Cameron-County – Home Movie Registry

The Historic Brownsville Museum Collection, no. 5 – Charro Days Fiesta

By hmregistryMay 29, 2020Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Historic Brownsville Museum CollectionBrownsville, bull, bull-fight, bull-fighting, bulls, Cameron-County, charro, Charro-Days, Charro-Days-Fiesta, children, china-poblana, costumes, cowboy, cowboys, dancing, festival, fiesta, marching band, matador, matadors, Matamoros, Mexico, military, parade, sombrero, TFC

Charro Days Fiesta is held every year in Brownsville, TX to celebrate the rich traditions, culture and shared heritage of the Texas

The Figueroa Family Collection – Wedding Reception and a Veil in the Wind

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Figueroa Family Collection1960s, acordian, band, boys, bridal gown, bride, brothers, Cameron Co, Cameron-County, car, children, drum, family, first dance, front-yard, girl, groom, guitar, Harlingen, home movie, man, Mexican American, mother, posing, Rio-Grande-Valley, saxophone, Texas, TFC, TX, veil, wedding, wedding cake, wedding dance, wedding dress, wedding reception, wind, woman

This home movie from the Figueroa family captures scenes of a bride and groom dancing at their wedding reception as a live band plays and friends and family look on. Also included are images of the bride in her gown, her veil contending with the wind, as well as images of the family in their

The Figueroa Family Collection – Wedding Ceremony

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Figueroa Family Collection1960s, bouquet, bridal bouquet, bride, brother, Cameron Co, Cameron-County, court house, courthouse, family, flowers, gift, groom, Harlingen, home movie, judge, Mexican American, mother, officiate, present, receiving line, Rio-Grande-Valley, son, Texas, TFC, TX, veil, vows, wedding, wedding ceremony, wedding dress, wedding flowers, wedding gift, wedding preparation, wedding present

This home movie from the Figueroa family captures scenes of a bride being assisted in attaching her veil before her wedding ceremony. The small ceremony takes place, then the newlyweds are congratulated by the gathered friends and family before posing for the camera outside.

The Coltman Collection, no. 12 – Trip to Port Isabel

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Coltman Collection1970s, beach, beach grass, buoy, Cameron-County, child, children, coast, coastal, dig, digging, dune, dunes, erosion, families, family, Felicity Coltman, gulf, Gulf coast, Gulf of Mexico, harbor, holes, home movie, home movies, kid, kids, leisure, lighthouse, ocean, parents, Peter Coltman, pier, Port Isabel, Port Isabel Lighthouse, recreation, sand, sand buried, sand castle, sand dune, sand dunes, sand patterns, sea, shell shop, shore, souvenirs, State Historic Site, swim, swimming, swims, TFC, tide, tides, Traveling Texans, trip, trips, vacation, vacations, waves, wind

This home movie from the Coltman collection captures scenes of the family enjoying the beach and waves at Port Isabel, where they visit the historic Port Isabel Lighthouse.

The Figueroa Family Collection – Family Picnic

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Figueroa Family Collection1960s, baby, boys, brothers, Cameron Co, Cameron-County, cars, children, cop, dad, daughter, dressed up, eating competition, eating contest, family, father, for sale sign, formal attire, formal clothes, friends, front-yard, girl, Harlingen, home movies, joking, kids, laughter, men, Mexican American, mom, mother, party, picnic, policeman, posing, siblings, sons, Texas, TFC, TX, watermelon, waving, women

This home movie from the Amadtta Figueroa collection captures scenes of the family in and around the house and at a family picnic, where the children have a watermelon eating contest.

A. M. Harper, Fishing Trips

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015A. M. Harper Collection, Texas Archive Of The Moving Image1950s, 19th Annual Texas International Fishing Tournament, Albert-Morris-"A.M."-Harper, Alice, boats, Cameron-County, fishing, Gulf coast, Gulf of Mexico, home movie, home movies, Jim-Wells-County, lion, ocean, Port Isabel, sailfish, TFC, Yorktown

This home movie from the A.M. Harper collection contains footage from various fishing expeditions along the Texas Gulf Coast, including a prize sailfish catch at the 19th Annual Texas International Fishing Tournament in Port Isabel.

The David Ayala Collection, no. 3 – Catholic Wedding Ceremony, Part III

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The David Ayala Collection1970s, aisle, best man, bride, bridesmaid, bridesmaids, Brownsville, cake, cakes, Cameron-County, Catholic, Catholicism, Catholics, celebrate, celebrates, celebrating, celebration, celebrations, ceremony, church, churches, communion, couple, custom, customs, dance, dances, dancing, dress, dresses, family, gown, gowns, groom, groomsman, groomsmen, heritage, home movie, home movies, husband, maid of honor, marriage, mass, Mexican American culture, priest, reception, religion, religious, ring, rings, suit, suits, TFC, tradition, traditional, traditions, veil, wedding, wedding cake, wedding cakes, weddings, wife

This home movie captures scenes of the reception at an Ayala family wedding. The bride and groom dance alongside their wedding guests, and the wedding part sits to eat a beautifully decorated wedding cake.

The Figueroa Family Collection – Christmas Morning Around the Tree

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Figueroa Family Collection1960s, baby, baby seat, bouncy seat, boy, brother, Cameron Co, Cameron-County, celebration, children, Christmas, Christmas tree, clothes, clothing, dad, daughter, drum, drum kit, drum set, family, father, friends, gift wrap, gifts, girl, Harlingen, holidays, home movie, husband, Mexican American, model car track, model cars, model race track, mom, mother, opening gifts, parents, perfume, presents, sibling, sister, sons, Texas, TFC, toy, toy cars, toy racetrack, TX, watch, wife, wrapping paper, wristwatch, X-mas, Xma

This home movie captures scenes of the Figueroa family celebrating the Christmas holiday. On Christmas Eve, the family gathers around the Christmas tree to visit, exchange gifts, and place presents under the tree. On Christmas morning, the family, with the children in the lead, open the presents that had been waiting under the tree, including

The Coltman Collection, no. 13 – Trip to the Rio Grande Valley (1976)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Coltman Collection1970s, aircraft, airplane, airplanes, beach, bomber, bombers, book, books, border, border culture, border town, border towns, bridge, bridges, Brownsville, Brownsville Chamber of Commerce, Brownsville Courthouse, Cameron-County, car, car trip, cartwheel, cartwheels, coast, cockpit, cockpits, Commemorative Air Force, Commemorative Air Force Museum, county courthouse, courthouse, families, family, handstand, hangar, home movie, home movies, leisure, military aircraft, museum, ocean, picnic, plane, planes, Port Isabel, read, reading, recreation, road trip, road trips, sand, sand castle, sand castles, sea, shore, sketch, sketch pad, sketching, swim, swimming, swims, Texas Mexico Border, TFC, tour, tourism, tourist, tourists, tours, Travel, traveling, travels, trip, trips, U.S. Mexico Border, vacation, vacations, walk, walking, walks, water, wave, waves

This home movie captures scenes of the Coltman family enjoying the beach at Port Isabel. The family also goes to Brownsville, where they stop for mangoes and visit the Brownsville Courthouse and Commemorative Air Force Museum.

The David Ayala Collection, no. 4 – Brownsville Trip (1974)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The David Ayala Collection1970s, air-force, aircraft, airfield, airplane, airplanes, airport, armed forces, aviation, bomber, bombers, Brownsville, Cameron-County, child, children, Commemorative Air Force, family, father, football, front-yard, home, home movie, home movies, house, jet, jets, kid, kids, landing, landings, military, military aviation, mother, palm tree, plane, planes, play, playing, plays, Rio Grande Valley Wing, road trip, road trips, takeoff, takeoffs, TFC, The Rio Grande Valley Museum, toddler, tour, tourism, tourist, tourists, tours, trip trips, U.S.-Air-Force, United States Air Force, US Air Force, USAF, weapon, weapons, yard

This home movie captures scenes of the Ayalas visiting family in Brownsville. The family visits at home and plays football in the front yard before visiting the Commemorative Air Force’s Rio Grande Valley Museum.