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Item Baptist University Models, Trip from Monterrey(2015-07-07) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized home movie from the Donald Nelson records captures a trip to Monterrey, Mexico. The footage also shows the creation and close-up details of the scaled architectural model for the Dallas Baptist College campus. The school, now called the Dallas Baptist University, moved to Dallas from Decatur in 1965.Item El Paso SW National Bank site(0000-00-00) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized home movie from the Donald Nelson records captures a drive through downtown El Paso. Sites include views the Southwest National Bank, Hubbert Music Co., Joe Schwartz Jewelers, the O.T. Bassett Tower, and other businesses located along Texas Avenue.Item Expo: 1967 International and Universal Exposition, Montreal, Canada(1967) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized home movie from the Donald Nelson records captures a trip to the 1967 International and Universal Exposition in Montreal.Item Expo: 1967 International and Universal Exposition, Montreal, Canada(1967) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized home movie from the Donald Nelson records captures a trip to the 1967 International and Universal Exposition in Montreal. The United States, Canada, “Man the Producer,” Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Great Britain, and Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) pavilions can be seen in the footage.Item Fair: 1958 International and Universal Exposition, Brussels, Belgium(1958) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized home movie from the Donald Nelson records captures a trip to the 1958 International and Universal Exposition in Brussels, also known as Expo 58.Item First National Bank, Mesquite, Ton Broadamvas, George Cober(1970) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized home movie from the Donald Nelson records captures the architectural plans for the Fist National Bank in Mesquite, Texas. Please note the poor image quality of this film.Item Frank Lloyd Wright Houses(0000-00-00) Storrer, William A.This digitized film from the William A. Storrer papers shows three Frank Lloyd Wright properties. Storrer, a noted Frank Lloyd Wright scholar, visits the Abby Beecher Roberts residence (1936) in Marquette, Michigan, the Lovness residence (1955) in Stillwater, Minnesota, and the Dana-Thomas resisdence (1902) in Springfield, Illinois.Item Garland Hospital(1959) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized home movie from the Donald Nelson records captures a meeting to discuss the architectural plan and scaled model for the Garland Hospital located in Garland, Texas.Item Garland Hospital, Building Comm.(1959-10-28) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized home movie from the Donald Nelson records captures two meetings to discuss the architectural plans and scaled model for the Garland Hospital located in Garland, Texas.Item Karnak, Egypt 1950(1950) Moore, Charles W.This digitized film from the Charles Moore Archives documents renowned architect Charles Willard Moore’s trip to Egypt in 1950. Moore’s film is largely set in the Karnak Temple Complex. Notable Karnak ruins in the film include, the great hypostyle hall in the Precinct of Amon Re, statue of high priest Pinedjem I, site excavations, hieroglyphic encrusted obelisks and friezes, ram statues, the Gateway of Ptolemy III Euergetes, as well as panoramic views of the Nile. This film was most likely utilized by the architect for research purposes.Item Odessa July 16, 1964(1964-07-16) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized film from the Donald S. Nelson architectural records documents the downtown area of Odessa, specifically buildings and businesses located on North Grant Avenue. Close-ups of the Prosperity Bank building and the Ector County Courthouse’s façade can also be seen. The courthouse seen in the video was erected in 1938 and entirely remodeled to its modern-day design in 1964.Item Southwest National Bank, El Paso end(1959) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized home movie from the Donald Nelson records captures an evening drive through El Paso. Film ends at the 02:13 minute mark.Item Trip-Multiple Stops: Dallas, Washington, Lillian Richard, Webb, Mat Star(1960-09-03) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized film from the Donald S. Nelson collection shows scenes of Washington, D. C., including shots of the Washington Monument, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Building, and a PCC streetcar. The home movie also depicts the exterior and interior of a home likely located in Dallas, Texas.Item Trip-Multiple Stops: Houston, Alexandria(1962) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized film from the Donald S. Nelson collection shows ground-level scenes and aerial views of downtown Houston, Texas, including the Cullen Center and Hotel America, Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel, Interstate 45, and Sam Houston Park. It also shows the exterior and grounds of the Rapides Parish Courthouse in Alexandria, Louisiana.Item Trip-Multiple Stops: Leaving Dallas, Entering Omaha, White Sox game(0000-00-00) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized home movie from the Donald Nelson records captures views of the downtown Dallas skyline and the Missouri River on approach to the Omaha airport.Item Walter Scarborough's Houston Projects Outtakes(1970)This digitized film from the Hugo Leipziger-Pearce captures a trip to a steel factory, likely in the Houston area. The home movie shows factory workers overseeing the production of structural steel building materials. The second half of the film captures the construction of Houston’s Republic National Bank. Architect Walter Scarborough is seen discussing the building’s design with a colleague in the final portion of the home movie.Item Will and P at Texcrete(0000-00-00) Nelson, Donald S.This digitized home movie from the Donald Nelson records captures a visit to the Texcrete Structural Products Company in Dallas, Texas. The film also documents the construction site of Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, now Bishop Dunne Catholic High School, located in Dallas, Texas. Note that this film utilizes the multiple exposure technique.