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[Smith Family Films, No. 12 - Fishing on a Pier] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 12 - Fishing on a Pier]

This home movie documents two children going fishing on a pier, gathering worms for bait, and feeding birds from a ferry boat.
Date: 1973?
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ray Family Films, No. 4 - Puerto Rico Vacation 1 of 2] captions transcript

[Ray Family Films, No. 4 - Puerto Rico Vacation 1 of 2]

This home movie documents the Ray family 's visit to Puerto Rico in April 1978 and includes footage of the family on the beach.
Date: April 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Keith Family Films, No. 17 - Christmas 1976] captions transcript

[The Keith Family Films, No. 17 - Christmas 1976]

This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activivities including a Christmas celebration. Footage includes a young girl playing beauty shop with male family members and putting curlers in their hair. Also included are scenes in a neighborhood including children riding bicycles and parked cars. Much of this neighborhood footage is out of focus.
Date: 1976/1977-12
Creator: Keith, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dove captions transcript

The Dove

In this film artist John Hutton is interviewed in his London Studio about the glass etching of a dove he created for the Thanksgiving Square Chapel in Dallas. Hutton discusses how he conceived of the design with Peter Paul Stewart and demonstrates the design process.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Keith Family Films, No. 19 - Christmas 1977] captions transcript

[The Keith Family Films, No. 19 - Christmas 1977]

This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a Christmas celebration. Footage includes children handing out presents to relatives and opening their gifts.
Date: December 25, 1977
Creator: Keith, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 15 - Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Dedication Ceremony] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 15 - Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Dedication Ceremony]

This home documents the daily lives and activities of a family. The film begins with family members on vacation feeding chipmunks, hiking, and gathering wood. The film concludes with the dedication ceremony of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on September 22, 1973 (02:19-04:24). Footage of the ceremony begins with a speech by former Dallas Mayor Erik Jonsson (02:19-02:25), followed by former Governor of Texas John Connally (02:26) and footage of guests on the stage. It appears that Congressman Jim Wright is seated to Connally's right (02:32). Connally introduces the current Governor of Texas, Dolph Briscoe, Jr. (02:37), who speaks to the crowd. Governor Briscoe's speech is followed by footage of an unidentified man speaking (02:44) as well as the large crowds, television news crews, and North Texas State University marching band. Other unidentified men speak (03:29) followed by more footage of the crowds and footage of the airport shot from a moving car. The film ends with members of the NTSU marching band posing for the camera (04:03-04:24). Members of the Smith family, Barney Smith and cousin Leslie Pruitt, were in the North Texas State University Band and performed as part of the ceremony.
Date: 1973-08/1973-09-22
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Keith Family Films, No. 7 - Christmas 1971] captions transcript

[The Keith Family Films, No. 7 - Christmas 1971]

This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a Christmas celebration with two young daughters. Footage includes the children discovering presents under the tree including baby dolls in carriages.
Date: December 25, 1971
Creator: Keith, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Hennen Family Films, No. 16 - Easter in Denton, Texas, 1978] captions transcript

[The Hennen Family Films, No. 16 - Easter in Denton, Texas, 1978]

This home movie documents the Hennen family celebrating Easter in Denton, Texas. Footage includes a child hunting Easter eggs and family socializing in a front yard.
Date: 1978
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The John Covington Family Films, No. 4 - Christmas 1978] captions transcript

[The John Covington Family Films, No. 4 - Christmas 1978]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Covington family including a Christmas celebration. Footage includes family members opening gifts and Carmen riding a tricycle.
Date: December 25, 1978
Creator: Covington, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The John Covington Family Films, No. 6 - At Home with Cory and Carmen] captions transcript

[The John Covington Family Films, No. 6 - At Home with Cory and Carmen]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Covington family including Cory and Carmen running, dancing, and swinging. Cory shows the camera a 1937 Chevy model car. Portions of the film are shot in fast motion and the majority of footage is underexposed.
Date: November 1979
Creator: Covington, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Keith Family Films, No. 5 - Keith Family Vacation] captions transcript

[The Keith Family Films, No. 5 - Keith Family Vacation]

This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a road trip. Footage includes buffalo in a field and landscape shot from a moving car and scenic overlook.
Date: July 1970
Creator: Keith, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The John Covington Family Films, No. 3 - At Home with Cory and Carmen] captions transcript

[The John Covington Family Films, No. 3 - At Home with Cory and Carmen]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Covington family including Carmen and Cory playing with a small football in front of a home and Cory rollerskating. Portions of the film were shot in fast-motion.
Date: November 1978
Creator: Covington, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Keith Family Films, No. 3 - At Home with the Keith Family] captions transcript

[The Keith Family Films, No. 3 - At Home with the Keith Family]

This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including being at home with two young daughters. This footage includes family grilling outdoors and washing dishes as well as shots of Fort Worth filmed from a moving car with the Continental National Bank (CNB) building seen.
Date: July 1970
Creator: Keith, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Videos, No. 1 - Idlewild Debutante Ball] captions transcript

[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Videos, No. 1 - Idlewild Debutante Ball]

This home movie documents Margaret Stewart's debut at the 1976 Idlewild Debutante Ball.
Date: 1976
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 30 - Christmas] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 30 - Christmas]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including a Stewart family member riding a horse and a Christmas celebration,
Date: 1970~
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Outtakes from "Sunset on Film"] captions transcript

[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Outtakes from "Sunset on Film"]

This film includes raw footage from the film project, "Sunset on Film," and includes students in classrooms and gymnasium of Sunset High School.
Date: 1970~
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Outtakes from "Corn Flakes"] captions transcript

[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Outtakes from "Corn Flakes"]

This film includes raw footage of an unfinished film, "Corn Flakes." The protagonist, played by Michael Gardner, and others are seen at a pool hall.
Date: 1971~
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Outtakes from "Corn Flakes"] captions transcript

[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Outtakes from "Corn Flakes"]

This film includes raw footage of an unfinished film, "Corn Flakes." The protagonist, played by Michael Gardner, rides his bicycle through a city park.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Lake Cliff Park] captions transcript

[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Lake Cliff Park]

This film documents Lake Cliff Park in Dallas, Texas.
Date: November 10, 1973
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Circus in Dallas] captions transcript

[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Circus in Dallas]

This film includes footage of clowns, tigers, and other animal and human performers at an indoor circus in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1973~
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - House fire] captions transcript

[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - House fire]

This film documents residents of a Dallas neighborhood observing fire fighters extinguishing a house fire.
Date: 1973
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Southern Methodist University (SMU)] captions transcript

[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Southern Methodist University (SMU)]

This film documents two men on campus at Southern Methodist University and includes fast-motion photography.
Date: 1971~
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Outtakes from "Corn Flakes"] captions transcript

[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Outtakes from "Corn Flakes"]

This film includes raw footage of an unfinished film, "Corn Flakes." Footage includes the exterior and interior of a pool hall.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Shuttle launch] captions transcript

[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Shuttle launch]

This film includes footage of broadcast television coverage of a shuttle launch.
Date: 1970~
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
System: The Portal to Texas History