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The TAMI online library has hundreds of films related to Texas history and culture that can be used in the classroom for educational purposes. Click on the links below to search for films in the TAMI online library that relate to each particular topic. More information about using TAMI’s archival footage can be found in the guide to Using Archival Film in the Classroom.


Historical Events:
Galveston Hurricane of 1900
WWI
1936 Texas Centennial Exposition
WWII
Vietnam War
John F. Kennedy Assassination
1966 University of Texas Tower Shootings
1967 Hurricane Beulah
1979 Wichita Falls Tornado

Natural Disasters:
Dust Bowl
Floods
Hurricanes
Tornadoes

Texas Culture:
Barbecue
Farming
Football
Mexican-American Culture
NASA
Oil
Pecans
Politics
Ranching
Snakes
The Texas-Mexico Border

Regions:
Central Texas
East Texas
Gulf Coast
North Central Texas
Panhandle
South Texas
West Texas

Cities:
Austin
Corpus Christi
Dallas
El Paso
Houston
San Antonio

Other Locations:
The Alamo
The Alamo Village
Big Bend National Park
Gulf of Mexico
LBJ Ranch
McDonald Observatory
The Texas State Capitol

Famous Texans:
Ben F. Barnes
Dan Blocker
Waggoner Carr
John Connally
Walter Cronkite
Marion Price Daniel
James “Pa” Ferguson
Miriam “Ma” Ferguson
Sam Houston
Howard Hughes
Lady Bird Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Dan Moody
Bill Moyers
William Rayford Price
Dan Rather
Reuben E. Senterfitt
John Tower
James A. (Jimmy) Turman
Will Wilson


Have you used the TAMI online library in your classroom? If so, please let us know. We would love to hear your ideas for activities and lesson plans that use Texas-related films and videos. Join TAMI’s education mailing list and receive updates of new film postings, activities, and lesson plans.


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