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[Cochran Family Films, No. 3 - Holidays and Vacations, 1963] captions transcript

[Cochran Family Films, No. 3 - Holidays and Vacations, 1963]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including vacations and holidays. The film begins with footage shot from an aerial tramway in an unidentified location (00:00-01:25), Jay Cochran posing with his children Cheryl and David in front of a Texas sign (01:25-02:33), and antique or classic cars parked in front of a hotel (02:33-02:42). The family then celebrates Cheryl's birthday and fishes at a boat house(02:42-05:21), poses in front of their home decorated for Christmas (03:55-05:21), and observe a snow-covered residential neighborhood (05:21-06:11). Cheryl, David, and their mother pose n their Easter clothes (06:11-07:10). The family then goes on vacation, possibly to the Houston area, where they observe ships and a river and swim at a hotel (07:10-11:45). They then observe airplanes taking off and landing at an unidentified location, possibly Dallas Love Field Airport (11:45-13:16). Children feed ducks and the family poses in their Easter clothes (13:16-14:22), goes fishing, and Dennis mows a lawn (14:22-15:48). The family then goes on vacation to an unidentified location, possibly Colorado, with footage of an aerial tramway, a Wild West tourist town, and swimming in a pool (15:48-26:09). The film ends with footage of the children mowing …
Date: 1963
Creator: Cochran, Jay
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 23 - Holidays] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 23 - Holidays]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including David Stewart's birthday party, an outdoor family gathering with food and swimming, Thanksgiving dinner, and a Christmas celebration.
Date: 1963
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Story of North Texas State University (MP 232.c2) captions transcript

The Story of North Texas State University (MP 232.c2)

This promotional film created by the United Students of North Texas Senate tells the story of life at North Texas State University (NTSU) from the time a student arrives on campus through graduation with exploration of the various academic, athletic, and extracurricular activities available to students. The film begins with aerial footage of the Dallas Expressway, the Denton County courthouse, and the NTSU campus. The narrator introduces the viewer to the processes of registration, moving into dormitories, and attending orientation assembly. Footage includes students on campus and in classrooms, the university library, and the various departments including the college of arts and sciences, business administration, education, industrial arts, home economics, and music. Footage also includes extracurricular and recreational activities such as student organizations, the homecoming parade, sororities and fraternities, the debate team, theater, the yearbook and newspaper, R.O.T.C., athletics, and religious organizations. The film concludes with the various research activities conducted by university faculty and students in the departments of history, sociology, home economics, musicology, business, psychology, chemistry, and nuclear and atomic physics.
Date: 1963
Creator: North Texas State University
System: The UNT Digital Library