The Baylor Family Collection, no. 12 – Hunting Dove and Quail in South Texas, 1965
Among the Baylor family members are a number of avid huntsmen and women. Captured in this home movie are John and friends hunting for dove and quail in South Texas.
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The Earl & Vera Fridley Collection, no. 2 – Ranch Trips
The Earl & Vera Fridley collection includes home movies documenting three generations of the Fridley family as they vacation, celebrate special events, and go about everyday life. The films date from the early 1940s through the 1980s. This home movie documents two of the family’s ranch trips. The first trip to Maudie Carter’s Ranch near
Thomas F. Freeman Collection, no. 44 – Cocktail Party
This home movie captures scenes of Thomas and Clarice Estell Freeman attending a cocktail party at a friend’s house.
The Tony-Lupe Marquez Collection, no. 1 – Toys for Joy (1999)
This home movie from December of 1999 captures footage of the Marquez family and friends working at a donation center they organized at the “Bomberos” (Firefighters) Fire station in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico for Juarez families in need to receive gifts, blankets, and food. The items were donated by citizens of Alamagordo, New Mexico; El Paso,
The Rogelio D. Quinones Collection, no. 1 – Visit to Charlie Steen and His Utah Mines
This home movie captures an El Paso family’s travels to San Juan County, Utah to visit family friend Charlie Steen. Steen was a graduate of the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy (now the University of Texas at El Paso) who owned Utex Exploration Company and several mines in Utah. Charlie takes the family to
The Herrera Family Collection, no. 5 – Watermelon Eating Contest (1989)
This home movie captures scenes of Alejandro Herrera’s birthday party in 1989 where children participate in a watermelon eating contest.
The Figueroa Family Collection – Family Picnic
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.
The Graham Collection – Ascarate Park and Oil Drilling
This home movie from the 1960s captures the Graham family’s visits to Ascarate Park in El Paso, as well as several birthday and holiday celebrations. At the park, family members engage in all sorts of recreational activities, from water skiing to fishing to camping. Later in the footage, individuals test the ground with explosives and
The Cruz Family Collection, no. 3 – Thanksgiving Pi
This home movie from El Paso captures scenes of Thanksgiving 1964 celebrated with a turkey pi
The Ouida Whitaker Dean Collection, no. 8 – Timpson Hallways (1977)
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.