This silent film, which includes intertitles, documents the activities of librarians, educators, and students using the library at Devonian Elementary School in Andrews, Texas.

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Sam Riley family including an outdoor family gathering (00:00-01:49), Easter egg hunting (01:49-03:53), men and women gathered at an unidentified train station for the 1952 convention of the Southland Life Insurance Company of Dallas, Texas (03:53-05:52), and another Easter celebration (05:52-09:32).

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of Peter Pauls Stewart and Elizabeth May Exall Stewart with their oldest daughter Elizabeth Stewart Wally in Dallas, Texas. The footage begins with Elizabeth as a baby with her mother and father and includes a title card which reads " Dallas June 1946 (04:16). The film ends with Elizabeth celebrating her third birthday in 1946 (10:18). Also included in the film is footage of two unidentified women standing in front of a home on Hurst Street (03:40-04:16).

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Nelson family and includes footage of children playing, family members posing for the camera, and a young child playing in the snow.

This short film documents scenes at the Midway of the 1970 State Fair of Texas including carnival games and food vendors.

This home movie documents the Manor Downs Chili Cook Off. Footage includes a stick pony race, "The Louisiana Chili Team," women and children dancing in Native American costumes, Billy Bob Oafley's Human Juke Box, the Rooster Poot Wranglers Chili Club of Fort Spunky, Texas, "The Original Texas Chicken Ranch," and the "Piedras Negras Municipal Jail."

This home movie documents a family's daily lives and activities including their annual attendance of Camp Fire summer camp at Camp Val Verde in Waco, Texas. Footage includes people riding in a jeep, women in white uniforms raising an American flag, children doing art projects and playing tennis, a woman in a Texas Aggies shirt, women purchasing goods from a store, adult women costumed in sombreros and fake mustaches, and people swimming and fishing.

This home movie footage documents the daily lives and activities of the Hennen family and includes footage of a track and field meet, family members posing with an unidentified government building, an outdoor family gathering, and what appears to be the Tyler, Texas Rose Garden.

This home movie documents the Hennen family attending track and field events for the Justin F. Kimball High School in Dallas, Texas and snow or ice-covered landscape.

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill Family including birthdays, holidays, and vacations. Footage includes Pam helping her brother Steve McNeill celebrating Steve’s first birthday (00:00-01:06). The McNeill family then celebrates Christmas 1959 (01:06-07:45). James H. Cothran, who was hired to visit the McNeill home as Santa Claus, entertains Virginia and Steve (02:09) and the family opens presents at Virginia’s aunt Essie Ball’s home at 1813 West Hickory Street in Denton. Children, including Pam, ride an electric train in the backyard of the McNeill home on Fulton Street in Denton (07:52-09:54). Pam and Steve pose in their homemade Easter outfits (10:06-11:04). They pose for the camera in their clown and ghost costumes for Halloween (10:06-11:04). The family celebrates Steve’s second birthday in November 1960 (11:30-12:08). At a Christmas celebration, Dennis, Steve McNeill, and Ted McNeill pose as cowboys with candy cigarettes and the family eats Christmas dinner (12:08-14:59). Children including Steve and Pam play with puppies and ride bicycles in front of their home on Fulton Street (14:59-16:31) and Steve celebrates his third birthday in November 1961 with a Halloween-themed birthday party (16:31-18:30). The McNeills travel to San Antonio to visit Virginia’s brother Jack Ball. …

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.

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).

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.

This home movie documents a high school football game between the Pilot Point Bearcats and Tom Bean High School. Tom Bean is the home team. The last shot of the score board and the label on the case indicate that Pilot Point won the game 49 to 12.

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of Peter Pauls Stewart and Elizabeth May Exall Stewart with their oldest daughter Elizabeth Stewart Wally in Dallas, Texas. Because of damage to the film, only this brief excerpt was able to be digitized. Footage includes Peter and Elizabeth and unidentified family members posing with young Elizabeth on the hood of a car and also in front of an unidentified home.

This home movie documents the Fisher family's vacation to Corpus Christi. Footage of a swimming pool, ocean, and skyline are underexposed.

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including holidays, parades, road trips, and family vacations. The film begins with the family on Christmas morning (0:00-03:49) and a Christmas parade featuring floats related to nursery rhymes and fairy tales, drill teams, a beauty queen, and KRLD-TV Channel 4 television personality and star of "Party Time" Officer Friendly and his puppet Jimmy the Duck (03:49-06:54). The family then poses in front of a house (06:54-10:07) and children play in the snow (10:07-11:18). The family goes on a road trip to the desert including footage of the McDonald Observatory and Summit of Mount Locke, a roadside hotel, riding on an aerial tramway (possibly the Sandia Peak Tramway) with a view of the Million Dollar Museum, and a ride on the Sad Monkey Railroad in Palo Duro State Park (11:18-16:07). The family goes swimming and attends a child's birthday party (16:07-18:46), goes on a boat ride and fishes at a boat house (18:46-20:16), the Cochran children pose in their Easter clothes (20:16-21:00), and the family goes boating and swimming (21:01-22:58). The film ends with the Cochran family, including Cheryl and David, at the grand opening of the Six …

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including vacations, holidays, and community events. The film begins with the family fishing and boating on Possum Kingdom Lake (00:00-03:06), Cheryl (Cherry) Cochran celebrating her first birthday (03:06-07:38), fishing on what may be Black Lake in Louisiana (07:38-08:00), Cheryl (Cherry) celebrating her second birthday with her family and a kitten (08:00-11:32), and Christmas with the Cochran family (11:32-15:27). Footage also includes Cheryl (Cherry) and brother Dennis playing outdoors(15:27-18:53), a family gathering (18:53-19:22) Cheryl and Dennis playing in the snow (19:22-21:18), a hot air balloon (21:18-22:17), a family gathering at a park (23:15-24:33), and Cheryl and Dennis playing in a sprinkler (24:33-25:27). The family attends the Dallas Christmas Parade and participants include Herb Shriner, Christmas floats, a man in a 1903 Oldsmobile with a sign that partially reads "Patty Ann Gerrity," nursery rhyme or storybook themed floats, and a drill team (25:27-26:58). The film concludes with a Christmas (26:58-30:14) celebration and Dennis Cochran's birthday in 1958 (30:14-30:56).

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill Family including birthdays, holidays, and family gatherings. The film begins with Virginia, Pam, and Charlie at Charlie’s aunt Grace McNeill Robertson’s home in Floydada, Texas for a family reunion celebrating Charlie’s grandmother Luann “Honey” Honea. They escort Charlie’s cousin Barbara Ann to a bus station (00:00:42). Virginia and Pam play in front of a fountain in Grace’s yard and four generations of McNeills--Luann Honea, F.C. McNeill, Charlie, and Pam--pose for the camera (00:42-01:00). Family attending the reunion file past the camera (01:01) and Grace waters her garden (01:58), Virginia and Pam practice walking (02:03), and a group of men gather around a car (02:50). The film continues with Pam McNeill celebrating her first birthday in July 1957 (04:06-05:03) and playing at home with her mother (05:03-07:02). Virginia introduces Pam to farm animals including a donkey, pigs, and horses, and F.C. and Gladys McNeill’s home on Mission Street in Denton (07:02-08:04). The film continues with the McNeill family celebrating Christmas 1957 (08:04-14:37) and children and family members gathered outdoors (14:37-16:04). The McNeills bring newborn baby Steve home from the hospital in November 1958 (16:04-20:06) followed by footage of the …

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.

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including holidays, birthdays, and vacations during the period of 1956 through 1957. The footage begins with a trip to Disneyland (00:00-02:03) followed by Washington, D.C. (02:03-11:59). In Washington, D.C., the family watches a military parade led by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon. The parade includes footage of the MIM-3 Nike Ajax (06:01), Martin MGM Matador (06:39), Hughes AIM-4 Falcon (06:43), the Lockheed Starfighter (06;47), tanks (09:37), and the PGM-11 Redstone Missile (09:49). Back at home in Dallas, the family celebrates Easter (11:59-13:59), Thanksgiving (15:59-21:50), and Christmas (21:50-23:49). Also included is aerial footage, shot from a Helix helicopter that includes road construction (23:49-24:48) and underexposed night aerial footage (23:49-25:36). Community input suggests that this aerial footage shows the construction of the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike (now I-30) as the helicopter flies into downtown Fort Worth. Community input also suggests that the helicopter lands on a helipad near the Texas and Pacific (T&P) Station and the Williamson-Dickie Company building close to the intersection of Vickery Boulevard and Jennings Avenue. Additional footage at home includes Elizabeth and her brother (25:36-25:47), Christmas (25:47-27:45), Elizabeth’s third birthday …

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including holidays and community events. The film begins with an Easter celebration including hunting eggs and rides at a small carnival (00:00-01:20) and the family picnicking at a lake and children swimming in a small pool (01:20-03:52). The family then observes a December 1959 parade celebrating the opening of the Stemmons Freeway in Dallas. The parade includes marching bands and drill teams, actress Yvonne de Carlo, KRLD-TV's "The Sky King," children in Native American costume, clowns, antique cars, a military tank, the Dallas Sheriff's Posse, and a float with a large Interstate 35 (I-35) sign (03:52-07:23). The family then views an outdoor Christmas exhibit (7:23-7:47) and celebrates Christmas (07:47-15:39). The Cochran children receive jumpsuits advertising their father's business which read "Plumbing by Jay."

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.

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 …