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Title: Gift from the Earth: Natural Gas; Transco in New Jersey, studio print, Gift from the Earth: Natural Gas; Transco in New Jersey, studio print
Identifier: e_bb_5021
Creator: Bailey, Bob
Dates: circa 1954-1959
Box: 77/1.2
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: One film made up of two distinct but related sections, "Gift from the Earth: Natural Gas" and "Transco in New Jersey". "Gift from the Earth" documents the planning, construction and maintenance of a pipeline [Transco pipeline?] delivering natural gas from Texas to the East Coast. "Transco in New Jersey" gives a detailed tour of communities served by the pipeline in New Jersey. Both sections spotlight the [Transco] pipeline created by the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. Color picture with sound.

Title: GT2 Oil Fire, Adair Company, Sahara, shot by Coots, GT2 Oil Fire, Adair Company, Sahara, shot by Coots
Identifier: e_bb_5023
Creator: Matthews, Edward "Coots"
Dates: 1962-02-01
Box: 77/1.2
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Contains footage of Red Adair and his crew preparing to contain the 1961-62 Gassi Touil gas field fire in the Algerian Sahara [See: Devil's Cigarette Lighter, e_bb_5014-5016]. Written on film leader: "#138-13, Bold Men, Wolper". Color picture, no sound.

Title: Houston Chemical Giant, not in sync [pub version corrects sync], Houston Chemical Giant, not in sync [pub version corrects sync]
Identifier: e_bb_5268
Creator: Bob Bailey Productions (Producer, Photographer)
Contributor: Hurley, Martin (narrator), Osborne, Tim (narrator), Turrentine, Gordon H. (script)
Dates: circa 1962-1967
Box: Reel 77/1.3
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Produced film with aerial views of chemical plants, petroleum refineries and mills on the the Houston Ship Channel and surrounding areas, with narrator giving details of companies and products. Color picture with sound. Creator title notes that this version is "not in sync," which seems to apply only to the sections when Martin Hurley is on camera. "Pub" version synchronizes audio track in these sections.

Title: Houston Chemical Giant, Turner [Composite], Houston Chemical Giant, Turner [Composite]
Identifier: e_bb_5026
Creator: Bob Bailey Studios
Dates: circa 1956-1979
Box: 77/1.2
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: An afterword [to the film Houston Chemical Giant?] by John Turner, president of Friendswood Development Company, a subsidiary of Humble Oil & Refining Company. Mentions real estate development projects Clear Lake City and the Bayport Industrial Development. Thanks the Houston Chamber of Commerce for permission to modify film, and also mentions "Mr. Hurley" [sp?]. Composite version of sound from e_bb_5024 and picture from e_bb_5025. Assembled by Briscoe Center staff, using synchronization punch holes. Color picture with sound.

Title: Houston Highway Outs, Houston Highway Outs
Identifier: e_bb_5269
Creator: Bailey, Bob
Dates: circa 1953-1973
Box: 77/1.6
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Footage of highway construction. Shows highway signs for I-10 East towards Beaumont, Baytown, Highlands and San Jacinto State Park. Color picture, no sound.

Title: Houston Rodeo Parade, Gene Autry and Glenn McCarthy, Houston Rodeo Parade, Gene Autry and Glenn McCarthy
Identifier: e_bb_5047
Creator: Bailey, Bob
Dates: 1947
Box: 77/1.5
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Gene Autry and Glenn McCarthy, along with marching bands and cowboys, parade through downtown Houston, Texas. Has a title card for "Ansco." Black and white picture, no sound. Appears to have been shot at 24 frames per second. This is a more complete digitization of the same source reel as e_bb_5003, with this version capturing the entire reel.

Title: Humble Army-Navy E award, Humble Army-Navy E award
Identifier: e_bb_5027
Creator: Bob Bailey Studios
Dates: 1942-08-20
Box: 77/1.2
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Documents the acceptance ceremony for the Army-Navy "E" Award (also known as the Army-Navy Production Award), presented to Humble Oil Co. "for high achievement in the production of war [WWII] equipment" [from program]. Contains footage of Humble Oil Co. executives receiving commendations, with many shots of audience [likely to be made up of Humble Oil workers]. In addition to the ceremony, film shows the program booklet, U.S. and other flags, a close-up of the award and a sign reading "1136 Humble Employees in the Service". Color picture, no sound.

Title: Humble Oil Well, #7092, Mr. Baker, Humble Oil Well, #7092, Mr. Baker
Identifier: e_bb_5030
Dates: circa 1964
Box: 77/1.3
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Series of speeches [by Humble Oil Co. executives] set to a backdrop of "...000,000,000" [possibly celebrating a milestone in production]. One speaker is presented a flag. Audience behind podium includes uniformed servicemen. The speeches are followed by images of well-dressed [audience] outside of a factory. Color picture with no sound. Writing on leader tape reads: "#7092, Humble Oil-Orig. Photo-Begin Reel 1" [Head], "Humble Oil Reel #1, KC Heads; Mr. Baker" [Splice preceding first moving image on reel] and "End Reel II, Orig Photo-, Humble Oil" [Tail]. Has multiple punch holes for synchronization. Large portions of the reel have no picture or apparent sound and use a thicker gauge film [maybe full coat magnetic audio] . Due to this thicker film causing the projector to jam, the reel could not be digitized as a whole. The digitized copy has all moving images from the original reel.

Title: Humble Oil Well, Reel 2, Humble Oil Well, Reel 2
Identifier: e_bb_5029
Dates: circa 1965
Box: 77/1.3
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Footage of an early oil well drilling operation, with images of oil gushing from pipes. Black and white negative picture, no sound. Writing on leader reads: "Humble Oil Well, Reel 2" [Head] and "Oil Well, Humble Oil, Begin Reel 2." First scene is backwards on original reel.

Title: Hurricane Carla, Containment and Recovery of an Offshore Oil Spill
Identifier: e_bb_5350
Creator: Bailey, Bob (producer), Spiltrol (producer), Bennett Pollution Control (producer)
Contributor: Norris, Paul (script), Somers, Larry (technical consultant), Bennett, John (technical consultant), Huskey, Bill (technical consultant), Smith, John (photographer; editor)
Dates: circa 1976
Box: 77/1.1
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Produced film on the process used to contain an oil spill and recover oil, showcasing Spiltrol equipment including an offshore boom and the Huskey SBG offshore skimmer. Takes place at an oil rig fire off-shore of Louisiana. Color picture with sound. This capture replaces e_bb_5004 with a higher quality capture.

Title: Imperial Sugar, 125th Anniversary, Imperial Sugar, 125th Anniversary
Identifier: e_bb_5033
Dates: 1968-10-01
Box: 77/1.3
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Raw footage documenting commemoration of Imperial Sugar's 125th anniversary. Has images of plaque unveiling, speakers at podium and audience. Color picture, no sound. Writing on leader reads: "Color Orig, 125th Anniversary Imperial/Sugar."

Title: Marching Band in Astrodome, Marching Band in Astrodome
Identifier: e_bb_5261
Creator: Bailey, Bob
Dates: circa 1952-1972
Box: 77/1.8
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Long shot footage of a marching band in multiple formations. Color picture, no sound.

Title: Mid '60s Texaco Stations in Houston, Mid '60s Texaco Stations in Houston
Identifier: e_bb_5034
Dates: circa 1962
Box: 77/1.3
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Footage of cars pulling into Texaco gas stations along with a map tracing Houston routes. Color picture, no sound.

Title: More Oil and Gas for Today and Tomorrow, More Oil and Gas for Today and Tomorrow
Identifier: e_bb_5035
Creator: Bob Bailey Productions
Contributor: Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission
Dates: circa 1943-1963
Box: 77/1.3
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Produced film on the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission, covering its 1935 formation, purpose and principles. Contains live footage mixed with animation documenting oil and gas well planning and construction. Topics covered include unitized fields and the water drive technique. Also provides a brief history of the petroleum industry and makes a case for petroleum as a continued energy source for the United States. Includes footage of the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission headquarters in Oklahoma and a plaque for Drake Well Park in Pennsylvania. Film closes with the logos of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission and Sunoco, with a title card reading, "From the Film Libraries of Sun Oil Company". Color internegative picture with sound. Extra metadata on film leader includes: "End- Print 1; Interneg. [Internegative]."

Title: Muscular Dystrophy, Rex Allen, original pix and B wind, negative, Muscular Dystrophy, Rex Allen, original pix and B wind, negative
Identifier: e_bb_5049
Creator: Bailey, Bob
Dates: circa 1961
Box: 77/1.5
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Multiple takes of a public service announcement by Rex Allen requesting donations for the Liberty Muscular Dystrophy Foundation in Liberty, Texas. Film reel is a combination of picture roll spliced to sound roll (sound and picture are not together). Pub version synchronizes picture with audio using creator's punch holes. Color picture with sound track. Has multiple punch holes for synchronization.

Title: Nassau Bay, 1 of 2, Nassau Bay, 1 of 2
Identifier: e_bb_5045
Creator: Bob Bailey Productions
Dates: circa 1963
Box: 77/1.5
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: One of two distinct marketing films for the master-planned community of Nassau Bay, Texas. This appears to be a later version than e_bb_5046. Contains images of Nassau Bay along with concept art, scale models and construction sites. Color picture with sound. Has synchronization punch hole at beginning.

Title: Nassau Bay, 2 of 2, Nassau Bay, 2 of 2
Identifier: e_bb_5046
Creator: Bob Bailey Productions
Dates: circa 1963
Box: 77/1.5
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: The second of two distinct marketing films for the master-planned community of Nassau Bay, Texas. This appears to be an earlier version than e_bb_5045. Contains images of Nassau Bay along with concept art, scale models and construction sites. Color picture with sound. Has synchronization punch hole at beginning.

Title: Natural Gas to the North, Natural Gas to the North
Identifier: e_bb_5358
Creator: Bailey, Bob (Producer/Photographer)
Contributor: Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company
Dates: circa 1950-1970
Box: Reel 77/1.8
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Produced film documenting the planning and construction of a natural gas pipeline running from the Hugoton Gas Field to Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Focuses on solutions to terrain challenges, spotlighting specialized equipment including pocket ditchers, mormon boards, a Pipeline Inspection Gauge, and the Pearson fault inspector. Title card at beginning of film reads, "American Natural Gas Company through a subsidiary Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company." Color picture with sound. Projector lost loop due to damage from advanced vinegar syndrome, causing many audio drop-outs, pauses in the picture and image flutter at points where projector stopped. An unprocessed version [e_bb_5358_unprocessed] is available for verifying the fidelity of the digitized copy to the original film.

Title: Port of Houston, 1 of 2, Port of Houston, 1 of 2
Identifier: e_bb_5038
Creator: Bailey, Bob (Producer/Photographer)
Dates: circa 1951-1956
Box: 77/1.4
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Produced film promoting the Port of Houston, with a brief history of the port and its use by the cotton, wheat and oil industries. Contains footage of the "Steel Surveyor" ship pulling into port, a meeting of the Houston Port Commissioners, and the newly built Wharf 9. Credits include a list of the Board of Navigation and Canal Commissioners: Vernon Bailey (Director of Port Operations), W. F. Heavey (General Manager), W. S. Bellows, W. L. Walker, Sewall Myer, Lawton E. Deats and Robert Hemphill. Color picture with sound. Ends abruptly, with a hole for synchronization that likely goes with part 2.

Title: Port of Houston, original cuts, Port of Houston, original cuts
Identifier: e_bb_5039
Creator: Bailey, Bob (Producer)
Dates: circa 1951-1956
Box: 77/1.4
Resource: Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive
Description: Raw footage for "Port of Houston" film, with aerial views of port, and ground views of ships. Color picture with no sound. Original had multiple bad splices which caused the projector to stop from lost loop multiple times. Writing on leader reads, "Head Reel #1 Port Houston - Bob Bailey - #7991- A4400." Splice tape near the end of the reel reads: "Wheat - Cotton - Oil," presumably referring to a section of film from another reel.

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