[Item 6B: Family home movie footage]

One of 30 items in the series: Alvin Mansfield Owsley Collection, 1904-1972 available on this site.
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A home video of the Owsley Family shot by Alvin Mansfield Owsley and his wife Lucy Ball Owsley of their children playing outdoors. The children can be seen playing toss with a ball, riding a seesaw, sliding down a slide, and playing with one another. Lucy can be seen holding one of her children, likely Thomas. Alvin Clark Owsley is visible at the end of the video.

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1 film (10 min., 19 sec..) : si., b&w, col. ; 16 mm.

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Owsley, Alvin Mansfield [1927,1936].

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A home video of the Owsley Family shot by Alvin Mansfield Owsley and his wife Lucy Ball Owsley of their children playing outdoors. The children can be seen playing toss with a ball, riding a seesaw, sliding down a slide, and playing with one another. Lucy can be seen holding one of her children, likely Thomas. Alvin Clark Owsley is visible at the end of the video.

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1 film (10 min., 19 sec..) : si., b&w, col. ; 16 mm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Alvin Mansfield Owsley Collection (HM.15), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Alvin Mansfield Owsley Collection

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  • [1927,1936]

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  • Aug. 26, 2015, 8:30 p.m.

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  • April 1, 2021, 12:51 p.m.

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Owsley, Alvin Mansfield. [Item 6B: Family home movie footage], video, [1927,1936]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700200/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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