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[ Riley Family Films, No. 3 - Vacations and Birthdays]

Description: This home documents the daily lives and activities of the Sam Riley family including birthdays and vacations. The film begins with footage of a man gardening while another poses for the camera and smokes a pipe (00:00-01:10) followed by footage of the Galveston sea wall (01:10-01:31). Young Helen Riley plays outdoors with an umbrella (01:31-02:29), rides a train--possibly the Texas Eagle--with her family (02:29-03:05), celebrates her birthday (03:05-05:11), and rides a pony (05:11-05:34).
Date: 1952?
Duration: 5 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Riley, Sam
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Hill Family Films, No. 6 - Vacation in Galveston]

Description: This home movie documents the Roy E. Hill family vacationing in Galveston and at Lake Texoma in the summer of 1956. The road trip begins with title cards that read "R.E. Hill Presents," "1956," "Filmed and Edited by Roy E. Hill," and "Helen, Art, and Bonita." This first segment begins with footage shot from their moving car as they pass through Houston and Texas City on their way to Galveston. Footage includes the Texas Heroes Monument, exteriors of homes, boats on the water, businesses includi… more
Date: July 1956
Duration: 17 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Hill, Roy E.
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Tincher Family Collection, No. 5 - Music Festivals and Travel]

Description: This home movie documents John Tincher and friends traveling, attending music festivals, making short-films, and spending time in Dallas. The film begins with Tincher and friends traveling to Indiana and Missouri, with footage of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Gateway Arch, and an American Airlines airplane. The film continues with the friends at a home near Tyler Street in Dallas, Texas with fast motion photography and footage of KRLD buses (2 min., 36 sec). the film continues with the … more
Date: 1969-10-15/1970
Duration: 32 minutes 20 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Anderson Family Collection, No. 4 - Weddings and Vacations]

Description: This home movie documents the Anderson family attending weddings and vacationing in Texas. The film begins with the wedding of Bill and Sue Willits and family decorating their honeymoon car. The film continues with the rehearsal dinner and wedding of another couple and their departure for their honeymoon (6 min., 19 sec.). This couple swims on their honeymoon (9 min., 57 sec.), tours the Johnson Space Center (10 min., 36 sec.), swims in the ocean (13 min 38 sec.), watches seals and dolphins per… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Anderson, James
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Cochran Family Films, No. 10 - Holidays and Community Events]

Description: This home movie compilation reel documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including milestones celebrated with their first child Dennis Cochran and family vacations. The film includes footage of Dennis' second birthday party, Dennis in a bucket and playing with a puppy, family posing for the camera, tornado damage (possibly in South Carolina) including overturned cars and a mattress hanging from a telephone pole, playing in snow, family vacations in Galveston, taking of… more
Date: 195X
Duration: 31 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Cochran, Jay
Partner: UNT Media Library
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