[Smith Family Films, No. 19 - Road trips and Family Gatherings] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 19 - Road trips and Family Gatherings]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of a family including a road trip and family gatherings. Footage begins with the family climbing a rock formation at an unidentified desert location, a race car at a rest stop, an outdoor family gathering in a backyard, the family at a lake, and another outdoor family gathering with people playing croquet and posing for the camera and children climbing trees.
Date: 1966?
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 17 - Prison Rodeo] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 17 - Prison Rodeo]

This home documents the daily lives and activities of a family including attendance at a prison rodeo which appears to be at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, Texas (00:00-02:27). Footage from this event includes a man singing and playing a piano, a crowded street outside of the prison, a watch tower and guards, a memorial placard that reads "State Penitentiary C.S.A." and "A memorial to Texans who served the confederacy," Barney Smith purchasing a custom printed "Wanted" poster, a display of art made by inmates, and the beginning of the rodeo with a parade. The film concludes with an outdoor family gathering near a river with food, boating, and hiking.
Date: 1966?
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 7 - Family Life] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 7 - Family Life]

This home movie documents a family's daily lives and activities including boys riding bicycles, mowing a lawn, and shoveling.
Date: 1966?
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 27 - Holidays, Vacations, and Community Events ] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 27 - Holidays, Vacations, and Community Events ]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including Mrs. Stewart playing with their pet dog in the snow, a member of the Stewart family in an equestrian competition, a youth soccer match, a ski vacation in Idaho, a Christmas celebration, a religious event, likely a First Communion or Confirmation, and a youth baseball game. One of the teams playing baseball represents the Park Cities North Dallas YMCA.
Date: 1966/1967
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 28 - John Connally] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 28 - John Connally]

This home movie documents Texas Governor John Connally speaking to a group of people at an unidentified event.
Date: 1966~
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Billy S. Cooper Collection, No. 3 - Texas and Colorado Vacations] captions transcript

[The Billy S. Cooper Collection, No. 3 - Texas and Colorado Vacations]

This home movie documents the Cooper family vacationing in Texas and Colorado. The family goes on La Salle's River Ride at Six Flags Over Texas, feeds deer and observes the Seven Falls in Colorado, and travels to Corpus Christi, Texas.
Date: 1966
Creator: Cooper, Randy & Cooper, Billy S.
System: The Portal to Texas History