[Heap of Birds]

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Video footage of two men seated in white lawn chairs and having a conversation together. The man on the left is Edgar Heap of Birds. Some of their conversation includes conversing about a national landmark and rock climbers. At the 17:32 mark the video swish-pans to one of the men on a train with his wife and two children. At the 22:30 mark the video swish-pans again to view of cliff sides and mountain ridges from a look-out point with the same family. At the 32:10 mark the video swish-pants again to show two birds eating from a bird feeder. … continued below

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1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (1 hr., 4 min., 23 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

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University of North Texas. Center for Media Production. November 15, 1994.

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  • Main Title: [Heap of Birds]
  • Alternate Title: Heap of Birds family movies

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Video footage of two men seated in white lawn chairs and having a conversation together. The man on the left is Edgar Heap of Birds. Some of their conversation includes conversing about a national landmark and rock climbers. At the 17:32 mark the video swish-pans to one of the men on a train with his wife and two children. At the 22:30 mark the video swish-pans again to view of cliff sides and mountain ridges from a look-out point with the same family. At the 32:10 mark the video swish-pants again to show two birds eating from a bird feeder. At the 36:00 mark the video swish-pans to a form of family gathering. At the 50:00 mark the video pans to pictographs on cavern walls.

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1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (1 hr., 4 min., 23 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

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RF 941115-18 HEAP OF BIRDS HI- 8 TRANSFER, HI- 8 #10 & first of #11

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  • Preferred Citation: Center for Media Production (U0048), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Videos and photos that document people, programs, and events on the University of North Texas campus. Additional materials in tangible format are available for use in the UNT Special Collections Reading Room.

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  • November 15, 1994

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  • June 26, 2024, 2:57 a.m.

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University of North Texas. Center for Media Production. [Heap of Birds], video, November 15, 1994; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2323361/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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