Texas Centennial, 1936

Home movie footage of the Burton family, the Texas Centennial Exposition, and a WWII scrap metal drive

Footage of notable locations, battles, and citizens that tell the story of early Texas at the time of its...

Newsreel footage of Texans celebrating the centennial of their independence.

Silent newsreel footage of aspiring beauty queens being compared to cutouts of the “perfect figure.”

Public festivities surrounding the Alamo's centennial.