Texas Archive of the Moving Image

Team TAMI wishes you and yours a holiday as full of love as the ones found in our archive. 🎅🎄🎁

Winter is here! Temperatures dropped so low in 1983 that Austinites were granted the rare treat of ice skating on a frozen Shoal Creek.

True crime may boast a current surge in popularity, but public interest in the subject is nothing new. TRUE CRIME TALES: 10 CASES BURIED IN THE ARCHIVE, a new web exhibit from the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, follows ten historic stories of murder, scandal, and tragedy set in the Lone Star State. Combining local television coverage with newsreels, government films, home movies, and more, the exhibit not only uncovers the facts of each case but also explores how Texans produce and consume crime stories. It is FREE and available to view at www.truecrimetalestx.com.

To close out 2017, this month’s New Releases looks back at a trio of bygone Austin phenomena. The Henry Kuempel Collection, donated to TAMI by the Austin History Center, offers a glimpse of everything from the final days of Congress Avenue streetcars to baseball practice with the Austin Pioneers.

For more footage related to the event, visit TAMI’s curated collection, For It to Have Happened in Texas…

TGIF, y’all. 

Happy National Pumpkin Day! We spy a pumpkin float in this 16mm reel from the Abernathy collection. 🎃👻

TFW you sense that your coworker just started peeling an orange #exorcistsloth

In November 1977, Houston hosted the National Women’s Conference: American Women on the Move, the first (and, as yet, only) federally funded women’s conference in United States history. In honor of the conference's 40th anniversary, TAMI is proud to present its newest web exhibit, WOMEN ON THE MOVE: TEXAS AND THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS. Combining local television coverage with newsreels, government films, commercials, home movies, and more, the exhibit examines the historical impact of the National Women’s Conference, the ongoing debate it provoked, and the opposition movement it inspired.

Throwback Thursday, June 1966: President Lyndon B. Johnson takes a break from meeting with foreign leaders to relax at the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall. After lounging in wildflowers, the Johnsons take a dip in the pool with their beloved beagles, Him and Her.

The Texas Archive of the Moving Image is pleased to present educational films provided by the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The collection not only highlights the educational resources offered to students with disabilities but also addresses subjects such as employment and dehumanization. Learn more about the films in this month's New Releases.

Happy 100th, Texas Department of Transportation! The Texas Legislature established the agency on this day in 1917. In its effort to maintain the state's roadways, the Department developed the "Don't Mess With Texas" public education campaign in 1986. This PSA with Austin musician Ian Moore shows off an electrifying approach to litter prevention.