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🎬 2025 Rewound 🎞️

From rescuing and digitizing thousands of films and tapes to adding 570 new videos online and reaching 9.2 million views, this year was one for the archives. None of it happens without you.

As we rewind 2025, we’re just $15,000 away from unlocking our final $5,000 matching gift — help us cross the finish line and set the stage for preservation work in 2026!

Thank you for making 2025 a record-breaking year for Texas film history! by @texasarchive

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Texas is icing over—perfect weather for a hot Dr Pepper ❄️☕️

In this vintage ad, Dick Clark shares an unexpected way to enjoy the Texas classic: served hot with a slice of lemon. Hot Dr Pepper in a Texas ice storm—yes or no?

#TexasWinterStorm #DrPepper #VintageAds by @texasarchive

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“Boomtown U.S.A.” or “Gay Capital of the South”? 🌆🌈

In 1980s Houston, both were true! This KPRC-TV segment highlights the city’s thriving LGBTQ+ community—and how local media told that story.

We’re sharing it as part of our CLIR Digitizing Hidden Collections project, preserving and amplifying Houston’s queer history for future generations. More coming soon. 👀

#HoustonLGBTQ #QueerHistory #ArchivalFootage by @texasarchive

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Happy National Coming Out Day! 🏳️‍🌈

We’re looking back to 1992, when San Antonio’s Freethought Forum explored the importance of coming out and LGBTQ+ visibility, just a few years after the first National Coming Out Day in 1988.

Texas has a long history of LGBTQ+ activism and community organizing, and archives like this help preserve those stories. What do you think has changed most since this conversation was recorded? 👇 by @texasarchive

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Happy birthday, Tanya Tucker! 🎉

In this 1986 clip from The Texas Experience, the country music legend takes us back to the Texas frontier and the women who helped transform the wilderness alongside the plow. 🌾

What part of Texas history would you want Tanya to narrate? 👇 by @texasarchive

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🎬 Happy Birthday, Sigourney Weaver!

Before she became an icon of science fiction, Sigourney Weaver made her feature film debut as Ellen Ripley in Alien (1979). In this interview with Austin television personality Carolyn Jackson, Weaver discusses her acting career, growing up in an entertainment family, and what drew her to the role that launched her film career.

🎥 Step back to 1979 and hear from the actress herself in this clip from the Carolyn Jackson Collection.

#SigourneyWeaver #Alien #FilmHistory by @texasarchive

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🍎 Happy World Teachers’ Day! 🚀

In 1985, Westwood Elementary teacher Peggy Lathlaen was one of 114 nominees for NASA’s Teacher in Space Project. This KPRC-TV segment captures her journey to Washington, D.C., where she would undergo evaluation for the chance to teach from space.

Today, we celebrate the teachers who inspire curiosity, expand horizons, and encourage us to reach for the stars. 🌟

#WorldTeachersDay #TeachersInSpace #NASA #TexasHistory by @texasarchive

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🎸 Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan

Born on October 3, 1954, Stevie Ray Vaughan helped put Austin on the map as a music city. In this student-produced episode of Scope, Reagan High School students explore Vaughan’s legacy and the unveiling of his statue at Auditorium Shores.

#StevieRayVaughan #AustinTexas #TexasMusicHistory by @texasarchive

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On this day in 1835, the Texas Revolution began with a cannon, a wedding dress, and the words: “Come and Take It.” 💥

In this 1980 episode of The Eyes of Texas, producer Bill Springer tells the story of the famous cannon at Gonzales. When Mexican troops arrived to reclaim the cannon, local settlers refused to give it up—and on October 2, they fired the first shot of the Texas Revolution.

Watch the story of how one small cannon became one of the most recognizable symbols of Texas history.

#OnThisDay #BattleOfGonzales #ComeAndTakeIt #TexasHistory #TexasRevolution #TheEyesOfTexas by @texasarchive

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🎞️ Flashing back to an excellent night of Going Old School!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for 16mm on the 16th and made it such a fun night of vintage Texas educational films. And a huge thank you to A/V Geeks, The Press Room, Baker Center, Phil’s, Amy’s Austin Winery, Still Austin Whiskey, and WeLuv Video for helping make it happen!

We loved going old school with you! 📽️✨ by @texasarchive

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🏳️‍🌈📚 Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month in Houston!

Join TAMI and our community partners throughout October for a series of programs exploring Houston’s LGBTQ+ history, voices, and contributions.

On October 10, TAMI is teaming up with Art + Feminism and Houston Public Library for Linking Queer Houston History, a free Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon highlighting LGBTQ+ history preserved in the KPRC-TV Collection and other archives.

No Wikipedia experience needed! We’ll provide tutorials, resources, food, and refreshments. 🙌

📅 October 10 | 11 AM–3 PM
📍 Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library
🎟️ Free | Ages 18+

The series continues October 17 and 24 with programs exploring LGBTQ+ history and architecture.

🔗 Register through the link in our bio!

#LGBTQHistoryMonth #QueerHistory #HoustonHistory #WikipediaEditathon #TAMI by @texasarchive

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Happy National Coffee Day! ☕️

Take a trip back to 1980 with The Eyes of Texas as host Ray Miller tours San Angelo’s DeCoty Coffee Company. Founded in 1929, this family-run business grew from a $600 coffee grinder into a longtime West Texas coffee company.

From green beans to the finished blend, get a behind-the-scenes look at how DeCoty made its coffee! ☕️

#NationalCoffeeDay #SanAngelo #TexasHistory #CoffeeHistory #TheEyesOfTexas by @texasarchive

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