Donald Nelson films

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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.