Today I finished two new film reels containing Texas Centennial Highlights and other historical footage from around 1936.
Neither reel had sound so it was interesting to read the descriptive cards between the film clips to get an understanding of the contents. You could get a sense of how these would play to a large audience in a theater or auditorium compared to what you see in the KHOU film used for television. It's so great these films have been preserved.
Hi Michelle,
ReplyDeleteHere's the rough draft of reel 7 - I still have to go back and add the rest of the transcripts.
http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/film-archive/hmrc-film_MSS0292-07.php
And here's Reel 2 online: http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/film-archive/hmrc-film_MSS0292-2.php
ReplyDeleteAnd apparently Jeff Hamilton wrote a book! We have it at HPL: http://catalog.houstonlibrary.org/search/a?searchtype=i&searcharg=0938349864+&x=19&y=1
ReplyDeleteHow exciting!