{"id":4781,"date":"2018-09-03T23:07:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T23:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/austin-texas-1959-home-movie\/"},"modified":"2018-09-03T23:07:52","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T23:07:52","slug":"austin-texas-1959-home-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/featured\/austin-texas-1959-home-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin, Texas. 1959 home movie."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V8PQZqvMa2U\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 1959 my mother got a scholarship in the UT and studied there for 8 months. My father and me visited her late that year. A friend of hers got a video camera and made this short film. It is the only piece of video I have of my mother,  that&#8217;s why I cherish it so much. Additionally it shows some images of Austin in 1959, including a view of the city taken from the UT Tower, at 2:35<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Austin, Texas. 1959 home movie.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Austin%2C+Texas.+1959+home+movie.&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Austin, Texas. 1959 home movie. - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662ebb34e3144868a33559c330cd352d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fvideo%2Fhow-an-austin-scavenger-hunt-pays-it-forward-to-decades-old-local-nonprofit%2F9631887%2F&amp;c=17896182459028959874&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow an Austin scavenger hunt pays it forward to decades-old local nonprofit\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more than 20 years, the Austin-based nonprofit Wonders &amp; Worries have aided children whose parents have been diagnosed with a serious illness or injury. This weekend, an urban scavenger hunt in ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662ebb34e3144868a33559c330cd352d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Flifestyle%2Framblin-round-texas-buggy-barn-194255784.html&amp;c=13750305724654285215&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRAMblin \u2018Round Texas: Buggy Barn Museum brings international interest, movie magic to Blanco\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Buggy Barn Museum in Blanco, Texas is a hidden gem in the Hill Country. \u201cI said, well maybe, I don\u2019t have one like that, and it just continued to grow,\u201d Dennis Moore, owner and curator of the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662ebb34e3144868a33559c330cd352d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwtop.com%2Fentertainment%2F2024%2F04%2Fwtop-movie-critic-donates-entire-dvd-collection-to-hyattsville-branch-of-prince-georges-county-library%2F&amp;c=11081281786869281174&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWTOP movie critic donates entire DVD collection to Hyattsville branch of Prince George\u2019s County Library\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>WTOP\u2019s movie critic Jason Fraley decided to donate his entire collection of over 300 DVDs to the recently-renovated Hyattsville branch of the Prince George\u2019s County Memorial Library System.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662ebb34e3144868a33559c330cd352d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.palmbeachpost.com%2Fstory%2Fentertainment%2Fevents%2F2024%2F04%2F18%2Fbarrett-jackson-brings-car-show-back-to-south-florida-fairgrounds%2F73369064007%2F&amp;c=2396348279291481222&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMovie cars, vintage cars, pricey cars this weekend at the Barrett-Jackson auction and show\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In its only South Florida stop, Barrett-Jackson brings more than 600 vehicles and 'automobilia' to Palm Beach County fairgrounds. Bid on rare cars or just visit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662ebb34e3144868a33559c330cd352d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Faustin-home-10-billionaires-heres-155530621.html&amp;c=15176524131607195086&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin is home to 10 billionaires. Here's who they are, and how they made their money\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Could Texas ... why is Austin, and the rest of the Lone Star State, such an intriguing destination for them? 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Here's who they are, and how they made their money\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Texas is also home to many of the most populous metro areas in America, such as San Antonio, Dallas, Houston and Austin. This naturally lends itself to innovation as Texas is home to the most ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662ebb34e3144868a33559c330cd352d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dallasnews.com%2Fbusiness%2Freal-estate%2F2024%2F04%2F12%2Fnorth-texas-home-builders-got-a-hot-start-to-2024-why-and-will-it-continue%2F&amp;c=7965833693194281012&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNorth Texas home builders got a hot start to 2024. Why? 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Builders started construction on 14,217 units, a 44.7% improvement from the 9,828 ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662ebb34e3144868a33559c330cd352d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statesman.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2024%2F04%2F11%2Ftom-copeland-obit-texas-film-commission-longest-serving-director-movies-theater%2F73273740007%2F&amp;c=9376171885334027217&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Copeland, champion of the Texas movie industry, has died at age 74\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tom Copeland, who for decades nurtured the Texas movie industry as a film agency ... on a little pilot that they were doing called 'Austin City Limits,' and that, my friends, changed my life ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=662ebb34e3144868a33559c330cd352d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mysanantonio.com%2Fbusiness%2Farticle%2Fpowerball-austin-winner-19397719.php&amp;c=135324360908294138&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSomeone in Central Texas just won $2 million on a Powerball ticket\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Someone bought a Powerball ticket in Austin that made a Power Play and multiplied their winnings to $2 million, according to the Texas Lottery website. The winning quick pick ticket was bought ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1959 my mother got a scholarship in the UT and studied there for 8 months. My father and me visited her late that year. A friend of hers got a video camera and made this short film. 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