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[Hill Family Films, No. 6 - Vacation in Galveston]

Description: This home movie documents the Roy E. Hill family vacationing in Galveston and at Lake Texoma in the summer of 1956. The road trip begins with title cards that read "R.E. Hill Presents," "1956," "Filmed and Edited by Roy E. Hill," and "Helen, Art, and Bonita." This first segment begins with footage shot from their moving car as they pass through Houston and Texas City on their way to Galveston. Footage includes the Texas Heroes Monument, exteriors of homes, boats on the water, businesses includi… more
Date: July 1956
Duration: 17 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Hill, Roy E.
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[ Riley Family Films, No. 3 - Vacations and Birthdays]

Description: This home documents the daily lives and activities of the Sam Riley family including birthdays and vacations. The film begins with footage of a man gardening while another poses for the camera and smokes a pipe (00:00-01:10) followed by footage of the Galveston sea wall (01:10-01:31). Young Helen Riley plays outdoors with an umbrella (01:31-02:29), rides a train--possibly the Texas Eagle--with her family (02:29-03:05), celebrates her birthday (03:05-05:11), and rides a pony (05:11-05:34).
Date: 1952?
Duration: 5 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Riley, Sam
Partner: UNT Media Library
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