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 MoreThe 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_005_04_ref.mov | All American Glamour Kitty Contest | Cliff Brown reports on Duchess the Cat being named regional winner in the All American Glamour Kitty contest. Owner is T. H. Farrell of Hattiesburg. J... | ND |
| MP_198901_006_03_ref.mov | Pinebelt Airport groundbreaking | "71 year ender" Pinebelt Airport groundbreaking. | 00/00/1971 |
| MP_198901_006_15_ref.mov | Lindsay and Evers | "71 year ender" John Lindsay and Charles Evers. | 00/00/1971 |
| MP_198901_006_14_ref.mov | Pulpwood Pickets at Masonite | "71 year ender" Pulpwood Pickets at Masonite. | 00/00/1971 |
| MP_198901_006_13_ref.mov | Standard Oil Fire and E. Sullivan | "71 year ender" Standard Oil Fire and E. Sullivan. | 00/00/1971 |
| MP_198901_006_12_ref.mov | Camp Shelby Recoilless Rifle Fatal | "71 year ender" Camp Shelby Recoilless Rifle Fatality. | 00/00/1971 |
| MP_198901_006_11_ref.mov | Randall Lee | "71 year ender" Randall Lee - Wayne County school funds. | 00/00/1971 |
| MP_198901_006_10_ref.mov | Jones County Supervisors | "71 year ender" Jones County Supervisors - Si Wilson and George Harrison | 00/00/1971 |
| MP_198901_006_09_ref.mov | Rescue 7 Crashes | "71 year ender" Footage of air ambulance, Rescue 7, crash site in Hattiesburg residential neighborhood. | 00/00/1971 |
| MP_198901_006_06_ref.mov | Petal Incorporation | "71 year ender" Petal Incorporation - Ulmer Byrd and Gary Barrow. | 00/00/1971 |
| MP_198901_006_05_ref.mov | Petal Incorporation | "71 year ender" Petal Incorporation - Ulmer Byrd | 00/00/1971 |
| MP_198901_006_04_ref.mov | Laurel Urban Renewal Agency | "71 year ender" Laurel Urban Renewal Agency - S. B. Richardson. | 00/00/1971 |
| MP_198901_006_07_ref.mov | U. S. M. Student Leaders/ACLU | University of Southern Mississippi student leaders"' reaction to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) not being allowed on the U. S. M. campus. | 11/11/71 |
| MP_198901_006_01_ref.mov | Cooper | Cooper in Jones County contested election. | 11/30/71 |
| MP_198901_006_08_ref.mov | Helicopter at Jones County Board | Helicopter at Jones County Board. | 4/13/71 |
| MP_199502_006_05_ref.mov | Bob Hope | Bob Hope"'s manager, Mark Anthony, speaks about Hope"'s involvement with helping handicapped youth. (See item 8) NOTE: Sound on this item is badly det... | 5/5/71 |
| MP_199502_006_06_ref.mov | USM Med Tech course | Dr. [ ] Brundage, is interviewed about the Med Tech course in front of the Johnson Science Tower at the University of Southern Mississippi. NOTE: Sou... | 5/5/71 |
| MP_199502_006_02_ref.mov | Corp of Engineers Hearing | Footage showing the Corp of Engineers hearing. | 5/6/71 |
| MP_199502_006_03_ref.mov | John Glenn | Footage of astronaut, John Glenn"'s, plane landing in Hattiesburg. | 5/6/71 |
| MP_199502_006_04_ref.mov | John Glenn | Astronaut, John Glenn, speaks in the University of Southern Mississippi"'s Bennett Auditorium about man"'s future in space. NOTE: Sound on this item i... | 5/6/71 |
| MP_199502_006_07_ref.mov | The Mikado | Footage from a University of Southern Mississippi production of "The Mikado" NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated. | 5/6/71 |
| MP_199502_006_11_ref.mov | Boa Constrictors | Footage of baby boa constrictors. (See item 10) | 5/6/71 |
| MP_199502_006_01_ref.mov | I-59 Automobile Fatality | Footage of a car off the road on I-59. Looks like it rolled over. | 5/6/71 |
| MP_199502_006_08_ref.mov | Bob Hope | Bob Hope"'s manager, Mark Anthony, discusses Hope"'s educational funds in an interview. (See item 5) NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated. | 5/6/71 |
| MP_199502_006_09_ref.mov | Bob Hope | Footage of a committee meeting at the University of Southern Mississippi announcing Bob Hope"'s show there. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deterior... | 5/6/71 |
| MP_199502_006_10_ref.mov | Boa Constrictors | University of Southern Mississippi graduate student, Tommy King, in interviewed about a litter of boa constrictors born at the school. (See item 11) N... | 5/6/71 |
| MP_199502_006_12_ref.mov | Train Derailment | Footage of a train derailment at an unknown location. (Looks like off US 11 north of Petal). Crews are on the scene. | 5/7/71 |
| MP_198901_006_02_ref.mov | Republic of New Africa | Republic of New Africa arrests in Jackson. | 8/18/71 |
| MP_199502_007_02_ref.mov | Bob Hope | Shots of Bob Hope"'s performance at Reed Green Coliseum on the University of Southern Mississippi campus. (See item 3) NOTE: Sound on this item is bad... | 05/??/1971 |
| MP_199502_007_03_ref.mov | Bob Hope | Bob Hope (See item 2) NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated. | 05/??/1971 |