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[Clipping: Dallas Utilities Supervisor Says Public Can Help Improve Taxi Service]

Description: Clipping of an article on The Call regarding the taxi service that is aiming to improve in Dallas. There are five, small, separate companies currently that are not as productive as one large taxi service, and the Dallas Utilities supervisor does not know what to do how to fix the poor service on the taxi service among Black people. In order to improve the service, it will start with bettering the distribution and dispatching system with a fully-equipped radio in cabs that run around predominant… more
Date: July 24, 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping

[Clipping: New Negro Housing]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding the status of the Hamilton Park project. The project is sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association and their aim was to build 700 new homes as well as to improve the living conditions for the residents of Hamilton Park. Although the newly built homes will only serve a fraction of the residents, it is the start of overcoming the obstacles of the housing crisis.
Date: July 24, 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping

[Frank Mills , Jimmy Turner, and TV cameraman]

Description: Photograph of three men working at the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas. News Anchor Frank Mills sits at the reporting desk, looking toward a camera marked "Star Telegram, WBAP-TV Television." Director Jimmy Turner holds up the anchor's lines in front of the camera. A third unidentified man operates the camera.
Date: July 24, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[General foods sales meet at WBAP-TV]

Description: Photograph of a sales meeting at WBAP-TV. There is a group of men seated around a table. Margaret McDonald and another woman can be seen serving coffee. Everyone is dressed formally. In the background, there is a projector screen, a blackboard, a television, and leaf-like pattern curtains hanging on the wall. A projector is visible to the far left of the image.
Date: April 24, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Holsum bread slide]

Description: Photograph of a display of a loaf of Holsum bread that reads "Holsum Butter'n Egg Sandwich" including an illustration. The bread is sitting on a table that is covered by a light-colored tablecloth.
Date: March 24, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Margaret McDonald and Dale Hart and Cook Book Enriched Bread]

Description: Photograph of Dale Hart and Margaret McDonald advertising Cook Book Enriched Bread in a kitchen. Hart is wearing a light-colored suit and tie. He is smiling at the camera. McDonald is wearing a dark-colored dress and accessories. Her hair is pulled into an updo. She is smiling and looking to the left of the camera. She is holding up a slice of bread in one hand. They can be seen standing behind an island in a kitchen advertised as a Youngstown Kitchen. Behind them, there is a refrigerator, a si… more
Date: August 24, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Margaret McDonald and Dale Hart and cookbook bread]

Description: Photograph of Dale Hart and Margaret McDonald standing in front of a cookbook bread and weather chart. Hart is holding a loaf of Cook Book Enriched Bread, and McDonald is holding a plate with two slices of bread. They are both smiling and facing one another. Hart is wearing a suit, a shirt, and a patterned tie. His hair is combed back. McDonald is wearing a dark-colored dress, a bow tie, and accessories. Her hair is pulled into an updo. Behind them, there is a map of the United States.
Date: August 24, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Mr. Byron seated at desk]

Description: Photograph of Mr. Byron seated behind a desk in an office. There are office supplies and decorations on the desk. He can be seen holding an item in his hands. There are men and women looking over his shoulder at the item. They all appear to be smiling.
Date: December 24, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Mr. Cranston and Christmas gifts]

Description: Photograph of Mr. Cranston having a conversation with Roy Bacus. They are both standing by a table with wrapped gifts. They are both dressed in formal attire. Behind them, there is a Santa Claus cardboard cutout, a chair, and a television. There are leaf-like pattern curtains in the background.
Date: December 24, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Mr. Cranston receiving Christmas gift]

Description: Photograph of Mr. Cranston receiving a Christmas gift. He appears to be having a conversation with Roy Bacus. They are both standing in front of a table with a wrapped gift. They are both dressed in formal attire. Behind them, there is a Santa Claus cardboard cutout and a chair. There are tall curtains that hang to the left side of the room and leaf-like pattern curtains in the background.
Date: December 24, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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[News Clip: Anderson ends visit to Texas]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Secretary of the Navy, Robert E. Anderson, leaving Dallas for Washington after visiting Wichita Falls, Fort Worth, and Vernon.
Date: 1953-05-24/1953-05-26
Duration: 37 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
captions transcript

[News Clip: Athletic awards]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a sports awards dinner sponsored by a Dallas club, recognizing local athletes and coaches.
Date: February 24, 1953
Duration: 2 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
captions transcript

[News Clip: Awards made at FFA convention]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the 25th annual convention of Texas Future Farmers of America in Fort Worth, with State President Joe Dan Boyd as master of ceremonies.
Date: July 24, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
captions transcript

[News Clip: Bank Robbery]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an unsuccessful bank robbery in Fort Worth committed by a young woman carrying a baby.
Date: March 24, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 05 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
captions transcript

[News Clip: Bow and arrow]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Earl Waldrop of Fort Worth, inventing a "rangefinder," which is essentially a slingshot that shoots arrows.
Date: July 24, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 14 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
captions transcript

[News Clip: Car pulled from lake -- it's empty]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a stolen car pulled from Lake Dallas after crashing through a guardrail and plunging into the water. No bodies are found.
Date: February 24, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
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