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NBC News Scripts
title NBC News Scriptsdescription Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the orgganization, IMAGE, opening a new local chapter in Dallas that aims at improving education for Mexican-Americans.artist/creator Wbap-Tv (Television Station : Fort Worth, Tex.)subject Executive Directors News Stories Mexican-Americans Scripts Business, Economics And Finance - Communications - Media Image Films People - Ethnic Groups - Hispanics News Segments Arts And Crafts - Theatre - Motion Pictures Social Life And Customs - Clubs And Organizations Calderon, Tom Television Broadcasting Of News.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Dutch
title Dutchdescription Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Maynard W. "Dutch" Acton, who played a cowboy in the movie "Giant," starring Jimmy Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson. Dutch Acton spent most of his life working and living on ranches in West Texas.artist/creator Harpham, Marshasubject Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle Giant Acton, Maynard W. (Dutch) Agriculture - Ranching - Cowboys Marfa (Tex.) -- History. Arts And Crafts - Theatre - Motion Pictures Films Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses Agriculture - Ranching - Ranchescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Cartoon Characters Writing from a Film Strip
title Cartoon Characters Writing from a Film Stripdescription Photograph of a group of cartoon characters writing at a table. The cartoon came from part of a film strip. In the group of cartoon characters, there are four men in suits and one woman.artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Cartoons Arts And Crafts - Theatre - Motion Pictures Films Film Strips Picturescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Cartoon Steeple from a Film Strip
title Cartoon Steeple from a Film Stripdescription Photograph of a cartoon steeple from a film strip. There is a sign on the cartoon steeple that reads, "Reorganized As A New Partnership". The church also has several broken windows and a clock on the steeple. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "From filmstrip 'Mr. Jones Wakes Up'".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Cartoons Arts And Crafts - Theatre - Motion Pictures Films Film Strips Picturescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Cartoon Character from a Film Strip
title Cartoon Character from a Film Stripdescription Photograph of a cartoon man from a film strip. The man in the cartoon is lying in a bed with his eyes and his mouth wide open. He has a terrified expression on his face, and there are sweat droplets emitting from his head. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "'Mr. Jones Wakes Up' from the Stewardship filmstrip of that title".artist/creator Unknownsubject Texas-Mexican Presbytery Cartoons Arts And Crafts - Theatre - Motion Pictures Films Film Strips Picturescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 107
title My Land, My Heritage, My Hope: Slide 107description Photograph of a set from the movie, "Giant" including the front of a stone mansion with a car parked in front. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The house used for the shooting still stands in the pasture where it was put together nearly fourteen years ago" (p. 12).artist/creator Unknownsubject Architecture Movie Sets Social Life And Customs - Popular Culture Arts And Crafts - Theatre - Motion Pictures Filmscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Frame of a mansion on the set of Giant
title Frame of a mansion on the set of Giantdescription Photograph of a set from the movie, "Giant" showing a close up of one side and the wooden bracing across the back of the facade. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "In 1955, a Warner Brothers film crew [...] moved into Marfa [for] the on-location shooting of the movie, 'Giant,' based on the novel by Edna Ferber. The three hundred stars' and crewmen's presence was probably the most exciting event in Marfa's recent history" (pp. 11-12).artist/creator Unknownsubject Architecture Movie Sets Social Life And Customs - Popular Culture Arts And Crafts - Theatre - Motion Pictures Filmscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Set of Giant
title Set of Giantdescription Photograph of a set from the movie, "Giant" including the front of a stone mansion that has decorative ironwork along the roofline. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "During a severe drought which strained the economy, help came from a glamorous source. In 1955, a Warner Brothers film crew with movie stars, including Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Chill Wills, and others moved into Marfa. The event was the on-location shooting of the movie, 'Giant,' based on the novel by Edna Ferber" (p. 11).artist/creator Unknownsubject Architecture Movie Sets Social Life And Customs - Popular Culture Arts And Crafts - Theatre - Motion Pictures Filmscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)