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Boss Thorp Testifying before the Legislature

Description: Boss (RD) Thorp sits at a table testifying before the Texas Legislature holding his glasses in his hand. Two unidentified men are in the background looking at the camera. Boss Thorp was Chief of Police at one time in Austin and served on the executive board of the Texas Police Association.
Date: November 8, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior View of the Texas State Teacher's Association Building]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a Texas State Teacher's Association building. There are exterior windows, and a stone pathway leading up to the building. There are cars on the street outside the building. The UT Tower is partially visible in the background at left.
Date: August 8, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Chem Terry on the phone]

Description: Photograph of Chem Terry calling listeners of his radio show on air. He is holding the handset of a telephone to his ear with one hand and is holding a postcard in the other. On the table in front of him is a stack of more postcards, two rotary phones, a microphone with the WBAP logo, and a sign that reads "The 570 Club". To the left of the table, there is a music stand, a chair and a microphone, among other recording equipment. There are square panels on the wall behind him to provide soundpro… more
Date: June 8, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Star-Telegram Pulling Power]

Description: Photograph of a printed paper that reads, "Pulling Power is greater from Classified Ads in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram" and "The newspaper with the largest circulation in Texas. Over 236,000 daily. Over 215,000 Sunday" with an illustration of a bird pulling an earthworm out of the ground. The print is taped against a wall.
Date: November 8, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Doc Rhuman interviewing a man for WBAP]

Description: Photograph of Doc Rhuman interviewing a man in front of a small lake. The lake is very narrow and is in the middle of a field. The men are standing on the bank of the water and are both wearing white button up shirts with khaki pants and cowboy hats. Rhuman is holding a microphone out to the other man with one hand and has his other hand on his hip. The microphone is plugged into a box that is sitting in front of the men.
Date: June 8, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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