This home movie provides a look into the lives of the Withers family as they carry on with their routines of work and play. Included amongst these images are cheerleaders practicing or at a small football game and trail riders headed to the Fat Stock Show in Houston. The bulk of the footage is of […]
This home movie from Houston captures scenes of a Gonzalez family wedding and the welcome home parade for the astronauts of Apollo XI following the moon landing of July 20, 1969. Scenes of an exuberant Lucy Gonzalez exiting the church open the film before the ticker tape parade down Main Street in Houston. The parade […]
This home movie from 1977 captures scenes from Timpson High School in East Texas. Some students paint a large picture of bear, the school’s mascot, while others congregate in the hallways, dancing and singing.
This home movie captures scenes of a University of Texas at El Paso staff picnic, the Ruiz family camping, and the UTEP Miners playing basketball versus the University of New Mexico Lobos in Albuquerque in 1978. The cheerleaders perform cheers and stunts while the basketball teams warm up.
This film captures scenes of the Children’s Masquerade Parade in New Braunfels with marching bands and children dressed up for Halloween, as well as a trip to Bear Creek.
The materials donated by Richard Workman depict the years when he and his brothers, Gerald Jr. and Sam M. (“Mack”), were growing up in Beeville, TX with their parents Gerald M. and Mary McCarty Workman. The films present everyday play scenes, family gatherings, parties, and trips to Mathis, Corpus Christi, and the San Antonio Zoo. […]
The materials donated by Richard Workman depict the years when he and his brothers, Gerald Jr. and Sam M. (“Mack”), were growing up in Beeville, TX with their parents Gerald M. and Mary McCarty Workman. The films present everyday play scenes, family gatherings, parties, and trips to Mathis, Corpus Christi, and the San Antonio Zoo. […]
The home movie captures scenes of Thanksgiving in 1970. First is footage of Texas Southern University
Made up of a series of quick clips, this film features shots of the 1970 Texas high school football State Championship game between the Austin Reagan Raiders and the Odessa Permian Panthers. The Raiders won the game, becoming the 4A division state champions, continuing on to be named that year’s national champions. Of special note, […]