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[The Anderson Family Collection, No. 5 -Vacations]

Description: This home movie documents the Anderson family's travel and vacations in the Southwest region. The film begins with a trip to HemisFair' '68 and Sharon's birthday dinner. The film continues with the ruins of the Tassie Belle Blast Furnace in New Birmingham and the Mission San Francisco de los Tejas (7 min., 28 sec.) , an unidentified downtown area (11 min. 22 sec.), a Valentine's Day celebration (12 min., 14 sec.), a trip to Salado, Texas (13 min. 28 sec.) and The Alamo (17 min., 48 sec.), and c… more
Date: 1968/1970~
Duration: 34 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Anderson, James
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Billy S. Cooper Collection, No. 3 - Texas and Colorado Vacations]

Description: This home movie documents the Cooper family vacationing in Texas and Colorado. The family goes on La Salle's River Ride at Six Flags Over Texas, feeds deer and observes the Seven Falls in Colorado, and travels to Corpus Christi, Texas.
Date: 1966
Duration: 5 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Cooper, Randy & Cooper, Billy S.
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Jeff and Doug Dunlap at the State Fair of Texas]

Description: This film includes footage of Doug and Jeff observing various attractions at the State Fair of Texas including the amusement park rides at the The Midway and the Cotton Bowl and riding slides. The film concludes with cheerleaders performing gymnastics routines in fast and slow-motion on a football field and a fireworks display.
Date: 1968~
Duration: 4 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Blaine Dunlap Collection - Sharkskin: A regurgitation]

Description: This short film begins with fast motion storm clouds over a neighborhood and includes footage of animals, a man smoking Marijuana, images related to the Vietnam War, and a seated man smoking and reading a magazine. Much of this footage is underexposed.
Date: 1969~
Duration: 3 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Dunlap, Blaine
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Cochran Family Films, No. 2 - Holidays and Vacations, 1961]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including holidays, parades, road trips, and family vacations. The film begins with the family on Christmas morning (0:00-03:49) and a Christmas parade featuring floats related to nursery rhymes and fairy tales, drill teams, a beauty queen, and KRLD-TV Channel 4 television personality and star of "Party Time" Officer Friendly and his puppet Jimmy the Duck (03:49-06:54). The family then poses in front of a house (06… more
Date: 1961
Duration: 30 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Cochran, Jay
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Cochran Family Films, No. 3 - Holidays and Vacations, 1963]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including vacations and holidays. The film begins with footage shot from an aerial tramway in an unidentified location (00:00-01:25), Jay Cochran posing with his children Cheryl and David in front of a Texas sign (01:25-02:33), and antique or classic cars parked in front of a hotel (02:33-02:42). The family then celebrates Cheryl's birthday and fishes at a boat house(02:42-05:21), poses in front of their home decora… more
Date: 1963
Duration: 26 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Cochran, Jay
Partner: UNT Media Library
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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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[Cochran Family Films, No. 5 - Colorado Vacation]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including fishing trips and vacations in Colorado. The film begins with footage of the family socializing and fishing at a boat house and a trip to what appears to be New Mexico where the children swim in a hotel pool (00:00-03:57). The remainder of the film takes place during the family's Colorado vacation (03:57-23:09). The family rides go carts at Pagosa Hot Springs, boards the Denver & Rio Grande train in Durango… more
Date: 1963?
Duration: 23 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Cochran, Jay
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Cochran Family Films, No. 14 - Holidays and Community Events]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including the family spending time at their boat house (00:00-01:56), a trip to Aquarena Springs in San Marcos, Texas (01:56-3:50), a visit to the San Antonio Zoo (04:21-8:42) and Battleship Texas (08:42-10:29), the family playing on the beach (10:29-11:32), and a trip to LBJ Ranch and Johnson City (11:32-12:30). The family observes the annual homecoming parade in Throckmorton, Texas on October 10, 1964 including flo… more
Date: [1964..1965]
Duration: 22 minutes 58 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 Fisher Family Collection, No. 12 - Easter Celebration, 1962]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Fisher family including an Easter celebration. The film begins with footage of family posing in their Easter clothing followed by footage of family members boating and canoeing on an unidentified lake.
Date: April 22, 1962
Duration: 4 minutes
Creator: Fisher, Jerald
Partner: UNT Media Library
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