[Behind the Scenes of "TEXAS BOUND: The County Records Inventory Project" (1975) - Unidentified Scene]

Photograph of the filming of the promotional film, “TEXAS BOUND: The County Records Inventory Project” (1975). This photograph documents, from left to right, an unidentified man and John England working with a motion picture film camera and director Henry Kaplan holding a film camera on the steps of an unidentified building. A sign over the building's door reads "Fallout Shelter."
Date: 1975~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henry Kaplan and Motion Picture Film Camera]

Photograph of Henry Kaplan and 16mm motion picture film camera during the production of an unidentified film.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henry Kaplan, Jansen Pierce, and Spencer Williams]

Photograph of the crew for the promotional film, "North Texas Now." From Left to Right: Henry Kaplan, Jansen Pierce, Spencer Williams.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - 1970 State Fair of Texas Midway] captions transcript

[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
Object Type: Video
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 short film contains elements from a larger work, a student film titled "Sunset on Film" which documents activities at Sunset High School in the North Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. The film opens with a close up of a lemon with the words "20th Century Lemon" written on it. The story begins with students arriving at school on bicycles, in cars, and by bus and includes interiors of the school, a girl posing with a lemon, and band practice with some fast-motion photography. The second portion of the film, titled "Instant Annual," juxtaposes close up images from a still group photograph with live action of girls dancing, a girl jumping in slow-motion, and a title card that reads, "Does Mrs. Ross Sleep with a Night Light?" The film ends with the Sunset High School marching band and drill team performing in a parade. Although credits indicate a soundtrack, none exists for this film.
Date: 1970
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 24 - Camping and Flooding in Denton, Texas] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 24 - Camping and Flooding in Denton, Texas]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of a family including a camping trip in Colorado with footage of fishing, landscape, a moving train, and birds flying in the sky. Image does not begin until 00:28 and much of this footage is underexposed. The film concludes with footage of flooded streets in the Hinkle Drive area of Denton, Texas. Footage includes a submerged car and people wading in the flooded streets with Texas Woman's University buildings seen in the distance (03:42-04:36).
Date: 1972
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
Object Type: Video
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 short film contains elements from a longer student film titled 'Sunset on Film" which documents activities at Sunset High School in the North Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. An unidentified man displays title cards which read "Sunset on Film," and "In widescreen Super 8." The film begins with a large crowd of students in front of Sunset High School and the students entering the building. The film continues with a girl playing tennis in slow-motion, students walking down hallways, students and office workers in an administrative office, students in a typing classroom, a man fixing an exterior building window, a pep rally shot from the stage and back of the auditorium, an orchestra performing, students in the cafeteria, girls performing a choreographed song and dance routine, boys playing basketball, the cameraman reflected in a mirror, and boys marching. The film is shot largely in black-and-white with brief segments shot in color. Although credits indicate there is a soundtrack, none is available for this film.
Date: 1970
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 13 - Lee's Commencement Ceremony] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 13 - Lee's Commencement Ceremony]

This home movie documents Lee's graduation commencement ceremony and a large indoor gathering. Footage of the ceremony at Fouts Field on the North Texas State University Campus includes unidentified people standing on a stage, the Denton High School band led by director Carroll McMath (01:45), graduates marching onto a football field, Lee receiving his diploma on stage, and an unidentified male speaker. The film concludes with a large indoor gathering with footage of people socializing and an unidentified man at a podium. Construction of the University of North Texas Coliseum or "Super Pit" can be seen at the beginning of the film.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
Object Type: Video
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 short film contains elements from a longer student film titled 'Sunset on Film" which documents activities at Sunset High School in the North Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. The film begins with the title "The Hope of the Sunset Athletic Department" followed by footage of crowds watching young women playing powder puff football or flag football. A young man takes out the trash with the school newspaper, "The Sunset Stampede" in one of the cans and two boys fold an American flag. A series of close ups of the school bell is followed by students rushing fast-motion out of the building through an open window. Other students are seen leaving school more slowly through the front of the building. Students leave campus on foot, in car, and by bus. A movie theater on Jefferson Boulevard, The Vogue, can be seen in the background. The film ends with students leaving through a darkened hallway and a sunset over the neighborhood.
Date: 1970
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
Object Type: Video
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," and documents street scenes in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. Shooting from West Jefferson Boulevard, the filmmaker captures residents and local businesses including Bonner Appliance, the Charco Broiler Restaurant, and Ward Drugs. The film ends with the film's protagonist wrestling with a television dinner tray on his bicycle.
Date: 1971
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
Object Type: Video
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
Object Type: Video
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
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cordina Family Films, No.  2 - At Home with the Cordina Family] captions transcript

[Cordina Family Films, No. 2 - At Home with the Cordina Family]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cordina family including footage of children riding a bicycle in the street of their residential neighborhood and a tractor in front of an empty field at sunset.
Date: 1976?
Creator: Cordina, Joe
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cordina Family Films, No.  1 - United States Air Force Fighter Jets] captions transcript

[Cordina Family Films, No. 1 - United States Air Force Fighter Jets]

This home movie documents the take-off, flight, and landing of United States Air Force (USAF) T-38 fighter jets during flight training at the Laredo Air Force Base near Laredo, Texas. Footage is shot from both the ground and air. Also included is footage of the cockpit of a jet.
Date: November 1971
Creator: Cordina, Joe
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cordina Family Films, No.  3 - Youth Soccer Game] captions transcript

[Cordina Family Films, No. 3 - Youth Soccer Game]

This home movie documents a member of the Cordina family playing soccer.
Date: 1977?
Creator: Cordina, Joe
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cordina Family Films, No.  4 - Youth Soccer Game] captions transcript

[Cordina Family Films, No. 4 - Youth Soccer Game]

This home movie documents a member of the Cordina family playing soccer. The film ends with the Cordina children playing in a backyard, doing head stands, and swinging on a swing set.
Date: 1978?
Creator: Cordina, Joe
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cordina Family Films, No.  5 - Youth Soccer Game] captions transcript

[Cordina Family Films, No. 5 - Youth Soccer Game]

This home movie documents a member of the Cordina family playing soccer and includes footage from the sidelines.
Date: 1978?
Creator: Cordina, Joe
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Behind the Scenes of "North Texas Now" (1974) - Jansen M. Pierce and unidentified boy with cat]

Photograph of the filming of an unidentified scene for the promotional film, "North Texas Now" (1974). This photograph documents from left to right, Jansen M. Pierce with a 16 mm motion picture film camera and an unidentified boy laying on a lawn holding a cat.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Behind the Scenes of "TEXAS BOUND: The County Records Inventory Project" (1975) - Unidentified Scene]

Photograph of the filming of the promotional film, “TEXAS BOUND: The County Records Inventory Project” (1975). This photograph documents a group of people in a room. From left to right, in the foreground, is an unidentified man with a motion picture film camera and director Henry Kaplan seated at a table.
Date: 1975~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Behind the Scenes of "North Texas Now" (1974) - Theatre Scene]

Photograph of the production of a promotional film, "North Texas Now" (1974). The photograph shows students, including a member of the production team, moving chairs on a theater stage.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Behind the Scenes of "TEXAS BOUND: The County Records Inventory Project" (1975) - Unidentified Scene]

Photograph of the filming of the promotional film, “TEXAS BOUND: The County Records Inventory Project” (1975). This photograph documents, from left to right, two unidentified people, and Jansen M. Pierce with a motion picture film camera. A visible sign reads, "Birth and Death Records are Not Open to the Public." Books shelved in the background appear to read "Denton County" and "Death Records."
Date: 1975~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Behind the Scenes of "North Texas Now" (1974) - Registration Scene]

Photograph of the filming of a registration scene in the promotional film, "North Texas Now" (1974). This photograph documents students gathered around tables in an auditorium.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Behind the Scenes of "North Texas Now" (1974) - Helicopter Scene]

Photograph of the filming of the helicopter scene and aerial footage for the promotional film, "North Texas Now" (1974). This photograph documents an unidentified man (far left), Spencer Williams and Jansen M. Pierce with motion picture film cameras, and an unidentified man (far right) boarding a helicopter.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Behind the Scenes of "North Texas Now" (1974) - Home Economics Scene]

Photograph of the filming of the home economics scene for the promotional film, "North Texas Now" (1974). This photograph documents Jansen M. Pierce looking through a 16 mm motion picture film camera viewfinder in the foreground with home economics students in the background.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History