[Columbus Caravels Galveston]

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Video recording of the Columbus Quincentenary featuring the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria on Galveston Island. The festivities were held over five days, March 25-29, in 1992. The video includes shots of the replica Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria caravels, a rigging display by the 'crew' of the ships, and a shot of the beach from where Samuel Marino stayed for the trip. There is also footage of a speech and presentation by Vicki Winick - the Galveston Mayor, a speech from Texas Chairman of the Jubilee Commission Nick Lampson, and video of the presentation of an award to the … continued below

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1 videocassette (VHS) (45 min., 24 sec.) : sd., col.

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Marino, Samuel J. March 25, 1992.

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Video recording of the Columbus Quincentenary featuring the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria on Galveston Island. The festivities were held over five days, March 25-29, in 1992. The video includes shots of the replica Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria caravels, a rigging display by the 'crew' of the ships, and a shot of the beach from where Samuel Marino stayed for the trip. There is also footage of a speech and presentation by Vicki Winick - the Galveston Mayor, a speech from Texas Chairman of the Jubilee Commission Nick Lampson, and video of the presentation of an award to the Spain '92 foundation members.

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1 videocassette (VHS) (45 min., 24 sec.) : sd., col.

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Samuel Marino was a professor at NTSU who researched the Italian American experience.

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  • Preferred Citation: Samuel Marino Collection (AR0202), University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • March 25, 1992

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  • Feb. 19, 2019, 7:47 a.m.

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Marino, Samuel J. [Columbus Caravels Galveston], video, March 25, 1992; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1453684/: accessed May 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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