Texas College of Mines, Part I (c. 1945)

Duration: 11:57

Year Published: c. 1945

Format: 16mm

Sound: silent

Description: This footage, shot for a documentary produced by Bell Telephone circa 1945, captures scenes of campus life at Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy, now known as the University of Texas at El Paso. Images of the original campus, including “Old Main”, the original Main Building and oldest building on campus, are included among various classroom scenes and scenes of a group of women decorating their dorm room and trying on their marching band uniforms.