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[The Fisher Family Collection, No. 17 - Hunting in Colorado and Celebrating Christmas]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Fisher family including a Colorado hunting trip and Christmas celebration. A young girl, dressed as a cowgirl in front of the Christmas tree, draws her toy gun on the cameraman (02:17) and the family opens presents.
Date: 1962-10/1962-12
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Fisher, Jerald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Riley Family Films, No. 18 - Family Gatherings and Holidays]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Sam Riley family including an outdoor family gathering (00:00-01:49), Easter egg hunting (01:49-03:53), men and women gathered at an unidentified train station for the 1952 convention of the Southland Life Insurance Company of Dallas, Texas (03:53-05:52), and another Easter celebration (05:52-09:32).
Date: 195X
Duration: 9 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Riley, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Hennen Family Films, No. 25 - Christmas 1977]

Description: This home movie documents the activities and daily lives of the Hennen family. The footage is underexposed and other than a fire there are few clear images. The case indicates this footage takes place in Evergreen, Colorado during the 1977 Christmas holiday.
Date: 1977
Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Keith Family Films, No. 4 - Christmas 1970]

Description: This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a Christmas celebration with two young daughters. Footage includes children opening and playing with presents and mom showing off her new sewing machine. Mom and the children practice blowing kisses at the camera.
Date: December 25, 1970
Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Keith, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[McNeill Family Films, No. 6 - Holidays and Family Gatherings, 1985-1986]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill Family including a family gathering (00:00-04:40), a Christmas celebration (04:40-13:48), a Hugga Bunch themed birthday party for Brandy (13:48-18:15), Easter with Brandy and Justin (18:15-22:47), and Justin's first birthday on April 27, 1986 (22:47-36:42).
Date: 1985/1986-04-27
Duration: 36 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: McNeill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Hill Family Films, No. 1 - Life With the Hill Family, 1954-1955]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Roy E. Hill family during December 1954 through March 1955. A title card introduces the film as "filmed an edited by Roy E. Hill." The film begins with footage of the Hill family at home during December 1954 including Mrs. Hill doing dishes, Roy Hill with the family cat, and the family eating dinner. A title card reads "The Henry's" (02:05) and is followed by footage of a group of people with a baby and children roller skating, fly… more
Date: 1954-12/1955-03
Duration: 15 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Hill, Roy E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Riley Family Films, No. 9 - Birthdays and Holidays, 1955]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Sam Riley family including the first birthday of the Riley family's youngest daughter with Helen helping her blow out the candles and eat the cake (00:00-02:34), children playing outdoors and posing for the camera (02:34-06:23), and a Christmas celebration with footage of the tree and Christmas toys and family posing with cards and gifts.
Date: 1955
Duration: 8 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Riley, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 8 - Holidays and Community Events]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family from December 1956 through late 1957 and includes their participation in holidays and community events. The film begins with the family celebrating Christmas Day 1956 (00:00-01:46) followed by footage of men bailing hay on Ford tractors (01:46-04:11), and picking up a young woman at a train station (04:11-04:26). The family then takes a trip to the 1957 State Fair of Texas in Dallas where they board a Tex… more
Date: 1956-12-25/1957-10
Duration: 11 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.777461 -96.758909
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Hennen Family Films, No. 28 - Las Vegas Vacation and Easter]

Description: This home movie documents the activities and daily lives of the Hennen family with footage of an unidentified dam and body of water (00:00-01:11), a drive through Las Vegas during Christmas with signs for the Golden Nugget casino and Pioneer Club (01:11-02:00), peacocks in a park (02:00-02:13), and hunting Easter eggs (02:13-04:26).
Date: 195X
Duration: 4 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 36.170165 -115.144803
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[McNeill Family Films, No. 10 - Holidays and Birthdays with Brandy, 1983-1984]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill family with a focus on young Brandy. The film includes a Christmas celebration (00:00-08:40), Brandy's Pink Panther themed second birthday (08:40-12:54), and Easter 1984 12:54-17:21).
Date: 1983/1984
Duration: 17 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: McNeill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[McNeill Family Films, No. 2 - Holidays and Vacations]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill Family including birthdays, holidays, and vacations. Footage includes Pam helping her brother Steve McNeill celebrating Steve’s first birthday (00:00-01:06). The McNeill family then celebrates Christmas 1959 (01:06-07:45). James H. Cothran, who was hired to visit the McNeill home as Santa Claus, entertains Virginia and Steve (02:09) and the family opens presents at Virginia’s aunt Essie Ball’s home at 1813 West Hickory Stre… more
Date: 1959-11/1961
Duration: 28 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: McNeill, Virginia & McNeill, Charlie Wayne
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 33.214649 -97.152449
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Hill Family Films, No. 12 - Life with the Hill Family]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Roy E. Hill family including a trip to Disneyland (00:00-04:11) in California, family gatherings, a model rocket launch, a snow-covered neighborhood (06:20-07:43), a Christmas celebration (07:43-11:42), driving into Dallas for an unknown event (11:42-12:18), a child dressed in a sombrero and fake nose and mustache (12:18-13:48), a Native American performance (13:48-13:53), children at home riding bicycles and flying model planes (1… more
Date: 195X
Duration: 20 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Hill, Roy E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.776664 -96.796988
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Cochran Family Films, No. 7 - Holidays and Vacations, 1965-1972]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including family vacations and holidays. The film begins with a vacation in Hot Springs, Arkansas, a ride on the Lake Hamilton Sky Ride, a plane ride above Arkansas, swimming in a hotel pool, stopping at scenic points and overlooks, horses, and riding in go-carts (00:00-15:38). The family celebrates Christmas (15:38-17:34) followed by footage of young girls outdoors carrying bouquets of flowers and a horse (17:35-18:… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 30 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Cochran, Jay
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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Light a Flame of Thanksgiving

Description: Through the use of drawings, still images, and moving images, this film discusses the evolution of the Thanksgiving holiday as a tradition of acts of gratitude for life. The film traces the tradition of acts of gratitude back to Native Americans and takes a religious perspective. The film closes with footage of people visiting Thanksgiving Square in Dallas.
Date: unknown
Duration: 17 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: National Thanksgiving Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.782665 -96.798534
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Keith Family Films, No. 18 - Christmas 1977]

Description: This home movie documents the Keith family's daily lives and activities including a Christmas celebration. Footage includes children looking in their stockings and opening presents under the tree.
Date: December 25, 1977
Duration: 3 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Keith, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Hennen Family Films, No. 22 - Track and Field]

Description: This home movie documents the activities and daily lives of the Hennen family including a track and field event. Footage includes a Mountain View Union High School District bus and a woman displaying a shirt that reads "Clayton Valley" (00:00-02:00). Also included is footage of a Christmas celebration with a baby being pulled around the neighborhood in a wagon, a home decorated for Christmas, and children playing football.
Date: 1959
Duration: 4 minutes 01 second
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 10 - Birthdays and Holidays]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including holidays and birthdays. The film begins with Elizabeth Stewart's sixth birthday party (00:00-01:41) and includes footage of the family swimming and playing outdoors (01:41-03:34), a birthday party with carnival and pony rides (03:34-05:11), a wedding reception (07:13-08:18), and a Christmas celebration (08:18-13:58). The Christmas footage begins with each of the Stewart children--David, Margare… more
Date: 1957~
Duration: 13 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Media Library
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