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The Richard Eisenhour Collection, no. 3 – Galveston (c. 1940)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Richard Eisenhour Collection27th Street, Avenue N, bait, Balinese Room, band, beach, Beaumont, bicycle, bicycles, bicycling, bike, bikes, biking, Buccaneer Hotel, campfire, carousel, Chicago, child, children, chores, clown, club, course, dog, drive, drum major, Eugene Field, Eugene Field Memorial, family, fish, fishing, flag, flags, float, floats, football, Galveston, Galveston-County, game, golf, harbor, Henderson, home, home movie, home movies, hot dogs, instruments, Jefferson County, kid, kids, Lincoln-Park, Lincoln-Park-Zoo, March, marching, marching band, monument, Murdoch's Bathhouse, Nicholas J. Clayton, Panola County, parade, park, parochial school, pet, pier, piers, pitch and putt, player, players, Public School Stadium, range, ride, rides, Rusk County, sand sled, Seawall Blvd., Seawall-Boulevard, ship, ship-channel, ships, shrimp, sledding, South Park High School, stadium, Sui Jen, surf, swim, swimming, Tatum, team, TFC, train, twirl, twirling, Ursuline Academy, yard, zoo

This home movie, filmed by an unknown Galveston family, documents a number of Galveston’s historic sites. Included with scenes of the family is footage of Seawall Boulevard, the Buccaneer Hotel, Murdoch’s Bathhouse, Sui Jen (later the Balinese Room), the Galveston Ship Channel, Public School Stadium, Ursuline Academy, and a parade on Seawall Boulevard where Beaumont’s

The Marks Family Films, no. 2 – The Salt Grass Trail Ride (1956)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Marks Family Films1950s, accordion, accordions, agriculture, animal, animals, arrival, arrivals, bill, Bill Daniel, Brenham, cattle driver, cattle drivers, cattleman, cattlemen, cook, cooking, cowboy, cowboy culture, cowgirl, cowgirls, cowman, cowmen, Daniel, departure, departures, Downtown Rodeo Parade, E. H., E. H. Marks, eat, eating, edited, Emil, Emil Henry, Emil Henry Marks, Emil Marks, event, events, field, fields, food, Harris County, herder, herders, hill country, home movie, home movies, horse, horse rider, horse riders, horseback, horseback-riding, horses, Houston, Houston Fat Stock Show, Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exhibition, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston Rodeo, instrument, instruments, livestock, marching band, marching bands, Marks, meal, meals, movie, movies, music, musician, musicians, parade, parades, pasture, pastures, prairie, prairies, production, rancher, ranchers, ranching, range, ranges, raw footage, reel, reels, ride, rider, riders, rides, riding, rodeo, Rodeo Houston, rodeo parade, rodeo parades, rodeos, Salt Grass, Salt Grass Trail, Salt Grass Trail Ride, TFC, tradition, traditions, trail, trail ride, trail rides, trails, wagon, wagon trail, wagon trails, wagons, Washington County, wildlife, William Partlow, William Partlow Daniel

This home movie features silent, black-and-white footage of the Salt Grass Trail Ride in 1956. The kick-off event for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (previously known as the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exhibition), the trail ride began in 1952 after four cowmen decided to reenact the journey of pioneer cattlemen taking their

The Marks Family Films, no. 3 – Starting the Salt Grass Trail Ride (1958)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Marks Family Films1950s, actor, actors, agriculture, animal, animals, arrival, arrivals, attire, automobile, automobiles, Brenham, bystander, bystanders, car, cars, cattle driver, cattle drivers, cattleman, cattlemen, celebrities, celebrity, chap, chaps, costume, costumes, cowboy, cowboy culture, cowgirl, cowgirls, cowman, cowmen, departure, departures, dog, dogs, donkey, donkeys, E. H., E. H. Marks, Emil, Emil Henry, Emil Henry Marks, Emil Marks, event, events, famous, field, fields, flag, flags, herder, herders, hill country, home movie, home movies, horse, horse rider, horse riders, horseback, horseback-riding, horses, Houston Fat Stock Show, Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exhibition, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston Rodeo, Hugh, Hugh Charles, Hugh Charles Krampe, Hugh O'Brian, Krampe, livestock, Marks, movie, movies, mule, mules, O'Brian, onlooker, onlookers, outfit, outfits, pasture, pastures, prairie, prairies, production, ranch, rancher, ranchers, ranches, ranching, range, ranges, raw footage, reel, reels, ride, rider, riders, rides, riding, rodeo, Rodeo Houston, rodeos, Salt Grass, Salt Grass Trail, Salt Grass Trail Ride, star, stars, television actor, television actors, TFC, tradition, traditions, trail, trail ride, trail rides, trails, unedited, vehicle, vehicles, wagon, wagon trail, wagon trails, wagon trains, Wagon-train, wagons, Washington County, wildlife

This home movie features silent footage of participants lining up and leaving Brenham for the 1958 Salt Grass Trail Ride. The kick-off event for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (previously known as the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exhibition), the trail ride began in 1952 after four cowmen decided to reenact the journey

The Marks Family Films, no. 4 – Rodeo Footage

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Marks Family Films1950s, animal, animals, audience, brand, branding, brands, bronc, Bronc-riding, bronco, broncos, broncs, bucking, bucking calf, bucking cow, bull, bull rider, bull riders, bull-riding, bulls, bystander, bystanders, calf, calf branding, calf wrestling, calf-roping, calf-tying, calves, cattle, cattle driver, cattle drivers, cattleman, cattlemen, clown, clowns, competition, competitions, competitor, competitors, cow, cow branding, cow roping, cow tying, cowboy, cowboy culture, cowboys, cowgirl, cowgirls, cowman, cowmen, cows, crowd, crowds, dog, dog trick, dog tricks, dogs, E. H., E. H. Marks, Emil, Emil Henry, Emil Henry Marks, Emil Marks, entrance, entrances, event, events, festival, festivals, field, fields, fillies, filly, flag, flags, ground, grounds, herd, herder, herders, herds, home movie, home movies, horse, horseback, horseback-riding, horses, lasso, lassoing, lassos, livestock, longhorn, Longhorns, Marks, movie, movies, onlooker, onlookers, parade, parades, participant, participants, pasture, pastures, performance, performances, performer, performers, ponies, pony, prairie, prairies, production, rancher, ranchers, ranching, range, ranges, raw footage, reel, reels, ride, rider, riders, rides, rodeo, rodeo clown, rodeo clowns, rodeo event, rodeo events, rodeos, roping, saddle, saddle bronc riding, saddles, showcase, showcases, spectator, spectators, steer, steer wrestling, steers, talent, talents, tame, taming, TFC, tie down roping, tournament, tournaments, tradition, traditions, trick, tricks, tying, unedited, viewer, viewers, visitor, visitors, wagon, wagons, wildlife

This home movie contains black-and-white, silent footage of a rodeo in Texas, likely held at E.H. Marks’ ranch, the LH7. The footage highlights the events of the day, beginning with the riders making their entrance onto the rodeo grounds. Several rodeo events are featured, including cattle branding, calf roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, and

The Cruz Family Collection, no. 10 – Presidio County

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Cruz Family Collection1970s, American, antlers, automobile, automobiles, Big Bend, Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Brewster-County, Canyon, canyons, car, cars, Chihuahuan, Chihuahuan Desert, classic car, classic-cars, costume, desert, devil, drive, driving, dune, dunes, El-Paso, El-Paso-County, family, flag, Halloween, Harvey Comics, home movie, home movies, Hot Stuff, Hot Stuff the Little Devil, Lajitas, landscape, leisure, Little Devil, map, Marfa, Mexican American, Motel Thunderbird, motorcycle, mountain, mountains, National-Park-Service, NPS, park, Presidio, Presidio County, range, recreation, Rio Grande, road trip, scenic, TFC, tourism, tourist, tourists, Travel, traveling, travels, trip, TX, Warren Kremer

This home movie captures scenes of the Cruz family traveling home through Presidio County after a trip to Big Bend National Park. Following is footage of Mark Cruz’s first steps back in El Paso and Norma Cruz riding a motorcycle.

The Marks Family Films, no. 1 – Longhorns at LH7 Ranch (1961)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Marks Family Films1960s, agriculture, animal, animals, Barker, bull, bulls, cattle, cattle driver, cattle drivers, cattleman, cattlemen, cow, cowboy, cowboy culture, cowboys, cowman, cowmen, cows, dad, dads, E. H., E. H. Marks, Emil, Emil Henry, Emil Henry Marks, Emil Marks, families, family, farm, farmer, farmers, farming, father, fathers, feed, feeding, feedings, field, fields, grandfather, grandfathers, grandparent, grandparents, graze, grazing, Harris County, herd, herder, herders, herds, home movie, home movies, horse, horse rider, horse riders, horseback, horseback-riding, horses, LH7, LH7 Ranch, livestock, longhorn, Longhorns, Marks, movie, movies, parent, parents, pasture, pastures, prairie, prairies, production, ranch, rancher, ranchers, ranches, ranching, range, ranges, raw footage, reel, reels, ride, rider, riders, riding, steer, steers, TFC, unedited, wildlife

This home movie captures scenes of Emil Henry Marks, also known as E. H. Marks, surveying the longhorns at the LH7 Ranch in Barker in July 1961. Marks was one of the first cattlemen on the Gulf Coast to cross breed Brahman bulls with common longhorn cattle. His ranch, the LH7, also protected the foundation

The Cruz Family Collection, no. 15 – Barranca del Cobre (1974)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Cruz Family Collection1970s, Barranca del Cobre, bridge, bridges, Canyon, canyons, Chihuahua, Chihuahua al Pacífico, child, children, copper, Copper Canyon, Del Cobre, desert, Divisadero Barrancas del Cobre, El Chepe, El-Paso, El-Paso-County, F.C. Chihuahua Al Pacifico, family, Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico, Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pacífico, grass, home movie, home movies, hotel, Hotel Divisadero Barrancas, kid, kids, landscape, leisure, Mexican American, Mexican American culture, Mexican Americans, Mexico, mountain, mountains, Pacific Ocean, piñata, piñatas, railroad, railway, range, river, rivers, scenery, scenic, Sierra Madre, TFC, The Copper Canyon Railway, tour, tourism, tourist, tourists, tours, tracks, train, trains, Travel, traveling, Traveling Texans, travels, trip, trips, tunnel, tunnels, Urique, view, views, weave, weaving

This home movie captures scenes of El Paso’s Cruz family on the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pac

The Cruz Family Collection, no. 16 – Barranca del Cobre (1974)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Cruz Family Collection1970s, Barranca del Cobre, bridge, bridges, Canyon, canyons, Chihuahua, Chihuahua al Pacífico, child, children, copper, Copper Canyon, Del Cobre, desert, Divisadero Barrancas del Cobre, El Chepe, El-Paso, El-Paso-County, F.C. Chihuahua Al Pacifico, family, Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico, Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pacífico, grass, home movie, home movies, hotel, Hotel Divisadero Barrancas, kid, kids, landscape, leisure, Mexican American, Mexican American culture, Mexican Americans, Mexico, mountain, mountains, Pacific Ocean, piñata, piñatas, railroad, railway, range, river, rivers, scenery, scenic, Sierra Madre, TFC, The Copper Canyon Railway, tour, tourism, tourist, tourists, tours, tracks, train, trains, Travel, traveling, Traveling Texans, travels, trip, trips, tunnel, tunnels, Urique, view, views, weave, weaving

This home movie captures scenes of El Paso’s Cruz family on a trip to Barranca del Cobre, Copper Canyon, in Chihuahua, Mexico by way of the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pac

The Richard S. â€œCactusâ€ Pryor Collection, no. 1 – Vacation in Mexico (1957)

By hmregistryMarch 8, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Richard S. "Cactus" Pryor Collection1950s, 1957, aerial, Aeropuerto de C. Juarez, airline, airplane, airport, Baja California Sur, beach, boat, boats, C. Juarez, cacti, cactus, Cactus Pryor, coast, cockpit, Coromuel, Cuidad Juarez, deep sea, desert, Eusebio F., Eusebio F. Kino, family, fish, fishing, home, home movie, home movies, horse, horseback, horses, Hotel Los Cocos, island, islands, Juarez, Kino, La Paz, land, landing, leisure, Mexican, Mexico, mountain, mountains, ocean, passenger, passengers, pilot, plane, Pryor, range, Richard “Cactus”, Richard “Cactus” Pryor, Richard Pryor, Richard S., Richard S. “Cactus” Pryor, Richard S. Pryor, runway, scenic, sea, Sea of Cortes, Sea of Cortez, shore, sunset, takeoff, TFC, tickets, Trans Mar de Cortes, transportation, US Mexico border, vacation, view, views, well

This home movie captures scenes of Cactus and Jewell Pryor on vacation on the western coast of Mexico. The Pryors travel to Cuidad Juarez where they take a plane over scenic coast line and mountain ranges to reach the west coast, crossing the Sea of Cortes for their stay in La Paz, Baja California Sur.