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[The Keith Family Films, No. 12 - Christmas Celebration] captions transcript

[The Keith Family Films, No. 12 - Christmas Celebration]

This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a Christmas celebration with people opening presents.
Date: December 25, 1975
Creator: Keith, George
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Hennen Family Films, No. 25 - Christmas 1977] captions transcript

[The Hennen Family Films, No. 25 - Christmas 1977]

This home movie documents the activities and daily lives of the Hennen family. The footage is underexposed and other than a fire there are few clear images. The case indicates this footage takes place in Evergreen, Colorado during the 1977 Christmas holiday.
Date: 1977
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 14- Family Life] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 14- Family Life]

This home movie documents a family's daily lives and activities including a bird in a tree and footage of a family gathered outdoors with cars in a driveway and a driveway covered in boxes.
Date: 1973
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 26 - Road Trip] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 26 - Road Trip]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of a family including a trip to sand dunes,a stop at a gas station for a block of ice, feeding a squirrel or chipmunk, and posing with and cleaning fish.
Date: 1973
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Keith Family Films, No. 4 - Christmas 1970] captions transcript

[The Keith Family Films, No. 4 - Christmas 1970]

This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a Christmas celebration with two young daughters. Footage includes children opening and playing with presents and mom showing off her new sewing machine. Mom and the children practice blowing kisses at the camera.
Date: December 25, 1970
Creator: Keith, George
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Hennen Family Films, No. 15 - At Home with the Hennen Family] captions transcript

[The Hennen Family Films, No. 15 - At Home with the Hennen Family]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Hennen family and includes footage of family playing with a small child outdoors. Footage includes cows, a dog, the child riding a tractor, and the child on a trampoline.
Date: 1978?
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Keith Family Films, No. 15 - Christmas 1976] captions transcript

[The Keith Family Films, No. 15 - Christmas 1976]

This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a Christmas celebration with people opening presents.
Date: December 25, 1976
Creator: Keith, George
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - 1970 State Fair of Texas Midway] captions transcript

[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - 1970 State Fair of Texas Midway]

This short film documents scenes at the Midway of the 1970 State Fair of Texas including carnival games and food vendors.
Date: October 1970
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sammonds Family Films, No. 2- At Home with the Sammonds Family] captions transcript

[Sammonds Family Films, No. 2- At Home with the Sammonds Family]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Sammonds family including the early years of their small children. Footage includes children learning to walk, indoor and outdoor family gatherings, and a vacation with skiing and sledding.
Date: 1976?
Creator: Sammonds, Ron, Jr.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Hennen Family Films, No. 17 - A Trip to the Zoo] captions transcript

[The Hennen Family Films, No. 17 - A Trip to the Zoo]

This home movie documents the Hennen family visiting the zoo with a small child.
Date: 1978
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Keith Family Films, No. 9 - Christmas 1974] captions transcript

[The Keith Family Films, No. 9 - Christmas 1974]

This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a Christmas celebration with two young daughters. Footage includes family members opening presents.
Date: December 25, 1974
Creator: Keith, George
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ray Family Films, No. 2 - Christmas 1978] captions transcript

[Ray Family Films, No. 2 - Christmas 1978]

This home movie documents the Ray family celebrating Christmas.
Date: December 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 11 - Lee's Graduation, Colorado Vacation] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 11 - Lee's Graduation, Colorado Vacation]

This home movie documents a family's daily lives and activities including Lee posing with family in a graduation gown, a flower garden, and family hiking.
Date: 1972
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The John Covington Family Films, No. 5 - The Science Center of Pinellas, Florida] captions transcript

[The John Covington Family Films, No. 5 - The Science Center of Pinellas, Florida]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Covington family including school children from Pinellas Central Elementary School visiting the Science Center of Pinellas, Florida. Footage includes the children exploring nature, birds in flight, ducks swimming, people standing around a large tree, and children feeding geese.
Date: 1979-01?
Creator: Covington, John
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Burgess Family Films, No. 2 -  Playing in the Snow] captions transcript

[The Burgess Family Films, No. 2 - Playing in the Snow]

This home movie documents a small child and woman playing in the snow as well as scenes shot indoors. Much of the interior footage is under-exposed and image is difficult to see.
Date: 1971?
Creator: Burgess
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Home Movie: Decatur High School Girls Basketball Game, Reel 2 of 2] captions transcript

[Home Movie: Decatur High School Girls Basketball Game, Reel 2 of 2]

This home movie documents a basketball game between the Decatur High School girls basketball team and an unknown opponent. This is the second of 2 reels documenting this game. This film was purchased from an antique store in Decatur, Texas.
Date: January 23, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Keith Family Films, No. 18 - Christmas 1977] captions transcript

[The Keith Family Films, No. 18 - Christmas 1977]

This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a Christmas celebration. Footage includes children looking in their stockings and opening presents under the tree.
Date: December 25, 1977
Creator: Keith, George
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 16 - North Texas State University Marching Band at Texas Stadium] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 16 - North Texas State University Marching Band at Texas Stadium]

This home documents the daily lives and activities of a family including footage of trees with autumn leaves and a sunset (00:00-02:45) and a member of the family dressed in a North Texas State University marching band uniform getting into a truck and then performing at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas (02:45-03:32). The film concludes with footage of a bird, a sunset, and cats (03:32-04:23).
Date: 1971-09/1971-12
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Hennen Family Films, No. 13 - At Home with the Hennen Family] captions transcript

[The Hennen Family Films, No. 13 - At Home with the Hennen Family]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Hennen family. Footage includes a family gathered and socializing in a front yard and playing with a small child.
Date: 1977?
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Burgess Family Films, No. 1 - A Birthday Celebration] captions transcript

[The Burgess Family Films, No. 1 - A Birthday Celebration]

This home movie documents a birthday celebration. Much of the footage is under-exposed.
Date: 1972?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Outtakes from "Sunset on Film"] captions transcript

[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Outtakes from "Sunset on Film"]

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.
Date: 1970
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The John Covington Family Films, No. 10 - Tejas Girl Scout Brownies Participate in a Parade] captions transcript

[The John Covington Family Films, No. 10 - Tejas Girl Scout Brownies Participate in a Parade]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Covington family including Carmen participating in a neighborhood parade with the Tejas Girl Scout Brownies Troop 1482. Footage includes Carmen and other young girls riding in the back of a truck, participants on Pearl Street, Judge Coker in an antique car, a military tank, signs for businesses B.E. Parker and Mr. Tax, and Carmen posing for the camera with her mother.
Date: 1978
Creator: Covington, John
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Smith Family Films, No. 24 - Camping and Flooding in Denton, Texas] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 24 - Camping and Flooding in Denton, Texas]

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).
Date: 1972
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The John Covington Family Films, No. 1 - At Home with the Covington Family] captions transcript

[The John Covington Family Films, No. 1 - At Home with the Covington Family]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Covington family including young Carmen riding her tricycle in the backyard, eating fruit, and riding a stick pony under her mother's supervision.
Date: March 1978
Creator: Covington, John
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History