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_198901_007_04_ref.mov | Jones County Supervisors | Court decides against Jones County Supervisors"' bidding practices. | 10/19/73 |
| MP_198901_007_08_ref.mov | Laurel Flood | Laurel Flood. Tanlahala Flood. | 12/28/73 |
| MP_198901_007_03_ref.mov | Jones County Tornado | Shots of damage and interviews with victims of the tornado in Jones County. | 4/25/73 |
| MP_199502_007_04_ref.mov | Bob Hope | Shots of the audience at Hope"'s performance and Hope on stage. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated. | 5/10/71 |
| MP_198901_007_02_ref.mov | Bradley Arrest | Suspect, Bradley, arrested in connection with the robbery at the Citizens"' Bank on Broadway Drive in Hattiesburg. | 5/23/73 |
| MP_198901_007_01_ref.mov | Citizens"' Bank Robbery | Robbery at the Citizens"' Bank on Broadway Drive in Hattiesburg. | 5/23/73 |
| MP_199502_007_01_ref.mov | Bob Hope | Bob Hope is interviewed as he and his troupe arrive on a Mississippi Air Guard plane at the Hattiesburg airport. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly det... | 5/7/71 |
| MP_198901_007_05_ref.mov | Culvert Purchase Investigation | County financial records investigation related to culvert purchases (Beldek) | 6/26/73 |
| MP_198901_007_06_ref.mov | Lauderdale County Grand Jury | Lauderdale County Grand Jury. Culvert purchase irregularity investigation. | 7/30/73 |
| MP_198901_007_07_ref.mov | Robert Ray Campbell | Recovery of the body of Robert Ray Campbell found in Hattiesburg. Campbell was murdered in Houston. | N. D. |
| MP_199502_008_02_ref.mov | Jones County House Fire | Footage of a house fire in Jones County with the fire department on the scene and the house fully engulfed. | 5/10/71 |
| MP_199502_008_03_ref.mov | Traffic Fatalities | Highway Patrol officer, Wayne Valentine, gives the weekly traffic fatality report for the southern districts. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteri... | 5/10/71 |
| MP_199502_008_04_ref.mov | Purvis Car - Trailer Wreck | Footage of a car - trailer wreck with trailer on its side and the car roof caved in. | 5/10/71 |
| MP_199502_008_05_ref.mov | Apartment Construction Bids | Footage of unknown bids being opened for apartment construction sites | 5/11/71 |
| MP_199502_008_06_ref.mov | A & I Board Meeting | Footage of an Agricultural and Industrial Board Meeting in which Brad Dye, Counsel for the Board, talks about industrial expansion in Mississippi and... | 5/11/71 |
| MP_199502_008_08_ref.mov | Paul Grady"'s Memphis Trip | Footage of Hattiesburg Mayor, Paul Grady, at the Hattiesburg airport as he leaves with his family for Memphis. | 5/12/71 |
| MP_199502_008_07_ref.mov | A & I Board Meeting | Brad Dye at a meeting of the Agricultural and Industrial Board. (See item 6) NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated. | 5/12/71 |
| MP_199502_008_09_ref.mov | Car Wreck | Footage of cars being towed away after a wreck at Highway 49 & West Pine. Shots of streets wet from rain. | 5/12/71 |
| MP_199502_008_10_ref.mov | Laurel Police Pistol Range | Footage of Highway Patrol officers firing pistols at the Laurel Police Range. (See items 12 & 13) | 5/13/71 |
| MP_199502_008_11_ref.mov | John Stennis | Senator John C. Stennis talks about demonstrating. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated. | 5/13/71 |
| MP_199502_008_12_ref.mov | Pistol Match | Laurel Mayor, Bill Patrick, shown firing at a pistol match in Laurel. (See items 10 & 13) NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated. | 5/13/71 |
| MP_199502_008_13_ref.mov | Pistol Match | Footage of law officers receiving classroom instructions at the Laurel police range. Laurel Mayor, Bill Patrick, and others shown firing. NOTE: Sound... | 5/13/71 |
| MP_199502_008_14_ref.mov | Forrest General Hospital Kidney Mac | A nurse demonstrates the kidney machine at Forrest General Hospital. | 5/13/71 |
| MP_199502_008_01_ref.mov | Experimental Airplane | Footage of an experimental airplane landing in Hattiesburg. Shots of the interior and exterior of the plane. | 5/6/71 |
| MP_199502_008_15_ref.mov | John Glenn | Purpose of space program. | 5/6/71 |
| MP_198901_008_04_ref.mov | A. F. Summer | Mississippi Attorney General A. F. Summer discusses United States Supreme Court. | 6/12/72 |
| MP_198901_008_03_ref.mov | A. F. Summer | Mississippi Attorney General A. F. Summer discusses United States Supreme Court. | 6/12/72 |
| MP_198901_008_02_ref.mov | Forrest County Redistricting | Forrest County Redistricting Douglas Baker. | 6/12/72 |
| MP_198901_008_06_ref.mov | Machine Gun Rounds | Machine gun rounds found and disposed of. | 6/13/72 |
| MP_198901_008_11_ref.mov | General Ralph E. Haines | United States Army General Ralph E. Haines discusses observing Reserve and Guard training at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg. | 6/13/72 |