Groundbreaking of the San Jacinto Memorial
Orris D. Brown1930s
Texas Archive of the Moving Image
Austin, United States
This silent documentary from the Orris D. Brown Collection shows Sam Houston's son, Andrew Jackson Houston, attending the ground breaking ceremony for the San Jancinto Memorial on March 27, 1936. The footage features the media, a 100-year old plow, and the crowd of the Texas upper-crust watching the event.
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- Title: Groundbreaking of the San Jacinto Memorial
- Creator: Orris D. Brown
- Date Created: 1930s
- Location Created: San Jacinto Battle Monument, Harris County, Texas
- Physical Dimensions: 16mm
- Type: Documentary Film
- Rights: Texas Archive of the Moving Image, Houston Metropolitan Research Center
- Medium: Film
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