[Hill Family Films, No. 5 - Hill Family Road Trip]

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This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Roy E. Hill family including a boating trip and family vacation.The film begins with a family trip to a lake with boating, fishing, water skiing, swimming, and picnicking (00:00-05:58). Footage of the family vacation is introduced with a title card featuring a sketch of tableware with the words "Meal Time" (06:18) and begins with footage of "Roadside Park" and US 180 signs, the family eating at a roadside rest stop, and road signs indicating the Hill's had crossed the boarder into New Mexico. In New Mexico, Gary shakes the ... continued below

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1 film (16 min., 57 sec.) : si., col. ; standard 8 mm.

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Hill, Roy E. 195u.

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  • Main Title: [Hill Family Films, No. 5 - Hill Family Road Trip]
  • Added Title: #7 Boating (July 2, 1955)

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This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Roy E. Hill family including a boating trip and family vacation.The film begins with a family trip to a lake with boating, fishing, water skiing, swimming, and picnicking (00:00-05:58). Footage of the family vacation is introduced with a title card featuring a sketch of tableware with the words "Meal Time" (06:18) and begins with footage of "Roadside Park" and US 180 signs, the family eating at a roadside rest stop, and road signs indicating the Hill's had crossed the boarder into New Mexico. In New Mexico, Gary shakes the hand of a Native American performing for tourists at the Apache Canyon Trading Post (07:04-07:21) followed by a shot of a sign advertising "White's City" (07:21). There is then a title card, "Carlsbad Cavern" (07:22) followed by footage of the family at the entrance to the caverns and desert landscape (07:22-08:45). There are title cards "Guadalupe Peak El. 8751" (08:45) and "Highest Point in Texas" (08:47) followed by footage of the family at a scenic overlook (08:47-09:40) and then visiting family or friends (09:40-11:29). Joann and Gary Owen pose in front of a sign that reads "Elev. 4222" at a scenic overlook (11:29-12:33) and the family walks through an unidentified city, likely El Paso, where a car advertises "Seaney's Flowers" on 414 N. Mesa. The family and friends swim and sunbathe at "The Westerner Motel" (13:48-15:52) and the film concludes with footage shot from their moving car.

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1 film (16 min., 57 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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  • 195u

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  • April 12, 2018, 5:46 p.m.

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  • 32.175502, -104.363505
  • 32.175463, -104.444233

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Hill, Roy E. [Hill Family Films, No. 5 - Hill Family Road Trip], video, 195u; (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc942760/: accessed September 20, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Media Library.