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Miss Belle's Place

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Miss Belle's Place. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch extending the width of the house. The house is surrounded by trees, and a picket fence surrounds the property. Virginia Bell (Miss Belle) Robberson taught school in the house for forty years.
Date: August 1955
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Miss Belle's Place

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Miss Belle's Place. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch extending the width of the house. The house is surrounded by trees, and a picket fence surrounds the property. In the foreground, there is a road with a car parked on it. Virginia Bell (Miss Belle) Robberson taught school in the house for forty years.
Date: August 1955
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Main Street

Description: Photograph of a view of Main Street from the Greenville Avenue intersection. One man is standing in the road in the foreground. A row of cars is parked on the side of the street. There are also businesses along the street.
Date: August 1955
Partner: Richardson Public Library

[Letter from Harold G. Shank to Jerome K. Crossman, August 11, 1955]

Description: Document of a letter from Harold G. Shank to Jerome K. Crossman regarding the inclusion of a contract between the city of Dallas and the Dallas Citizens' Association. Shank states that Dallas has created copies of the new amendment for Crossman's and the association's files. He also mentions that the Copy of the City Council's approval of the amendment is also attached as well.
Date: August 11, 1955
Creator: Shank, Harold
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Detroit Lions]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Detroit Lions arriving in Dallas for an upcoming Cotton Bowl exhibition with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Date: August 17, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Right of way for toll road bought]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the acquisition of a large parcel of land by a state highway authority for the planned construction of toll road between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Date: August 9, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Sleeper]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Alonzo "Fats" Reagan, a man who spends much of his time asleep, being the state of Texas's star witness in the murder trial of Claudie V. Bledsoe.
Date: August 9, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Civilian jet plane placed on display]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a light plane powered by jet engines, called a Morane Saulnier 760, being shown around the nation with a stop in Dallas.
Date: August 9, 1955
Duration: 2 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Mayor Moses' birthday]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a 75th birthday party for Dallas Mayor R. L. Thornton.
Date: August 10, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Friends paint home of injured officer]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about eight Dallas police officers volunteering to paint the home of a fellow officer, who is recovering from serious injuries received in a traffic accident while chasing a speeder.
Date: August 10, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 21 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: TV repairmen]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a court hearing for two Oak Cliff television repairmen accused of overcharging customers and performing fraudulent and unnecessary repair work.
Date: August 11, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 23 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Mexican models fly to New York show]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Mexican fashion designer Ramon Valdiosera and four models stopping over in Dallas en route to New York for a fashion show.
Date: August 11, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Pussy story]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about members of the Dallas Cat Club traveling to Minneapolis for the national competition of the American Cat Fanciers Association.
Date: August 11, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 44 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Picnic]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a party for families purchasing homes in a newly-constructed Dallas subdivision.
Date: August 11, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Pete]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a public measuring ceremony for a python named Pete at Fort Worth's Forest Park Zoo, after the arrival of a python named Pat at the Dallas Zoo that is claimed to be longer than Pete.
Date: August 12, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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