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[McNeill Family Films, No. 2 - Holidays and Vacations]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill Family including birthdays, holidays, and vacations. Footage includes Pam helping her brother Steve McNeill celebrating Steve’s first birthday (00:00-01:06). The McNeill family then celebrates Christmas 1959 (01:06-07:45). James H. Cothran, who was hired to visit the McNeill home as Santa Claus, entertains Virginia and Steve (02:09) and the family opens presents at Virginia’s aunt Essie Ball’s home at 1813 West Hickory Stre… more
Date: 1959-11/1961
Duration: 28 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: McNeill, Virginia & McNeill, Charlie Wayne
Location: 33.214649 -97.152449
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Smith Family Films, No. 24 - Camping and Flooding in Denton, Texas]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of a family including a camping trip in Colorado with footage of fishing, landscape, a moving train, and birds flying in the sky. Image does not begin until 00:28 and much of this footage is underexposed. The film concludes with footage of flooded streets in the Hinkle Drive area of Denton, Texas. Footage includes a submerged car and people wading in the flooded streets with Texas Woman's University buildings seen in the distance (03:42… more
Date: 1972
Duration: 4 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[McNeill Family Films, No. 3 - Holidays and Family Gatherings]

Description: This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill Family including birthdays, holidays, and family gatherings. The film begins with Virginia, Pam, and Charlie at Charlie’s aunt Grace McNeill Robertson’s home in Floydada, Texas for a family reunion celebrating Charlie’s grandmother Luann “Honey” Honea. They escort Charlie’s cousin Barbara Ann to a bus station (00:00:42). Virginia and Pam play in front of a fountain in Grace’s yard and four generations of McNeills--Luann Hon… more
Date: 1957/1959-07
Duration: 32 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: McNeill, Virginia & McNeill, Charlie Wayne
Location: 33.218882 -97.146142
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Smith Family Films, No. 13 - Lee's Commencement Ceremony]

Description: This home movie documents Lee's graduation commencement ceremony and a large indoor gathering. Footage of the ceremony at Fouts Field on the North Texas State University Campus includes unidentified people standing on a stage, the Denton High School band led by director Carroll McMath (01:45), graduates marching onto a football field, Lee receiving his diploma on stage, and an unidentified male speaker. The film concludes with a large indoor gathering with footage of people socializing and an … more
Date: May 1972
Duration: 4 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
Location: 33.208438 -97.157815
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[McNeill Family Films, No. 1 - Holidays and Family Gatherings]

Description: The film begins with footage of Virginia McNeill, pregnant with her first child, and her husband Charlie Wayne McNeill playing with a dog and cat at the home of Charlie’s parents, F.C. “Clarence” McNeill and step-mother Gladys McNeill, on Mission Street in Denton. Charlie wears a Tyler Junior College letterman jacket. A car arrives carrying F.C. and Gladys McNeill and Glen and Anna Key (00:00-01:21). At their home on Bernard Street, Virginia and Charlie play with a dog (01:21-02:00). In the n… more
Date: 1955/1957
Duration: 29 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: McNeill, Virginia & McNeill, Charlie Wayne
Location: 33.216284 -97.135631
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Home Movie: Pilot Point High School v. Sanger High School]

Description: This home movie documents a high school football game between the Pilot Point Bearcats and Sanger High School. Pilot Point is the home team. The last shot of the score board shows Pilot Point with 31 points and Sanger with 0. The label on the case indicates that Pilot Point won the game 53 to 16.
Date: 1987?
Duration: 11 minutes 53 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Hennen Family Films, No. 16 - Easter in Denton, Texas, 1978]

Description: This home movie documents the Hennen family celebrating Easter in Denton, Texas. Footage includes a child hunting Easter eggs and family socializing in a front yard.
Date: 1978
Duration: 4 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Hennen, Lowell & Hennen, Belva
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Women's History Month: An Oral History of Denton]

Description: This movie documents "An Oral History of Denton," an event organized by the Denton County League of Women Voters for Women's History Month and hosted by Texas Woman's University. Panelists answer a series of questions about their early life and first impressions of Denton; segregation in Denton's schools and businesses and the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision on Denton County schools; the role of the University of North Texas faculty, Trinity Presbyterian Church, First Methodi… more
Date: March 24, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Crawford, Aaron; Wood, Naomi; Bynum, Katherine; Adkins, Dorothy; McAdams, Linnie & Hughes, Elinor
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Nomai Family Video No. 2 - Fourth of July in Denton, Texas]

Description: This home movie documents Afsheen Nomai and Laura Treat celebrating the Fourth of July in Denton, Texas. The movie begins with the Yankee Doodle Parade around the Courthouse Square. Local businesses seen as the crowd gathers include the Abbey Inn, More Fun Comics and Games, Atomic Candy, Chestnut Tree, Recycled Books and Records (Opera House), Andy's Bar, the Downtown Mini Mall, Well's Fargo bank, and McNeill's Appliances. Parade participants include Texas Isshinryu Karate Kai, Denton Institute… more
Date: July 4, 2015
Duration: 9 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Nomai, Afsheen & Treat, Laura
Location: 33.215034 -97.133052
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Nomai Family Video No. 7 - Denton County 170th Anniversary Celebration]

Description: This home movie documents the Denton County 170th Anniversary Celebration in Denton, Texas. The movie begins with footage of a historic fire truck and Laura Treat eating breakfast on the courthouse lawn. Event chairperson Georgiana McCoig, in period costume, welcomes attendees. Precinct 3 County Commissioner Bobbie J. Mitchell leads a prayer followed by speeches by County Judge Mary Horn and Mayor Chris Watts and Shaun Treat in the role of John B. Denton. Rose Taylor of Texas Woman's University… more
Date: April 16, 2016
Duration: 10 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Nomai, Afsheen
Location: 33.215027 -97.132991
Partner: UNT Media Library
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