This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including holidays, parades, road trips, and family vacations. The film begins with the family on Christmas morning (0:00-03:49) and a Christmas parade featuring floats related to nursery rhymes and fairy tales, drill teams, a beauty queen, and KRLD-TV Channel 4 television personality and star of "Party Time" Officer Friendly and his puppet Jimmy the Duck (03:49-06:54). The family then poses in front of a house (06:54-10:07) and children play in the snow (10:07-11:18). The family goes on a road trip to the desert including footage of the McDonald Observatory and Summit of Mount Locke, a roadside hotel, riding on an aerial tramway (possibly the Sandia Peak Tramway) with a view of the Million Dollar Museum, and a ride on the Sad Monkey Railroad in Palo Duro State Park (11:18-16:07). The family goes swimming and attends a child's birthday party (16:07-18:46), goes on a boat ride and fishes at a boat house (18:46-20:16), the Cochran children pose in their Easter clothes (20:16-21:00), and the family goes boating and swimming (21:01-22:58). The film ends with the Cochran family, including Cheryl and David, at the grand opening of the Six …

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including a member of the Stewart family playing football. One of the teams is playing for the Dallas Town North Lions Club.

This film captures a football game between the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs and the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns. (TCU players are wearing white jerseys.) The Southwest Conference match-up was played on November 18, 1961, at Texas Memorial Stadium (now known as Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium) in Austin. Although the top-ranked Longhorns make several trips to the red zone, they fail to score, ultimately losing to 24-point underdog TCU in a 0-6 upset. The shocking defeat spoiled not only the Texas’ hopes of winning its first national title but also the Heisman dreams of star players such as halfback Jimmy Saxton. Texas Head Coach Darrell K Royal, so upset about the loss, later compared the Horned Frogs to cockroaches. “It’s not what they eat and tote off,” he said, “it’s what they fall into and mess up that hurts.” TCU ended the season with a 3-5-2 record, while Texas finished 11-1 with a win over Mississippi in the 1962 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Following the 1960 presidential election, a special election was held to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. This telecast from May 1961 promotes the candidacy of Jim Wright, who was then serving in the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 12th congressional district. The election drew a field of 71 potential candidates, with Republican John G. Tower narrowly defeating interim appointee and Democrat William Blakely in a runoff election. (As a result, Tower became the first Republican senator from Texas since Reconstruction.) Wright finished in third place.

Following the 1960 presidential election, a special election was held to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. This live telecast from March 1961 captures a rally for candidate Jim Wright at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth. (Wright was then serving in the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 12th congressional district.) The election drew a field of 71 contenders, with Republican John G. Tower narrowly defeating interim appointee and Democrat William Blakely in a runoff election. (As a result, Tower became the first Republican senator from Texas since Reconstruction.) Wright finished in third place.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a toy expo at the Dallas Trade-mart.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the final round of the Civitan Women's Open golf tournament in Dallas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fatal train and car collision in Dallas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Robert Welch arriving in Dallas for a speech at the Baker Hotel's Crystal Ballroom.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the chancellor of West Germany arriving in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fatal motor scooter accident in Dallas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a demonstration to promote the 6th annual Pioneer Days celebration.

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

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

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an honored reverend's 90th birthday in Plano, Texas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the crowning of Miss Cotton 1961.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the "Golden Girl" who is traveling to publicize a new NBC-TV series "The Golden Years."

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Jay B. Plangman speaking to the Fort Worth Boys Club.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dallas residents seeking a restraining order to keep Love Field from building a new runway.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about new shotguns arriving for the Tarrant County sheriff department.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Casa Manana's upcoming production "Take Me for an Angel".

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

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Nichols Industries factory in Jacksonville.

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