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Arlington Memorial

Description: Slide of the Arlington Memorial Hospital in 1958. The hospital has 75 beds. In front of the hospital are trees, a road, a grassy area with a flag pole, and a parking lot.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Arlington Stadium

Description: Slide of an aerial view of the Ranger Stadium in Arlington under construction. The stadium looks nearly complete, with parking lots, roads, vehicles, and building materials around it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Arlington Stadium

Description: Slide of the Ranger Stadium in Arlington. The stadium is surrounded by lights and a large parking lot. The score board has an outline of Texas and advertisements. Some cars are parked in the lot.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Boat tour

Description: Photograph of people embarking and disembarking two large boats that are part of LaSalle’s Riverboat Adventure at Six Flags over Texas. The waiting area at the left part of the image is designed like an old wooden outpost and is decorated with palm trees and wooden barrels, with a dock where visitorsare lining up. The background of the outpost is overflowing with trees and lush foliage.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Boston Bakery, Arlington, Texas

Description: Photograph of the inside of Boston Bakery in 1915 Arlington. Three workers are standing by counters in the back. There are tables and chairs in the middle of the room. Display cases of baked goods are by the left and right walls. A fan hangs from the ceiling. There are decorative pictures on the walls.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Canopies over a sidewalk at a park

Description: Photograph of a rest area at an amusement park with triangular canvas canopies suspended by wires and central poles, arranged at an angle over a paved walk area with seating benches. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Downtown Arlington

Description: Photograph of downtown Arlington in the 1970s. There are buildings, cars, streets, power lines, trees, and a water tower in the scene. A bank is under construction. The photo appears to have been taken from the roof of the First Baptist Church, facing northeast. The intersection visible is E South St. and S Mesquite St.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Downtown Arlington

Description: Photograph of downtown Arlington in the 1970s. There are buildings, cars, streets, and power lines. The photo appears to have been taken from the roof of the First Baptist Church, facing NNW. The first intersection visible in the photo is S Center St. and E South St.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Downtown Arlington

Description: Photograph of downtown Arlington in the 1970s. There are buildings, cars, streets, power lines, and a water tower. The photo appears to have been taken from the roof of the First Baptist Church at the intersection of E Border St. and S Center St. The intersection visible in the photograph is E South St. and S Mesquite St.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

KGKO

Description: Photograph of the KGKO radio site on New York Ave. in the 1940s-1950s. The KGKO building has trees in front, steel towers behind it, and power lines around it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Man Diving at Seven Seas]

Description: Slide of a man performing at Seven Seas ocean theme park. He is diving from the top of a tall ladder. The ladder is held up by cables, and there is a platform near the bottom of it.
Date: 1976
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Man with Dolphins at Seven Seas]

Description: Slide of a man with dolphins at Seven Seas ocean theme park. The man is skiing on two dolphins in a pool. Three other people are observing nearby. There are diving boards on the left, a hut on the right, and a crowd is watching the performance.
Date: 1976
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Merry-go-round

Description: Photograph of people walking at an amusement park, with a merry-go-round filled with riders in the background. The merry-go-round is covered with a canopy and has horse statues fixed to poles for its riders. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Open area walk fountain at park

Description: Photograph of landscaping at an amusement park, including a grassy area with a few small trees and several scattered circular red-brick flower beds, as well as a small pond with a fountain at the center. In the background there are people walking on a sidewalk and others sitting on benches. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Park area

Description: Photograph of a walkway overlooking a rock cave tunnel covered in greenery where some visitors are on a boat that may be part of a park adventure ride. In the lower right hand of the picture you can see wooden railing and a wooden pole that seems to be holding up a thatched roof. A partial view of a dock can be seen on the lower left hand of the image.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Park area

Description: Photograph of a paved sidewalk running through an amusement park area featuring a round brick flower bed. People are visible in the background on another path. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

People at park

Description: Photograph of people getting on or off a water ride at an amusement park. The wait line wooden shelter is constructed like a multi-level deck with wooden hand railing and a roof made out of grass like material making the structure resemble a tiki hut. Several groups of people are getting on round wooden looking boats that may hold several people.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

People at park

Description: Photograph of several groups of people in an area of an amusement park, walking through a tunnel made out of wire fencing that protects them from the gondola sky ride area that is partially visible behind them on the left side of the picture.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

People at park

Description: Photograph of several groups of people in an area of an amusement park, walking through a tunnel made out of wire fencing that protects them from the gondola sky ride area that is partially visible on the left side of the picture. There are vines along the right side of the fence and yellow flowers lining the left side of the paved walkway as well as a grouping of wooden benches in the background, to the right.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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