tower – Home Movie Registry

The E.B. Hopkins Collection, no. 4 – Family Life (1928)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The E.B. Hopkins Collection1920s, barn, bay, beach, boat, boats, child, children, cloche, cloche hat, cruise, Dallas, Dallas County, dock, E.B., E.B.-Hopkins, Edwin, Edwin Hopkins, Edwin-Butcher, Edwin-Butcher-Hopkins, family, harbor, home movie, home movies, Hopkins, horse, horseback, horses, hotel, Irish Hills, Irish Hills Towers, kid, kids, lighthouse, merry go round, Michigan, monkey, mother, ocean, OH, Ohio, park, party, picnic, picnic-table, pier, play, playground, playing, plays, ponies, pony, pony ride, pony rides, restaurant, ride, rides, riding, Sandusky, ship, ships, shore, sight see, sight seeing, sightsee, sightseeing, stable, stables, swing, swing-set, swinging, swings, swingset, tennis, TFC, toddler, toddlers, tour, touring, tourism, tourist, tourists, tours, tower, towers, Travel, traveling, Traveling Texans, travels, trick, tricks, trip, vacation, waterfront, watermelon

This home movie of the Hopkins Family captures the family in a number of situations, from on a trip to the northern United States that includes stops in Sandusky, Ohio, and visiting the Irish Hills Towers in Michigan, to a Christmas morning at home in Dallas. Also on the film are snapshots of daily life,

The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection, no. 14 – Texas Folklife Festival, 1977

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The John and Alois Morkovsky Collection1970s, 1977, 70s, archbishop, Bexar-County, bishop, cable-car, costume, Czech, Czech dancing, dance, festival, folk dance, folk dancing, folk garb, Halletsville Czechs, HemisFair-Park, home movie, home movies, monsignor, performance, priest, San-Antonio, singing, Texas Folklife Festival, TFC, tower, Tower-of-the-Americas, traditional costume

This home movie from the Morkovsky Collection captures scenes from the 1977 Texas Folklife Festival at HemisFair Park. Held annually since 1972, the event was modeled after the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival in 1968 and is sponsored by the Institute of Texan Cultures.

The Father Emil Wesselsky Collection – Feeding Chickens and the Tower of the Americas (1967)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Father Emil Wesselsky Collection1960s, Bexar Co, Bexar-County, birds, bread, bus, cars, chickens, construction, crane, Emil, Emil Wesselsky, farmer, Father Emil Wesselsky, Father Wesselsky, feeding, feeding birds, feeding chickens, HemisFair, home movie, man, overalls, power-lines, San-Antonio, Texas, TFC, tower, Tower-of-the-Americas, trucks, TX, Wesselsky, white bread, woman, Work in Progress, world's-fair

This home movie features a man and a woman feeding bread to some young chickens. It also contains footage of the construction of the Tower of the Americas in Downtown San Antonio. Opening on April 6, 1968, the observation tower served as the theme structure for HemisFair ’68, the official 1968 World’s Fair.

The Cruz Family Collection, no. 19 – Tigua Reservation Housing Dedication (1976)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Cruz Family Collection1970s, alguacil, Alguacil Pablo Silvas, American, American Indian, American Indians, Americans, cacique, Cacique José Granillo, ceremonial, ceremony, chief, Chief José Granillo, child, children, costume, costumes, custom, customs, dance, dances, dancing, dedication, El-Paso, El-Paso-County, family, federal recognition, folk, government, Governor, Granillo, heritage, home movie, home movies, housing, HUD, indian, Indians, instrument, instruments, John, John Goodwin, John Goodwin Tower, John Tower, Jose, José Granillo, Jose Sierra, kid, kids, kilt, manta, maracas, merry go round, Mexican American, Mexican American culture, Mexican Americans, Mission, moccasins, music, native, Native-American, Native-Americans, Pablo, Pablo Silvas, parents, playground, pueblo, recreation, representative, Representative Richard White, Reservation, ribbon cutting, Richard, Richard C., Richard C. White, Richard Crawford, Richard Crawford White, Richard White, Senator, Senator John Tower, sheriff, Sheriff Pablo Silvas, Sierra, Silvas, Sr., tape cutting, TFC, Tigua, Tigua Indian Pueblo, Tiwa, toddler, tower, tradition, traditional, traditions, tribal, tribal governor, Tribal Governor Jose Sierra, tribe, Trinidad, Trinidad Granillo, Trinidad Granillo Sr., United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, War Captain, White, Ysleta del Sur, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo

This home movie documents a housing dedication at the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tigua Indian Reservation in 1976. Tigua Chief Jos

The Jon Montgomery Collection, no. 9 – Family Life and Festivals (1977-78)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Jon Montgomery Collection1970s, 22nd St., 22nd Street, artisan, artisans, Austin, automobile, automobiles, bagpipes, band, bands, banjo, basket, baskets, bikini, boat, boats, C 3PO, camera, campus, car, cars, cat, cats, character, characters, child, children, Christmas tree, Christmas Trees, classic car, classic-cars, costume, costumes, craftsman, craftsmen, dance, dances, dancing, daughter, daughters, decorate, decorates, decorating, decoration, decorations, dock, dusk, Easter, Eeyore's Birthday, egg, eggs, festival, fiddle, fiddles, fiddling, flute, front-yard, Georgetown, Georgetown Area Community Theatre, granddaughter, granddaughters, grandfather, grandpa, Guadalupe Street Fair, guitar, guitarist, guitarists, guitars, Halloween, headline, headlines, holiday, holidays, home, home movie, home movies, homes, house, houses, hunt, hunting, hunts, Jonah, Jonah Community Center, juggle, juggler, jugglers, juggles, juggling, kid, kids, lawn, May pole, Maypole, memorial, merry go round, mom, mother, mow, mowing, mows, neighborhood, newspaper, newspapers, park, parks, Pease Park, pet, pets, photo, photograph, photographs, photos, picture, pictures, pier, play, playing, plays, Princess Leia, sail, sail boat, sail boats, sailboat, sailboats, sailing, sails, San Antonio St., San Antonio Street, Star Wars, student, students, Texas Union Building, TFC, tower, Travis County, University of Texas at Austin, University-of-Texas, UT, UT Austin, UT Tower, Waterloo Park, West Campus, Williamson County, X mas Tree, X mas Trees, Xmas tree, Xmas Trees, yard

This home movie captures scenes of the Montgomery family in 1977-78 as they celebrate holidays, spend time around the house, and attend festivals in Austin. Of note are scenes of a street fair on the University of Texas’ West Campus, the Montgomery girls dressed in Star Wars costumes for Halloween, and Eeyore’s Birthday festival in

The Coltman Family No. 20 – UT Campus and Travels in America (1961-62)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Coltman Collection1960s, AIA, AIA conference, American Institute of Architects, Arizona, armed forces, Austin, automobiles, babies, baby, ball, beach, beaches, boat, boats, bridge, bridges, cacti, cactus, California, campaigns, campus, car, carnival, carnivals, cars, classic car, classic-cars, co op, college, commons, corps, cowboy hats, crowd, cruise-ship, Dallas, Dallas County, dance, dancing, dock, docks, donkey, donkeys, downtown, Dr. Scholl's, drag, drums, families, family, festival, festivals, Flagstaff, floats, folk dancing, food, fraternities, fraternity, game, games, Golden Gate Bridge, Grand Canyon, Greyhound bus, Guadalupe St., Guadalupe Street, Hermit's Rest, highway, hill, hill country, hills, home movie, home movies, Hopi Point, horse, horses, ice-cream, lake, lakes, leisure, Los-Angeles, March, marches, marching, military, mother, motor boat, motor boats, mountain, mountains, music, Oak Farms, petting-zoo, Phill's Book Store, piano, posters, recreation, ride, rides, riding, road trip, Rocky Mountain National Park, sail, sail boat, sail boats, sailing, sails, San Francisco, saxophone, Sherwin Williams, ship, ships, sign, signs, snow, sororities, sorority, square dance, square dances, square dancing, street art, student, students, Terminix, TFC, the drag, the twist, tour, tourism, tourist, tourists, tours, tower, train, trains, Travel, traveling, travels, Travis County, trip, trips, trolley, trolleys, twist, University of Texas at Austin, University-of-Texas, UT, UT Austin, UT Co op, UT ROTC, UT Tower, vacation, vacations, vehicle, vehicles, water ski, water skiing, water skis, waterski, waterskiing, waterskis, West Mall

This home movie captures scenes of the Coltman family in Austin and across United States. Footage includes the University of Texas campus during a sorority and fraternity carnival, swimming at Barton Springs, Hamilton Pool and Town Lake and hiking at Mount Bonnell. The family also travels to Dallas for an AIA conference, the Grand Canyon,

The Jon Montgomery Collection, no. 12 – Seeing the Sights in Austin and San Antonio (1966)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Jon Montgomery Collection1960s, Alamo, Austin, Bexar-County, building, buildings, campus, cat, cats, Congress Ave, Congress Avenue, crosswalk, dog, dogs, downtown, drive, drives, driving, FAC, Flawn Academic Center, fountain, fountains, home movie, home movies, hotel, hotels, La Villita, La Villita Historic Arts District, Littlefield Fountain, Mission, Mission San Jose, Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, missions, motel, motels, pet, pets, pool, pools, puppies, puppy, Queen of the Missions, Riverwalk, road trip, road trips, San Jose, San-Antonio, skyline, Spanish mission, Spanish missions, swim, swimming, swimming pool, swimming pools, swims, Texas-State-Capitol, Texas-State-Capitol-Building, TFC, The Alamo, tour, tourism, tourist, tourists, tower, Travel, traveling, travels, Travis County, trip, trips, UGL, Undergraduate Library, University Ave., University Avenue, University of Texas at Austin, University-of-Texas, UT, UT Austin, UT Tower

This home movie captures scenes of of the Montgomerys being tourists in Austin in San Antonio. In Austin, the couple visits the Texas State Capitol, then enjoys the University of Texas at Austin campus. In San Antonio, they go to the Alamo, Mission San Jos

Thomas F. Freeman Collection, no. 26 – Trip to Los Angeles (1971)

By hmregistryMarch 9, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, Thomas F Freeman Collection“Nuestro Pueblo”, 1970s, 1971, African-American, art, bird, birds, CA, California, chicken, chickens, deer, Dr. Thomas F. Freeman, Dr. Thomas Freeman, duck, ducks, family, farm, farming, Florence Firestone, Freeman, friends, home movie, home movies, horse, horses, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County Model Neighborhood Program, Los-Angeles, model neighborhood program, mosaic, music, neighborhood, peacock, peacocks, piano, play, playing, poultry, public art, rooster, Sabato Rodia, Simon Rodia, sing, singing, station wagon, TFC, Thomas, Thomas F., Thomas F. Freeman, Thomas Freeman, tower, trophies, trophy, urban, visit, Watts Labor Community Action Committee, Watts Towers, WLCAC

This home movie captures scenes of Dr. Freeman’s visit to the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of Los Angeles to meet with community members and visit community development sites. Footage includes scenes of the Los Angeles County Model Neighborhood Program building, the Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park, and several Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC)

The Bentsen Film Collection, no. 1 – Agriculture and Cemetery Visit

By hmregistryMarch 8, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Bentsen Film Collection1930s, agriculture, baas, Bell, bells, Bentsen, cabbage, Catholic, cemetery, crop, crops, distribution, factory, farm, farming, farms, field, fields, France, French, grave, grave yard, graves, grotto, harvest, harvesting, headstone, Hidalgo County, home movie, home movies, labor, laborers, machine, machinery, Our Lady of Lourdes, plant, religion, religious, Rio Grande City, row, rows, shrine, Starr County, TFC, tower, Virgin Mary, work, workers

This home movie captures scenes of crop fields, the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto and cemetery in Rio Grande City, and workers processing baas.

The Bentsen Film Collection, no. 1 – Agriculture and Cemetery Visit

By hmregistryMarch 8, 2015Texas Archive Of The Moving Image, The Bentsen Film Collection1930s, agriculture, baas, Bell, bells, Bentsen, cabbage, Catholic, cemetery, crop, crops, distribution, factory, farm, farming, farms, field, fields, France, French, grave, grave yard, graves, grotto, harvest, harvesting, headstone, Hidalgo County, home movie, home movies, labor, laborers, machine, machinery, Our Lady of Lourdes, plant, religion, religious, Rio Grande City, row, rows, shrine, Starr County, TFC, tower, Virgin Mary, work, workers

This home movie captures scenes of crop fields, the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto and cemetery in Rio Grande City, and workers processing baas.