[Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 21

Date1949 – 1955

AbstractFootage of a large house and its grounds with a few shots of a man and woman posing in front of the house. A few shots of children playing outside on toy trucks and inside on a couch. A few shots of adults helping small children unwrap their gifts around a Christmas tree. Footage of people posing for the camera in front of the house. Footage of a boy and a girl playing inside and out. A few shots of a family at a dinner table. Footage of people ice skating on a frozen lake, including a man dragging a child around on a sled. A few shots of a man, woman and two children posing outside with a dog. Footage of children playing on a jungle gym. Footage of a group of people posing with two alpine horns. A few shots of a little girl eating. Footage of children on an Easter egg hunt. Footage of children playing in a yard, including eating popsicles, painting a wooden structure, rolling a toy lawn mower, a puppy, a small pool, swinging, playing with a big ball and washing a car. Footage of a litter of dogs, including children playing with them and the mother nursing her puppies. Footage of children hanging stockings and unwrapping gifts around a Christmas tree. A shot of people posing in front of a house. Footage of people relaxing by a lake, including two boys playing in and around the water. A few shots of a house in winter. Footage of children playing in the snow, including several of them jumping off a shack into snow dunes. Donor Notes: "Houston Family"