a park (Quakertown Park) in Denton, Texas.

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

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about groundbreaking on a guided missile base six miles north of Denton.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story. Only the story's title card appears on this reel. This story was removed from its original reel to be broadcast as part of the station's 1953 year-in-review program.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering news highlights from the years 1953, 1954, and 1955.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a train derailment in southern Denton County, just north of Roanoke.

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

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

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Old Maid's Day celebration in Denton, Texas. Old Maid's Day is a holiday created by NTSC instructor Dorothy Babb to celebrate so-called "spinsters."

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about heavy weekend rains providing temporary relief to an ongoing water shortage in Dallas.

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

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the annual powder bowl contest at Texas Woman's College.