[Cochran Family Films, No. 4 - Holidays and Vacations, 1960]

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This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran Family including vacations and holidays. The film begins with the family fishing and boating (00:00-03:44), playing in the snow (03:44-03:52), feeding fish in a pond and riding ponies (03:52-05:55), and a family gathering (05:55-07:27). The family takes a trip to Central Texas with footage of the Texas State Capitol Building in Austin, The Aquarena Submarine Theatre at Aquarena Springs in San Marcos, The Golden Eagle Bar, and the San Marcos Wonder Cave (07:27-13:21). The family then goes on vacation in a coastal location with swimming and boating (13:21-15:21), … continued below

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1 film (29 min., 28 sec.) : si., col. ; standard 8 mm.

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Cochran, Jay 1960.

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  • Main Title: [Cochran Family Films, No. 4 - Holidays and Vacations, 1960]
  • Added Title: Case Label: 3-1, Brotherhood fishing at Whitney, Austin, Big Bend, Xmas 1960

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This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran Family including vacations and holidays. The film begins with the family fishing and boating (00:00-03:44), playing in the snow (03:44-03:52), feeding fish in a pond and riding ponies (03:52-05:55), and a family gathering (05:55-07:27). The family takes a trip to Central Texas with footage of the Texas State Capitol Building in Austin, The Aquarena Submarine Theatre at Aquarena Springs in San Marcos, The Golden Eagle Bar, and the San Marcos Wonder Cave (07:27-13:21). The family then goes on vacation in a coastal location with swimming and boating (13:21-15:21), children celebrate a birthday and ride amusement park rides at a small carnival (15:22-17:10), play in the snow (17:10-18:57), and poses in their Easter clothing (18:57-19:11). The family then goes on vacation with footage of the children riding a horse-drawn carriage and a donkey at the Alamo Village in Bracketville, a trip to a Mexico border town, the Rio Grande River, ruins, and desert landscape (19:11-25:29). The film concludes with the Cochran family celebrating Christmas (25:29-29:28).

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1 film (29 min., 28 sec.) : si., col. ; standard 8 mm.

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Spotlight on North Texas

Digitized materials from "Spotlight on North Texas," a community history and regional media preservation project, include home movies, television news footage, and photographs that document activities in the state of Texas and beyond. This project was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage grant program.

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  • 1960

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  • April 12, 2018, 7:42 p.m.

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  • 30.27418, -97.740522
  • 29.894139, -97.929697
  • 29.877839, -97.956647

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Cochran, Jay. [Cochran Family Films, No. 4 - Holidays and Vacations, 1960], video, 1960; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc942600/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Media Library.

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