Descriptive Summary
McMeans, David
McMeans, David, Film
Collection
[ca.
1956-1959]
Materials are written in English.
93-018; 2012-163
ca. 2 ft. 6 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Comprised of scripts and
approximately 2 feet of 16 mm black and white silent motion picture film created for
the Paymaster Feed Company, the David McMeans Film Collection, [ca. 1956-1959],
visually documents individual farms and ranches in West and Central Texas in the
late 1950s.
Historical Note
During the late 1950s, David McMeans was hired from time to time as a freelance
cinematographer by the McCann-Erickson advertising agency to shoot film for TV
commercials for the Paymaster Feed Company. This company sponsored a farm and ranch
television program, which aired regularly over KRBC-TV in Abilene, Texas. The film
commercials were shot on farms and ranches throughout West and Central Texas. The
farms and ranches selected all used Paymaster animal feeds. The farmers and ranchers
were featured in the films, which were then used as voice-over commercials during
the TV programs.
Scope and Contents
Comprised of scripts and approximately 2 feet of 16 mm black and white silent motion
picture film created for the Paymaster Feed Company, the David McMeans Film
Collection, [ca. 1956-1959], visually documents individual farms and ranches in West
and Central Texas, in the late 1950s.Also included in the collection, is
approximately 6 inches of 16mm black and white film of a rodeo in Baird, Texas and
other aspects of American lifestyle during the 1950s.
Access Restrictions
Use of film material by appointment only; please contact repository for more
information.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
McMeans, David -- Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
McCann-Erickson Advertising Agency -- History -- 20th
century.
Paymaster Feed Company (Abilene, Tex.) -- History --
20th century.
Subjects
Farms -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
Farm life -- Texas -- History -- 20th
century.
Places
Abilene (Tex.) -- History -- 20th
century.
Preferred Citation
David McMeans Film Collection, [ca. 1956-1959], Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe
Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to
Light project, 2009-2011.
Subsequent revisions made by Maria Soscia, June 2012
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2.325/A89A
Scripts to an unknown quantity of films
AHC 41
16mm film:
AHC 41
Turkey Taylor DAE, Nov. 1955
AHC 41
San Antonio Polo Barn - negative
AHC 41
W.T. Jones Lone Star Turkey trips-culls-
AHC 41
Originals
AHC 41
16mm film (print culls - reel 1):
AHC 41
1. Alvin Hester - breeder layers, used
7-9-58
AHC 41
2. C.G. Hensley - Wingate-broilers, used
7-2-58
AHC 41
3. Paymaster Lab, used 7-58
AHC 41
4. Norman Woodall - Gorman-chicks, used
3-26-58
AHC 41
5. George & Cleo Brown - Winters-chicks, used
3-58
AHC 41
6. Louis Ed Kirby - chicks, used
2-58
AHC 41
7. Bub McDonald - cage layer, used
2-5-58
AHC 41
8. Ball-Carter-Dudley - San Angelo sheep, used
1-29-58
AHC 41
9. Midwest Feed Yards - Produced Livestock Auction lambs,
used 1-8-58
AHC 41
10. J. E. Sorrell - Cattle, swine - Voca, used
11-7-57
AHC 41
11. Stanton cattle - Alvon, used
11-7-57
AHC 41
12. Randy Moore - registered Angus - Omaha, used
10-16-57
AHC 41
13 W.P. Luce - Herefords - No., Texas, used
10-9-57
AHC 41
16mm film (Print culls – reels):
AHC 41
1. J.R. Files - DeLeaon - Floor layers, used
7-24-57
AHC 41
2. Archie Rutherford - San Saba, turkeys, used
7-24-57
AHC 41
3. Lawrence Booth - dairy, used
6-5-57
AHC 41
4. Earl Cazey - breeder turkeys, used
5-29-57
AHC 41
5. Oscar Brown - sheep feed, used
5-22-57
AHC 41
6. Lester Ihuis - Georgetown, cage layers, used
4-24-57
AHC 41
7. Philip Howard - Scotland, used
2-20-57
AHC 41
8. Buddy Frerich - cage, used
2-6-57
AHC 41
9. Robnett - turkeys, used
12-56
AHC 41
16mm film (print culls - reel 2):
AHC 41
10. Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Ray - San Sabe turkeys, used
11-28-56
AHC 41
11. Ted Bunger, used
11-14-56
AHC 41
12. Silent Smith - turkeys, fall
1956
AHC 41
13. Mrs. Lloyd Barker - San Saba breeder turkeys, used
10-24-56
AHC 41
14. J.B. McCord - Coleman-sheep, used
8-31-56
AHC 41
15. Walter Lubke - San Angelo breeders, used
4-56
2/FilmE4
16mm film:
2/FilmE4
Robnett - turkey cage layers, Cake Replacements, Egg
Processing Plan, used 12-56
2/FilmE5
Silent print from East Texas Trip, August
1957
2/FilmE5
Unidentified chicken - kid test
2/FilmE6
Stan Angus, Alvin, Texas, shot October
1957 (original negative)
2/FilmE7
No identification
2/FilmE8
Jim and Faye Gill - Coleman, Polled Hereford, shot June 1957,
(original negative)
4Y391-4Y392
16 mm film, [ca. 1956-1959]
4Y392
16mm film:
4Y392
Baird, Texas Rodeo (1 print; 1 negative),
1955
4Y392
Mrs. Roberts Arranges Flowers, ca.
1956
4Y392
The Dave Brubeck Quartet for the March of Dimes,
1956
4Y392
American Arts and Skills, Part VIII
4Y392
Epic of Man, Part V