[The Tincher Family Collection, No. 5 - Music Festivals and Travel] captions transcript

[The Tincher Family Collection, No. 5 - Music Festivals and Travel]

This home movie documents John Tincher and friends traveling, attending music festivals, making short-films, and spending time in Dallas. The film begins with Tincher and friends traveling to Indiana and Missouri, with footage of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Gateway Arch, and an American Airlines airplane. The film continues with the friends at a home near Tyler Street in Dallas, Texas with fast motion photography and footage of KRLD buses (2 min., 36 sec). the film continues with the Vietnam Moratorium Day at Winfrey Point on White Rock Lake on October 15, 1969 (4 min., 34 sec.). Footage includes protest signs and performances by unidentified rock bands (05 min., 50 sec.) and the Velvet Underground (8 min., 7 sec.). Musician Sue Morris appears as a singer at 6 min., 28 seconds.The film continues with footage of a B. F. Goodrich Store truck on fire in Oak Cliff (10 min., 34 sec.) and a jazz performance at El Centro College (13 min., 27 sec.). Tincher and friend then create an experimental short film (14 min., 29 sec.). While driving in an unidentified location, Tincher and friends shoot footage of the road and businesses including the White Owl Cafe, the Red Door, …
Date: 1969-10-15/1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. L. Kempner, Jr., February 7, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from H. L. Kempner, Jr., February 7, 1961]

Letter from H. L. Kempner, Jr. remitting tax documents.
Date: February 7, 1961
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, July 28, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, July 28, 1960]

Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing feed department operations.
Date: July 28, 1960
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. L. Kempner, Jr., February 7, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from H. L. Kempner, Jr., February 7, 1961]

Letter from H. L. Kempner, Jr. remitting tax documents.
Date: February 7, 1961
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. I. Mehan to Mrs. N. Hartung, March 17, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from R. I. Mehan to Mrs. N. Hartung, March 17, 1962]

Letter from R. I. Mehan to Mrs. N. Hartung requesting for necessary documents to take steps in correcting Fiduciary Income Tax Return of J. F. Seinsheimer Trust.
Date: March 17, 1962
Creator: Mehan, R. I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. S. Marsh to I. H. Kempner, January 26, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from E. S. Marsh to I. H. Kempner, January 26, 1963]

Letter from E. S. Marsh to I. H. Kempner discussing the financial challenges and operational changes faced by the railway system, including the need for modernization, streamlining, and efficiencies in response to decreased freight and passenger business. He outlines the financial difficulties of the Gulf Lines, emphasizing the importance of adapting to current economic realities without sacrificing service quality. He expresses respect for Kempner's judgment and insight and shares a draft statement of a proposed plan, seeking Kempner’s understanding and support.
Date: January 26, 1963
Creator: Marsh, E. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Galveston News-Tribune, September 14, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Galveston News-Tribune, September 14, 1962]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to the Galveston News-Tribune asking the organization to extract names of the correspondents and reporters on various metropolitan papers who attended the National Democratic Party convention in 1929 and had previously attended the Republican Party convention.
Date: September 14, 1962
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History