WDAM Newsfilm Collection and Accretion - MP 1989.01 and MP 1...
The WDAM Newsfilm Collection and Accretion consist of local television news film from television station WDAM-TV covering the Hattiesburg/Laurel area. Stories related to the Forrest, Jones, and Perry County areas were produced between approximately 1970 and 1975. They include national, state, and local politics; civil rights activities; sports; and natural and man-made disasters.
read more...The WDAM Newsfilm Collection and Accretion consist of local television news film from television station WDAM-TV covering the Hattiesburg/Laurel area. Stories related to the Forrest, Jones, and Perry County areas were produced between approximately 1970 and 1975. They include national, state, and local politics; civil rights activities; sports; and natural and man-made disasters.
| Filename | Event | Descr | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP_199502_004_20_ref.mov | Forrest County Board of Supervisors | Footage of a meeting between the Forrest County Board of Supervisors and the Air Ambulance Service. | 4/8/71 |
| MP_199502_004_19_ref.mov | Laurel House Fire | Footage of damage to a home in Laurel after a fire. Interior and exterior shots. | 4/8/71 |
| MP_198901_004_02_ref.mov | Laurel Hospitality Arrests | Footage of tourists in Laurel arrested in jest and given souvenirs from Laurel. | 6/14/72 |
| MP_198901_004_04_ref.mov | U.S. Supreme Court and Repossession | Laurel banker discusses United States Supreme Court ruling on repossession. Court ruled that to repossess there must be judicial process. | 6/15/72 |
| MP_198901_004_08_ref.mov | Governor"'s Day at Camp Shelby | Governor William Waller presents awards and gives speech at Governor"'s Day at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg. | 6/16/72 |
| MP_198901_004_07_ref.mov | Governor"'s Day at Camp Shelby | Governor William Waller reviews troops at Governor"'s Day at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg. | 6/16/72 |
| MP_198901_004_06_ref.mov | Lumberton Blacks | Blacks boycott of Lumberton High School graduation. | 6/16/72 |
| MP_198901_004_03_ref.mov | U.S. Supreme Court and Repossession | U.S. Supreme Court and repossessions. Laurel banker. | 6/16/72 |
| MP_198901_004_09_ref.mov | Gerrard News Conference | Hattiesburg Mayor A. L. Gerrard holds news conference on bond issue. | 6/19/72 |
| MP_198901_004_11_ref.mov | Sixteenth Section | Forrest County Clerk discusses new Sixteenth Section law. | 6/20/72 |
| MP_198901_004_10_ref.mov | Unidentified Meeting | Unidentified Meeting | 6/20/72 |
| MP_198901_004_12_ref.mov | Laurel Fatal Automobile Accident | Laurel fatal automobile accident. | 6/20/72 |
| MP_198901_004_13_ref.mov | Laurel Senior Citizens | Interview about Laurel/Jones County senior citizens"' program. | 6/20/72 |
| MP_198901_004_14_ref.mov | Laurel Senior Citizens | Interview about Laurel/Jones County senior citizens"' program. | 6/20/72 |
| MP_198901_004_05_ref.mov | Ellisville School | Interview with Seth Hudspeth about modernization of methods at the Ellisville School. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_004_01_ref.mov | "Turn in a Pusher" | Interview with the leader of the "Turn in a Pusher" program in Hattiesburg. | N. D. |
| MP_198901_005_06_ref.mov | Senator Theo Smith | State Senator Theo Smith discusses misuse of funds by county supervisors. | 1/24/72 |
| MP_198901_005_08_ref.mov | "Up with People" | Footage taken at a presentation of "Up with People." | 2/10/72 |
| MP_198901_005_07_ref.mov | FBI | FBI agent discusses why the Federal Bureau of Investigations does not hire women. | 2/10/72 |
| MP_198901_005_11_ref.mov | Lumb. At. Entergy Double Chain | Lumb. At. Entergy Double Chain | 2/14/72 |
| MP_198901_005_05_ref.mov | Wayne County Beer | Member of Waynesboro board of aldermen discusses drinking of beer by teenagers. | 2/14/72 |
| MP_198901_005_04_ref.mov | Hattiesburg School Board | Hattiesburg School Board announcement of two appointments to the Hattiesburg Public Schools. | 2/14/72 |
| MP_198901_005_12_ref.mov | Jack Waite | Jack Waite discusses purchases of land by Central Business District project in Laurel. | 2/15/72 |
| MP_198901_005_03_ref.mov | Central Business District | Central Business District - Jack Waite - project in Laurel. | 2/15/72 |
| MP_198901_005_10_ref.mov | Wayne County Beer | Interview about beer sales in Waynesboro. | 2/24/72 |
| MP_198901_005_02_ref.mov | Shag Pyron | Shag Pyron speaks to a men"'s club and is interviewed about bidding for an unnamed road. | 2/25/72 |
| MP_198901_005_01_ref.mov | Pat Harrison Waterway Commission | Meeting of the Pat Harrison Waterway Commission in Hattiesburg. | 2/25/72 |
| MP_198901_005_13_ref.mov | Legislative Session | Hattiesburg area legislators on legislative session. | 2/3/72 |