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[Denton County Fair]

Description: This home movie appears to document the 1938 Denton County Fair. The footage includes a horse show, a Boy Scouts exhibit, and various businesses including H.L. Peterson, Allis - Chalmers Tractors, J.L. Myers and Sons Contractors, the Legion Auxiliary, and Aristocrat Ice Cream.
Date: 1938
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds
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[Bank Day]

Description: This home movie documents an unknown event in the city of Denton. It appears that there was a contest to win $300. Seen in the footage are crowds of people on the Denton County Courthouse lawn and businesses of downtown Denton, Texas as well as cars with signage advertising a rodeo in Ponder, Texaco gas, and the Jinx Show Plaza.
Date: 1940
Duration: 5 minutes 10 seconds
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[City Park #2]

Description: This home movie footage features an unidentified park.
Date: 1940~
Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds
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[Easter Egg Hunt]

Description: This home movie includes footage of an Easter celebration and Easter egg hunt. Additional footage appears to show the North Texas State Teachers College campus.
Date: 1940~
Duration: 4 minutes 58 seconds
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1949 Homecoming Parade

Description: Video footage of the 1949 Homecoming Parade for North Texas State College.
Date: 1949~
Duration: 9 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: National Audiovisual Center
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[News Clip: The Texas News

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering news highlights from 1949-1950. This year in review presents excerpts from news stories covered in Texas and across the United States, including airplane crashes, human interest stories, politicians, "Texas Personalities," sports, and the Korean War.
Date: 1949
Duration: 13 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[Day at the Park]

Description: This home movie includes footage of people at a park (Quakertown Park) in Denton, Texas.
Date: 1951~
Duration: 4 minutes 37 seconds
Location: 33.219036 -97.129646
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[News Clip: College prexy]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the inauguration of Dr. John A. Guinn as president of Texas State College for Women in Denton.
Date: May 1, 1951
Duration: 3 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Texas flood]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about severe flooding in Plainview, closing roads and flooding homes.
Date: May 18, 1951
Duration: 2 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Rock jewelry]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a geological jewelry-making program at North Texas State College in Denton, using rocks and semi-precious stones found within Denton County.
Date: June 22, 1951
Duration: 2 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Gossett honored]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about a dinner to honor Congressman Ed Gossett on his retirement in Denton after twelve years of representing Texas' 13th congressional district. The footage features a good portion of Representative Gossett's speech with sound.
Date: August 15, 1951
Duration: 2 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Ladies day]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Old Maid's Day celebration in Denton, Texas. Old Maid's Day is a holiday created by NTSC instructor Dorothy Babb to celebrate so-called "spinsters."
Date: August 16, 1951
Duration: 23 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: NTSC Campus]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 5, 1952
Duration: 38 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: NTSC Installs New President]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 5, 1952
Duration: 31 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Aquatic School For Collegians]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 14, 1952
Duration: 2 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: TSCW Celebrates 50th Anniversary]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 6, 1952
Duration: 1 minute 44 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Citizens Collect Bundles For Korea]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 3, 1952
Duration: 1 minute 37 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Year In Review, 1953-1955]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering news highlights from the years 1953, 1954, and 1955.
Date: 1953/1955
Duration: 27 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Location: 30.274665 -97.740350
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[News Clip: Mammoth bones]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the discovery and excavation of a prehistoric Columbian mammoth skeleton at a ranch near Denton.
Date: February 22, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Car pulled from lake -- it's empty]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a stolen car pulled from Lake Dallas after crashing through a guardrail and plunging into the water. No bodies are found.
Date: February 24, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: ROTC at North Texas]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about ROTC cadets being honored at North Texas State College.
Date: February 27, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 54 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Redbud Festival]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Redbud Festival at Texas State College for Women in Denton where 100 redbud princesses are presented.
Date: March 22, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 09 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Rains Relieve Water Shortage]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about heavy weekend rains providing temporary relief to an ongoing water shortage in Dallas.
Date: April 7, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Train wreck]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a train derailment in southern Denton County, just north of Roanoke.
Date: May 10, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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