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[Oil Wells]

Description: Postcard of seven oil derricks surrounding a church. The writing across the bottom front reads: "Drilling Oil Wells in Church yard. Kilgore, Texas". There is a note on the back sent from Sylvia to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Van Norman in Nickerson, Kansas.
Date: July 1954
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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[News Clip: Kilgore citizens fight integration]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Kilgore, Texas being the first place in Texas to organize opposition to the ending of segregation in public schools.
Date: July 29, 1955
Duration: 2 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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