[Bob Hope and Hub Baker at Billy Bob's Texas]

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Photograph of Bob Hope and Hub Baker at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth on New Year's Eve. Bob Hope is on the far left, Amon Carter Jr., Hub Baker, and Billy Bob Barnett on far right.

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Creator: Unknown. December 31, 1981.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures and was provided by the Cowtown Coliseum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 2769 times, with 18 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Cowtown Coliseum

The Cowtown Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Fort Worth that hosts rodeos, sporting events, and concerts. Built in 1908, it is part of the historic Fort Worth Stockyards and the first ever indoor arena for rodeos in the United States.

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Photograph of Bob Hope and Hub Baker at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth on New Year's Eve. Bob Hope is on the far left, Amon Carter Jr., Hub Baker, and Billy Bob Barnett on far right.

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Additional historical detail: Hope was headliner for the first New Year's Eve event at Billy Bob's, which that night also featured Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, and members of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.

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Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures

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  • December 31, 1981

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[Bob Hope and Hub Baker at Billy Bob's Texas], photograph, December 31, 1981; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46592/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cowtown Coliseum.

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