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[The Keith Family Films, No. 15 - Christmas 1976]
This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a Christmas celebration with people opening presents.
Date:
December 25, 1976
Creator:
Keith, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nelson Family Films, No. 9 - Family Gatherings]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Nelson family and includes footage of children playing, family members posing for the camera, and a young child playing in the snow.
Date:
195X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - 1970 State Fair of Texas Midway]
This short film documents scenes at the Midway of the 1970 State Fair of Texas including carnival games and food vendors.
Date:
October 1970
Creator:
Dunlap, Blaine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The McNeill Family Videos, No. 1 - News Coverage of Virginia McNeill's College Graduation]
This home video compilation documents Virginia McNeill's graduation from the University of North Texas after returning to study at age 71. The footage is from WFAA Channel 8 and Fox News 4 and includes footage McNeill on campus and in her business, McNeill's Appliances, and the commencement ceremony.
Date:
2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cochran Family Films, No. 19 - Christmas with the Cochran Family]
This home movie documents the Cochran family celebrating Christmas. The majority of the footage consists of home decorations.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cochran
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sammonds Family Films, No. 2- At Home with the Sammonds Family]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Sammonds family including the early years of their small children. Footage includes children learning to walk, indoor and outdoor family gatherings, and a vacation with skiing and sledding.
Date:
1976?
Creator:
Sammonds, Ron, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Fisher Family Collection, No. 7 - The Fisher Family in Mexico, Part 1]
This home movie documents the Fisher family's vacation to Mexico. The majority of the footage is under-exposed. Shots include aerial footage taken from an airplane, the family arriving at an airport, and shots of an unidentified city, possibly Mexico City, with an F.W. Woolworth building.
Date:
July 14, 1959
Creator:
Fisher, Jerald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cochran Family Films, No. 1 - Road Trip to Louisiana and Florida]
This home movie documents the Cochran family's road trip through Louisiana and Florida. Footage from Louisiana includes driving across the O.K. Allen Bridge, driving through Baton Rouge toward the capitol building with signs for the Dominique Stockyard and Diamond Ducks, visiting the capitol building and footage of the city from the tower, driving across the Huey P. Long bridge with a stop in an unidentified city and driving across the Long-Simpson bridge. Footage from Florida includes driving past the Highway Patrol sub-station, driving along the Florida Coast, stopping at Staff's Restaurant and Cafeteria in Fort Walton Beach, under-exposed footage of fish, an unidentified woman in a flower garden, a rail yard, an ocean picnic, riding on a boat labeled the "Jean Lafit," driving through an industrial area , an unidentified woman taking photographs, a city skyline, and a banana tree.
Date:
1949?
Creator:
Cochran, Jay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[McNeill Family Films, No. 6 - Holidays and Family Gatherings, 1985-1986]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill Family including a family gathering (00:00-04:40), a Christmas celebration (04:40-13:48), a Hugga Bunch themed birthday party for Brandy (13:48-18:15), Easter with Brandy and Justin (18:15-22:47), and Justin's first birthday on April 27, 1986 (22:47-36:42).
Date:
1985/1986-04-27
Creator:
McNeill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The John Covington Family Films, No. 9 - A Trip to Disney World]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Covington family including a trip to Disney World. Most of the footage appears to have been shot from a tram or monorail. Footage includes Cory, Carmen, and John posing for the camera in Mickey Mouse shirts, Cinderella's Castle, and Mickey Mouse waving at the camera with Carmen and Cory.
Date:
August 1981
Creator:
Covington, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cochran Family Films, No. 17 - Boating with the Cochran Family]
This home movie documents members of the Cochran family boating and water skiing from a boat named "Jay Ann."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cochran, Jay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 2 - Family Life]
This home movie documents a family's daily lives and activities including children posing with cats in a front yard and a woman showing off her flowers.
Date:
1964
Creator:
Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Riley Family Films, No. 8 - Holidays and Vacations, 1955]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Sam Riley familyincluding the Riley children celebrating their birthdays (00:00-02:04, 06:18-08:25, 08:25-10:32), children playing outdoors on a large swing set 02:04-05:26), homes under construction (05:26-06:18), a gathering with family playing croquet and children on a swing set (10:32-12:24), and children on the beach playing in the ocean (12:24-14:33).
Date:
1955
Creator:
Riley, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Riley Family Films, No. 14 - West Coast Vacation, 1960]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Sam Riley family on their vacation to the West Coast of the United States. The film begins with the family in Arizona where they visit the Grand Canyon, hike, ride horses, and watch Native Americans perform for tourists. They then visit Yosemite National Park and observe the Grizzly Giant sequoia tree in the Mariposa Grove and waterfalls from the Yosemite Valley. They next travel to Oregon where they visit the capitol building in Salem and pose with totem poles. The film ends with the family traveling to Orcas Island on the coast of Washington state.
Date:
1960
Creator:
Riley, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nelson Family Films, No. 8 - Family Gatherings]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Nelson family. Footage includes a young boy in a Boy Scout uniform playing with a pet dog, young boys playing basketball in a residential neighborhood while a man practices his golf swing in the front yard, a visit to a grave decorated with flowers, family members posing for the camera as they walk to their cars, and a residential neighborhood covered in snow and ice.
Date:
195X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Hennen Family Films, No. 17 - A Trip to the Zoo]
This home movie documents the Hennen family visiting the zoo with a small child.
Date:
1978
Creator:
Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hill Family Films, No. 1 - Life With the Hill Family, 1954-1955]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Roy E. Hill family during December 1954 through March 1955. A title card introduces the film as "filmed an edited by Roy E. Hill." The film begins with footage of the Hill family at home during December 1954 including Mrs. Hill doing dishes, Roy Hill with the family cat, and the family eating dinner. A title card reads "The Henry's" (02:05) and is followed by footage of a group of people with a baby and children roller skating, flying a kite, and flying a model airplane in a front yard. The film then shows a family in a home decorated for the Christmas holiday. Family members pose for the camera and Mrs. Hill combs her hair in front of a mirror. The title card "X-Mas Morning 1954" (06:33) is followed by footage of presents in front of a Christmas tree and family opening gifts. The title card "New Years at the Walker's 1955" (10:23) is followed by footage of people dancing, drinking and socializing on New Year's Eve. The card "Filmed and Edited by Roy E. Hill 1955" (12:08) is followed by footage of a model train set and …
Date:
1954-12/1955-03
Creator:
Hill, Roy E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ray Family Films, No. 8 - Manor Downs Chili Cookoff]
This home movie documents the Manor Downs Chili Cook Off. Footage includes a stick pony race, "The Louisiana Chili Team," women and children dancing in Native American costumes, Billy Bob Oafley's Human Juke Box, the Rooster Poot Wranglers Chili Club of Fort Spunky, Texas, "The Original Texas Chicken Ranch," and the "Piedras Negras Municipal Jail."
Date:
197X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Keith Family Films, No. 9 - Christmas 1974]
This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a Christmas celebration with two young daughters. Footage includes family members opening presents.
Date:
December 25, 1974
Creator:
Keith, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 6 - A Trip to Washington, D.C.]
This home movie documents a family's trip to Washington D.C., with stops along the way to visit relatives and tourist destinations. The film begins with the family at Hawk's Nest overlook in West Virginia and children riding ponies and a train in an unidentified park. During their trip to Washington, D.C., the family observes the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a military funeral, site of the Battle of First Manassas, Little Hogback Overlook in Shenandoah National Park, Michie's Tavern in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Marine Corps War Memorial, First Bull Run Monument, Monticello, a large unidentified church, Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, and a Hulburt/Hulbirt family cemetery with gravestones for Samuel J., Frank J. and wife Nora Spring, Harrison and wife Laura, Stephen, and Joseph S., the Blue Mountain and Kittatinny Tunnels, Fairview Park Methodist Church, and the Wabash River. The family also sunbathes, swims, launches a model rocket, and fishes at their campsites.
Date:
1965
Creator:
Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ray Family Films, No. 2 - Christmas 1978]
This home movie documents the Ray family celebrating Christmas.
Date:
December 1978
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Riley Family Films, No. 1 - Summer Vacation 1950]
This home movie documents the Riley family on summer vacation. Footage includes family members riding a ferry, a forested landscape with vacation homes located on the water's edge, family members fishing and posing with fish, family eating a meal in the forest, and children playing in the water.
Date:
1950-07/1950-08
Creator:
Riley, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 11 - Lee's Graduation, Colorado Vacation]
This home movie documents a family's daily lives and activities including Lee posing with family in a graduation gown, a flower garden, and family hiking.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The John Covington Family Films, No. 5 - The Science Center of Pinellas, Florida]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Covington family including school children from Pinellas Central Elementary School visiting the Science Center of Pinellas, Florida. Footage includes the children exploring nature, birds in flight, ducks swimming, people standing around a large tree, and children feeding geese.
Date:
1979-01?
Creator:
Covington, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History