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[Corpus Christi, Texas: Home of the Reconstructed Colombus Fleet and the USS Lexington Carrier]

Description: This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Corpus Christi, Texas. A short, edited news segment is included at the end of the video. In the first segment, the Boy Scouts of America recite the Pledge of Allegiance on the deck of the USS Lexington carrier. Fishermen on fishing boats show their catches of squid and shrimp. Keith Arnold, the President CEO at the Corpus Christi area Convention and Visitor's Bureau (CVB), talks about major attractions of the area. The … more
Date: unknown
Duration: 51 minutes 28 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Grand Prairie, Texas: Watersports, Horseracing, and Flea Market]

Description: This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Grand Prairie, Texas. In the film, a group of men play golf, and then they are asked by the crew filming them to discuss the game over sandwiches. Groups of people play recreational watersports at Joe Pool Lake, including: parasailing, fishing, boating on PWCs (personal watercraft), motorboats, and fishing boats. The next scenes cover Louis Tussaud's Palace of Wax, horseracing at Lone Star Park, and the flea market at Trader… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 39 minutes 43 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Grapevine, Texas: Airport Runway]

Description: This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Grapevine, Texas. The film contains shots of airplanes from various airlines--such as Delta, USAir, Trans World, American, and United Parcel Service--taxiing on and taking off from a runway.
Date: unknown
Duration: 7 minutes 38 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[McAllen, Texas: Home of the Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit and Square Dancing Capital of the World]

Description: This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in McAllen, Texas and the nearby town of Mission. It includes footage of the Mission Citrus Fiesta of 1995, a citrus grove, and a square dance gathering. The film begins in Mission, TX, and captures footage of the Citrus Fiesta parade, including: family groups and spectators; souvenir vendors; the Mission High School JROTC Eagle Battalion of the US Army; Mission Junior High and Mission High School marching bands, dancers, col… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 57 minutes 47 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Brownsville, Texas: Gladys Porter Zoo, the Battle of Palo Alto, and South Padre Island]

Description: This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Brownsville, Texas. The video begins in Brownsville's Gladys Porter Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary, where the camera crew films: lemurs, lions, giraffes, antelopes, tortoises, chimpanzees, monkeys, hummingbirds, gorillas, a Texas Sable Palm jungle, and flamingos. The zoo's Deputy Director Zoologist, Pat Birchfield, and the Sanctuary Manager, Rose Farmer, discuss wildlife in the region. Next, Heritage Historian Walter Plitt lis… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 2 hours 40 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Corpus Christi, Texas: Tourists Onboard the USS Lexington Carrier]

Description: This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Corpus Christi, Texas. The majority of the film is made up of shots of the interior rooms, controls, and exterior flight deck of the USS Lexington (CV-16) aircraft carrier, a World War II warship belonging to the United States Navy. John Bowen, the Operations Officer of Torpedo Squadron in 1943, explains military life onboard the Lexington. Jerry Chipman, the ship's Executive Director at the time of filming, discusses the sh… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 48 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Grapevine, Texas: 1993 Grape Fest]

Description: This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Grapevine, Texas. The film covers the 7th Annual Grape Fest wine festival held on September 10th, 11th, & 12th, 1993. At the festival the camera crew films the festival grounds, vendors’ booths, craftspeople, musicians, children and adults eating fair food, a classic car show, a grape stamping contest, and Grape Fest’s black-tie gala. Festival visitors sample wines from the Texan wineries of Schoppaul Hill, Piny Hill Coun… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 27 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[McAllen, Texas: Rio Grande River and Reynosa, Mexico]

Description: This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in McAllen, Texas. The first segment of the film includes Tony Roma’s restaurant of McAllen, a couple being filmed inside, and an interview with its General Manager and CEO, Richard D. Guerra. Guerra describes McAllen as the “home of the Texas Ruby Red grapefruit” and “square dancing capital of the world”. During the interview with Guerra, an off-camera female crew member says that she is shooting footage for “Discover Ame… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 31 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Mexia, Texas: Confederate Reunion Grounds and Comanche Chief Quanah Parker]

Description: This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Mexia, Texas. The film covers: the the Confederate Reunion Grounds, now a Texas Historical Landmark; recreational activity on the Navasota River; and the legend of Quanah Parker. The first segment of video shows the Confederate Reunion Grounds, which were established in 1889. Tom Fisher, who is the Park Manager of the Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historical Park and the Park Manager of Fort Parker State Historical Par… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 07 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Port Arthur, Texas: "Where the Southwest Meets the Old South"]

Description: This film is unedited footage shot by a camera crew intended for a television show; the footage herein concerns events and sites in Port Arthur, Texas. It includes footage along the beach; various sites of local interest such as museums, the Rainbow Bridge and an off-shore oil rig; and a parade, carnival, and other celebrations in honor of Mardi Gras.
Date: unknown
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 57 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[Pampa, Texas: "Hang your hat at the top of Texas!"]

Description: This film is unedited television footage regarding events and sites in Pampa, Texas. The footage includes photos of Woody Guthrie, panoramas of the local landscape, recreational areas, a cowboy reciting lines to the camera, and a cook-out at a ranch house. First, the camera crew films old photographs of Woody Guthrie and Harris Drugs at a local museum. Then footage of park, residential, and ranch lands is shot. At a park, groups of people have a picnic, and children play soccer and on swings… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 38 minutes 15 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Ranchman's Ponder Steakhouse Home Video, No. 7 - Texas Traveler]

Description: This home movie is a home recording of a local news story by NBC-5 reporter Brett Johnson about the Ranchman's Café in Ponder. The segment from the "Texas Traveler" series features an introduction by anchor Jeff Eliasoph and interviews with restaurant customers and owner Dave Ross. The story discusses the history of the restaurant including famous visitors like John Wayne.
Date: unknown
Duration: 2 minutes 36 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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