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[Compilation Reel, No. 1]

Description: This compilation film reel begins with an animated commercial for Jolly Green Giant golden corn Niblets. The second segment includes Texas Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes at a ribbon cutting reception at an unknown location in Denton, Texas. The third segment features recently crowned Miss America Phyllis George greeting people.
Date: 1971~
Duration: 1 minute 10 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Bank Day]

Description: This home movie documents an unknown event in the city of Denton. It appears that there was a contest to win $300. Seen in the footage are crowds of people on the Denton County Courthouse lawn and businesses of downtown Denton, Texas as well as cars with signage advertising a rodeo in Ponder, Texaco gas, and the Jinx Show Plaza.
Date: 1940
Duration: 5 minutes 10 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Honoring Our Heritage and other Denton Chamber of Commerce Productions]

Description: This video contains four segments that concern the Denton Chamber of Commerce. The first segment, "Honoring Our Heritage," covers the history of the Chamber of Commerce. The story is presented by an actor portraying A.C. Owsley (President, 1909-1913). The production includes interviews with past Chamber of Commerce Presidents (in order of appearance) Tom Harpool, Jr. (1953), R.L. Selby, Jr. (1958), Marvin Ramey (1957), Bill Utter (1959), John Moellinger (1974), Roy Appleton, Jr. (1961), Fred W.… more
Date: 1992
Duration: 20 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Sammons Communications
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Easter Egg Hunt]

Description: This home movie includes footage of an Easter celebration and Easter egg hunt. Additional footage appears to show the North Texas State Teachers College campus.
Date: 1940~
Duration: 4 minutes 58 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Ben Barnes Reception, No. 1]

Description: This home movie includes Texas Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes attending an unknown event in Denton, Texas. Footage includes Barnes being filmed by an unknown cameraman in front of a KDNT car.
Date: 1971~
Duration: 1 minute 47 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Dynamic Denton: Outtakes Part 3]

Description: This film includes outtakes from the Denton Chamber of Commerce produced promotional film "We Got Go" or "Dynamic Denton" and a promotional film for the ICEE company directed by Joe Camp, "There's Gold in Them Thar Chills." Both films feature Phyllis George.
Date: 1968
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds
Creator: Camp, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Businesses in Denton, Texas]

Description: This home movie includes footages of businesses in downtown Denton, Texas including Western Auto Associate Store, Shraders Pharmacy, the Texas Theater, Austin Shoes, Franklins, Denman Hardware, Inc., The Shamrock Shoes, Stone's Shoe Store, Taliaferros, Lawhon Music Co., J.C. Penney, Co., and the Denton Typewriter Exchange.
Date: 1955~
Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[New York Trip]

Description: This film from Channel 8 television news station in New York documents one of the Denton Chamber of Commerce's promotional trips for the "Dynamic Denton" campaign. The footage includes three unidentified women performing a song about Denton and an interview with Roy Appleton shot at an American Airlines gate.
Date: 1970~
Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds
Creator: Channel 8
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[1971 Chamber of Commerce Reception]

Description: Home movie footage of a 1971 Chamber of Commerce Banquet. The precise date of this banquet is unknown because the item was labeled as July 28, 1971, but appears to have been shot the same day as two other reels which are labeled March 25, 1971.
Date: 1971
Duration: 2 minutes 35 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Dynamic Denton: Outtakes Part 2]

Description: This film includes outtakes from the Denton Chamber of Commerce produced promotional film "We Got Go" or "Dynamic Denton" and a promotional feature for the ICEE company directed by Joe Camp, "There's Gold in Them Thar Chills." Both films feature Phyllis George.
Date: 1968
Duration: 6 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Camp, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Denton County Fair]

Description: This home movie appears to document the 1938 Denton County Fair. The footage includes a horse show, a Boy Scouts exhibit, and various businesses including H.L. Peterson, Allis - Chalmers Tractors, J.L. Myers and Sons Contractors, the Legion Auxiliary, and Aristocrat Ice Cream.
Date: 1938
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[1971 Chamber of Commerce Banquet Roll 2]

Description: Home movie footage of a 1971 Chamber of Commerce Banquet. The precise date of this banquet is unknown because the item was labeled as the 2nd of 2 rolls of a March 25, 1971 banquet. However, another reel labeled July 28, 1971 appears to cover the same event.
Date: 1971
Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[1971 Chamber of Commerce Banquet Roll 1]

Description: Home movie includes footage of 1971 Chamber of Commerce Banquet. The precise date is unknown because the item was labeled as the 1st of 2 rolls of a March 25, 1971 banquet. However, another reel labeled July 28, 1971 appears to show coverage of the same event.
Date: 1971
Duration: 2 minutes 41 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Beauties at Homecoming 1971]

Description: Film footage of the 1971 North Texas State University (NTSU) Homecoming Parade and a reception. This home movie includes footage of Miss America 1971 Phyllis George, Miss Texas 1971 Janis Bain, Miss Denton Jackie Barret, and NTSU President Calvin Cleave "Jitter" Nolen.
Date: October 31, 1971
Duration: 2 minutes 32 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Ben Barnes Reception, No. 2]

Description: This home movie includes footage of Texas Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes attending an unknown event in Denton, Texas and riding a horse in a parade with Rex Cauble. Being driven in the parade are the wives of Barnes and Cauble, president of North Texas State University C.C. Nolen, and Miss Denton Jackie Barret being driven in a Leon McNatt Motor Company car.
Date: 1971~
Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Dynamic Denton: Outtakes Part 1]

Description: This film includes outtakes from the Denton Chamber of Commerce produced promotional film "We Got Go" or "Dynamic Denton" as well as a promotion film for the ICEE corporation directed by Joe Camp, "There's Gold in them there Chills." Both films feature Phyllis George.
Date: 1968
Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds
Creator: Camp, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

["Welcome to Denton, Texas...The Ideal Home City" information brochure]

Description: Folded brochure produced in the 1950s titled "Welcome to Denton, Texas, The Ideal Home City". The brochure gives statistics about the city including population, education and schools, sports and recreation, agriculture and industry, and infrastructure such as highways, railways, and bus lines. The brochure highlights Texas State College for Women, North Texas State College and the Denton Public Library
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Denton Chamber
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Folded Brochure: "Denton: Your Northern Gateway to Texas"]

Description: Folded Brochure for tourism to the Denton Texas as the gateway to the DFW metroplex. "A Texas Welcome Awaits You in Denton Your Northern Gateway to Texas" highlights attractions, accommodations, entertainment, and annual events for the spring and summer of 1979. Brochure was produced by the Denton Convention/Visitors Bureau.
Date: 1978/1979
Creator: Denton Convention/Vistors Bureau
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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