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

Description: 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, … more
Date: 1960
Duration: 29 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Cochran, Jay
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Fisher Family Collection, No. 10 - Horseback Riding]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Fisher family including a family vacation. The film begins with children jumping on trampolines with a car exhibit and sign that reads "The Car of Yesterday" in the background. The film continues with family members riding horses, possibly in Colorado.
Date: 1960?
Duration: 4 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Fisher, Jerald
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 20 - Holidays]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including the family celebrating Christmas, a birthday party with a group of young girls playing dress-up in formal dresses and eating cupcakes, and the Stewart children playing in the snow.
Date: 1960/1961
Duration: 6 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Riley Family Films, No. 14 - West Coast Vacation, 1960]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Sam Riley family on their vacation to the West Coast of the United States. The film begins with the family in Arizona where they visit the Grand Canyon, hike, ride horses, and watch Native Americans perform for tourists. They then visit Yosemite National Park and observe the Grizzly Giant sequoia tree in the Mariposa Grove and waterfalls from the Yosemite Valley. They next travel to Oregon where they visit the capitol building in S… more
Date: 1960
Duration: 10 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Riley, Sam
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Riley Family Films, No. 15 - West Coast Vacation, 1960]

Description: This home movie documents the activities of the Sam Riley family on their vacation to the West Coast of the United States. The film begins with the family at the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state and continues with them crossing the border into Canada. The family then travels to Yellowstone National Park where they observe moose, bison, bears, and Old Faithful. They then visit the state capitol building in Denver, Colorado and photograph Native Americans at a tourist stop.
Date: 1960
Duration: 9 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Riley, Sam
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Sid Smith Collection, No. 1 - Pizza restaurants]

Description: This film appears to be outtakes or raw footage for a film about pizza restaurants in the Fort Worth area of Texas. The film includes footage of people eating pizza in a restaurant, a chef preparing pizza, exteriors of pizza and Italian restaurants, a young boy rolling pizza dough, Colombo's frozen pizza sold at Worth Food Markets, the cover of the album "Song for Pizza Lovers" by Lou Monte, and a young couple sharing a kiss after eating pizza.
Date: 1960~
Duration: 6 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Smith, Sid
Partner: UNT Media Library
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