Of particular note are photographs of Amon G. Photographs of Texas people form the better part of the collection, which are an invaluable source for the history and biography of the region: area businessmen, oil men, cattlemen, cowboys, rodeo stars, the Texas National Guard, sports figures, coaches, teams, soap box derby participants, bands, choral groups, actors, congressmen, families, judges, physicians, soldiers, beauty queens, clergymen, authors, aviators, criminals, socialites, firefighters, teachers, and award-and-prize winners, and many others. Local events, such as the 1936 Fort Worth Centennial celebration, the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show and Rodeo, the circus, social events, local natural disasters and goods manufactured in the area, particularly airplanes, helicopters, and missiles are also included. There are approximately 1,400 town and city views, which include about 500 aerial views including approximately fifty aerial views of the city as well as several thousand photographs of important buildings, railroads, highway projects, dams, parks, airports, military bases, universities, and amusement parks. The photos include views of streets, municipal buildings, commercial buildings, parks, schools, colleges, hospitals, military installations, and special events, such as parades, ceremonies, and natural disasters. Since the newspaper made every effort to chronicle the growth and development of West Texas, its photographs of the many towns and cities in the region are an important part of the collection. The collection consists of approximately 179,500 photographs, ca.
News photographs, negatives, clippings, and printed materials created by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, chronicling the history of Fort Worth and West Texas. Collection Identifier: AR406 Filter by subject
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1889-1986, bulk 1920s-1970s and Series 8: Index Cards: Texas and New Mexico Oil Fields and World War II Texas Servicemen’s Records, 1941-1970s. 1888-1979 Series 4: Photographs-Early Texas, ca. The collection is arranged in 8 series: Series 1: Photographs-Subjects, ca. and family, some of which show Carter with Will Rogers and Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower photographs of Lyndon Johnson and his family and John Nance Garner, Franklin D.
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