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[The Hennen Family Films, No. 6 - The Livermore Rodeo, 1953] captions transcript

[The Hennen Family Films, No. 6 - The Livermore Rodeo, 1953]

This home movie documents the Hennen family attending the Livermore Rodeo in Livermore, California.
Date: June 1953
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 4 - Vacations and Holidays] captions transcript

[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 4 - Vacations and Holidays]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including an Easter meal and Easter egg hunt (00:00 - 08:54), children on a swing set and posing for the camera (08:54 - 09:57), fishing and boating at the Ferndale Club (09:47 - 12:29), Elizabeth's confirmation on April 26, 1953 (12:29-13:24; 32:50 - 35:04), a vacation in Mexico (17:52 - 19:13), rides and exhibits at the State Fair of Texas including a Texas & Pacific Train, Big Tex, and a Ferris Wheel (22:39 - 27:06), the family building a new house (27:06 - 27:35; 30:06 - 32:50), Bruce and Elizabeth swimming at the Brook Hollow Country Club (27:35 - 28:49), the first day of school (28:49 - 29:21), and children dressed in costume for Halloween (32:50 - 35:04). The film concludes with the Stewart family celebrating Christmas with meals and opening presents (35:04 - 45:31).
Date: 1953-04/1953-12
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No.14 - The Doughboys on tour 1953 - 1955] captions transcript

[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No.14 - The Doughboys on tour 1953 - 1955]

This home movie documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour in New Mexico and Texas in 1953 - 1955 and performing for various events including the March of Dimes in Lovington, New Mexico and a labor convention in El Paso, Texas. The film begins with band members boarding the Flagship San Antonio airplane and includes footage of Midway Airport and Carswell Air Force Base (01 min., 08 sec.); Paul Blount, Lefty Perkins, "Big Bill" Lister, Joe Bill, Johnny Hicks, Claude King, Bobby Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. Al Turner, Mr. and Mrs. George McCoy, Carol Hubbard, and Gene Bradley aboard an airplane (01 min., 30 sec.); aerial footage of Sweetwater, Texas (03 min., 03 sec.); arrival and takeoff at an airport in Midland, Texas (03 min., 30 sec.); arrival and interviews at the Lea County Airport in Hobbs, New Mexico (05 min., 17 sec.); actor Johnny "Mack" Brown (05 min., 47 sec.) and singers Tommy and Goldie Hill (06 min., 20 sec.) talking to news reporters; LCD band members and friends (Jim Boyd, Elizabeth Ann Boys, Bob Shelton, Johnny Gimble, Zany Blainy, Carol Hubbard, Paul Blount, Red Kidwell, and Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery) traveling to a labor convention in El Paso, …
Date: 1953/1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Based Helicopter Operations: Precautions captions transcript

Land Based Helicopter Operations: Precautions

United States Navy training film on helicopter maneuvers and safety.
Date: 1953
Creator: United States. Navy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shooting Straight with Tim Holt captions transcript

Shooting Straight with Tim Holt

Film of Tim Holt educating his young friend, Porky, on guns and gun safety. Part two covers sighting techniques, target practice, and techniques for loading a Kentucky Rifle. Includes a brief history of the John James Audobon and the habitate of a variety of birds.
Date: 1953
Creator: National Rifle Association of America (NRA)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wings Over Dexter captions transcript

Wings Over Dexter

A film showing the role of local service airlines in modern transportation.
Date: 1953
Creator: Elwyn, Robert & Beck, Sherman
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heart of the City captions transcript

Heart of the City

This short film briefly examines the impact of a factory on a town and its economy.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shooting Straight with Tim Holt captions transcript

Shooting Straight with Tim Holt

Film of Tim Holt educating his young friend, Porky, on guns and gun safety. Part one covers the history of rifle use by early American settlers, including Buffalo Bill, and displays a matchlock rifle and a Springfield breechloading rifle.
Date: 1953
Creator: National Rifle Association of America (NRA)
System: The UNT Digital Library