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[The Hennen Family Films, No. 26 - Knotts Berry Farm]

Description: This home movie compilation documents the activities and daily lives of the Hennen family including a trip to Knott's Berry Farm amusement park with footage of a nativity scene, an Old West town, children riding a stagecoach and train, and an Old West actor pointing a gun at the camera (00:00-02:33). Also included is footage of the Livermore Rodeo in California (02:33-04:00).
Date: 195X
Duration: 4 minutes 01 second
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Smith Family Films, No. 17 - Prison Rodeo]

Description: This home documents the daily lives and activities of a family including attendance at a prison rodeo which appears to be at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, Texas (00:00-02:27). Footage from this event includes a man singing and playing a piano, a crowded street outside of the prison, a watch tower and guards, a memorial placard that reads "State Penitentiary C.S.A." and "A memorial to Texans who served the confederacy," Barney Smith purchasing a custom printed "Wanted" poster, a di… more
Date: 1966?
Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 12 - The Doughboys on Tour 1952 - 1959]

Description: This home movie documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour and performing in Texas and the Southern United States in 1952 - 1959. Footage includes performers at the Bob Wills Ranch House in Dallas, Texas on November 27, 1951 (3 min., 06 sec.); a performance in Houston, Texas on June 25, 1952 that includes actors Tim Holt and Preston Foster (6 min, 44 sec.); a visit with actor Noah Beery, Jr. on September 30, 1952 in Little Rock, Arkansas (8 min, 07 sec.); a trip to historic sites in Vick… more
Date: 1952/1959
Duration: 32 minutes 35 seconds
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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