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[The Damron Hotel Fire, 4 of 21, Fire Inside the Structure]

Description: This is another view of the spectacular fire that consumed the Damron Hotel on December 22, 1975. The hotel was built as the Colonial Hotel in 1906 by rancher J. T. Holt for his second wife. The name was changed in 1917 when the hotel was traded to Agnew and Bessie Damron . The fire received extensive photographic coverage. Note the height of the flames in this picture, taken in the later stages of the fire.
Date: December 22, 1976
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Funeral Program for Roy Lee Butler, December 22, 1976]

Description: Funeral program for Mr. Roy Lee Butler, born September 13, 1918. The funeral was held Wednesday, December 22, 1976 at Mt. Zion First Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. C. William Black. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: December 22, 1976
Partner: San Antonio Public Library
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[News Clip: Shotgun Squad]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 22, 1976, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 05 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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