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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
Object Type: Video
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)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mightier Than the Sword captions transcript

Mightier Than the Sword

This film considers the power and appeal of magazines both as sources of entertainment and as educational materials.
Date: 1954
Creator: Princeton Film Center, Inc.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
221 captions transcript

221

Film overview of the history and services offered by the American Kennel Club.
Date: 1953
Creator: Elwyn, Robert; Knox, Gordon; Beck, Sherman & Kannon, John
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The ABC's of Decorating Your Home captions transcript

The ABC's of Decorating Your Home

Film from Better Homes and Gardens on tips for redecorating the home, including information on color selection, furniture arrangement and window dressings.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
An American Museum captions transcript

An American Museum

A film about the City Art Museum of Saint Louis. It includes information on the roles of museum staff, including the duties of the curator. The film provides examples of how artifacts are examined for authenticity, techniques for display and information on traveling exhibits.
Date: 1954
Creator: Guggenheim, Charles & Torno, Laurant
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arresting Engine: Mark 7, Mod 1 captions transcript

Arresting Engine: Mark 7, Mod 1

United States Navy training film on engine maintenance.
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Navy.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Old Man In A Hurry captions transcript

Old Man In A Hurry

This film tells the story of Bion Shively, the oldest man to win the Hambletonian Trotting Classic.
Date: 1956
Creator: Wishengrad, Morton; Carmer, Carl; Hammid, Alexander; Farmer, Tom & Knox, Gordon
Object Type: Video
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
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Your Fair Share captions transcript

Your Fair Share

This film represents an appeal for donations to the Newark, N.J. area Community Service Association. Presents the stories of individuals with health or social problems who need assistance and then suggests community programs that could help.
Date: 1956
Creator: Carey, Macdonald; Rodakiewicz, Henwar & Turner, Howard
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Americans at Home: Treasure for your Table captions transcript

Americans at Home: Treasure for your Table

Film about the history of craftsman housewares in America, such as crystal ware, fine china, and sterling silver.
Date: 1956
Creator: Knox, Gordon; Oser, Jean & Turner, Howard
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greyhound Bus Driver captions transcript

Greyhound Bus Driver

This short film depicts interviews of Greyhound Bus driver applicants. Both favorable and not-so-favorable qualities in applicants are discussed.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
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
Object Type: Video
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)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Way of Gravure captions transcript

A New Way of Gravure

In this film, American Artist Stanley William Hayter describes his technique of engraving on copper from the first rough sketches on paper through pulling the final print.
Date: 1950
Creator: Paley, Jess
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scenes in Fort Worth captions transcript

Scenes in Fort Worth

This silent film is a compilation of a number of different scenes and appears to be news footage from an unknown news agency. In the first scene a man interviews a family in their kitchen, a small child eats while seated on the counter, and a group of young people are gathered next to what appears to be a police car or ambulance. In the second scene, men and women dressed in western or cowboy attire eat breakfast at an unknown event in Fort Worth. The story includes a close up of bacon frying, an unidentified man on horseback, a man in a police uniform being led into a jail in what appears to be a joke, a parade of men on horseback with a sign for Seymour's White Front Store in the background, and a close up of a man drinking a cup of coffee. In the third scene, the Moslah Shrine Chanters are seen at a train station and boarding a train. In the fourth, a man demonstrates the use of a piece of equipment for another man which appears to be a FCDA CD-V700 radiation survey meter or radiation detector. The fifth and final scene is preceded …
Date: 1957~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Devonian Elementary School Library: An Experiment in Quarters and Organization captions transcript

The Devonian Elementary School Library: An Experiment in Quarters and Organization

This silent film, which includes intertitles, documents the activities of librarians, educators, and students using the library at Devonian Elementary School in Andrews, Texas.
Date: 1959
Creator: The Andrews Public Schools
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[The Fisher Family Collection, No. 8 - Cheryl's Birthday and Hunting in Colorado] captions transcript

[The Fisher Family Collection, No. 8 - Cheryl's Birthday and Hunting in Colorado]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Fisher family including Cheryl’s birthday and a trip to Colorado. Footage of the Colorado landscape is largely underexposed.
Date: October 1959
Creator: Fisher, Jerald
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Hennen Family Films, No. 10 - At Home with the Hennen Family] captions transcript

[The Hennen Family Films, No. 10 - At Home with the Hennen Family]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Hennen family. Footage includes a man pulling a tree out of the ground, a family riding a ferry and viewing a beach from a scenic overlook, a child dressed like a cowboy playing with bunnies, and someone packing the trunk of a car.
Date: 1955?
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Nelson Family Films, No. 1 - A Family Gathering] captions transcript

[Nelson Family Films, No. 1 - A Family Gathering]

This home movie documents a small child playing outdoors, underexposed footage of an indoor gathering, and people getting into and out of automobiles.
Date: 1954?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Fisher Family Collection, No. 1 - Baby's First Birthday] captions transcript

[The Fisher Family Collection, No. 1 - Baby's First Birthday]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Fisher family including a baby's first birthday.
Date: August 8, 1958
Creator: Fisher, Jerald
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Fisher Family Collection, No. 7 - The Fisher Family in Mexico, Part 1] captions transcript

[The Fisher Family Collection, No. 7 - The Fisher Family in Mexico, Part 1]

This home movie documents the Fisher family's vacation to Mexico. The majority of the footage is under-exposed. Shots include aerial footage taken from an airplane, the family arriving at an airport, and shots of an unidentified city, possibly Mexico City, with an F.W. Woolworth building.
Date: July 14, 1959
Creator: Fisher, Jerald
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Riley Family Films, No. 8 - Holidays and Vacations, 1955] captions transcript

[Riley Family Films, No. 8 - Holidays and Vacations, 1955]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Sam Riley familyincluding the Riley children celebrating their birthdays (00:00-02:04, 06:18-08:25, 08:25-10:32), children playing outdoors on a large swing set 02:04-05:26), homes under construction (05:26-06:18), a gathering with family playing croquet and children on a swing set (10:32-12:24), and children on the beach playing in the ocean (12:24-14:33).
Date: 1955
Creator: Riley, Sam
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hill Family Films, No. 1 - Life With the Hill Family, 1954-1955] captions transcript

[Hill Family Films, No. 1 - Life With the Hill Family, 1954-1955]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Roy E. Hill family during December 1954 through March 1955. A title card introduces the film as "filmed an edited by Roy E. Hill." The film begins with footage of the Hill family at home during December 1954 including Mrs. Hill doing dishes, Roy Hill with the family cat, and the family eating dinner. A title card reads "The Henry's" (02:05) and is followed by footage of a group of people with a baby and children roller skating, flying a kite, and flying a model airplane in a front yard. The film then shows a family in a home decorated for the Christmas holiday. Family members pose for the camera and Mrs. Hill combs her hair in front of a mirror. The title card "X-Mas Morning 1954" (06:33) is followed by footage of presents in front of a Christmas tree and family opening gifts. The title card "New Years at the Walker's 1955" (10:23) is followed by footage of people dancing, drinking and socializing on New Year's Eve. The card "Filmed and Edited by Roy E. Hill 1955" (12:08) is followed by footage of a model train set and …
Date: 1954-12/1955-03
Creator: Hill, Roy E.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History