[Calvin Pigg and a man reading a pamphlet on WBAP]

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Photograph of Calvin Pigg and an unidentified man sitting at a desk and reading a pamphlet that reads "Better Lawns". Pigg is looking at the camera and is wearing club master glasses with a plaid button up shirt and a bolo tie. The other man is looking to the right of the frame and is wearing a cowboy hat and a suit and tie. The desk is in front of a map of the Southwest, and there is another map on the floor to the left of the desk. On the desk are wire baskets for paper, ash trays, a … continued below

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; {{{4 x 5 in. OR 6 x 6 cm. OR h x w}}}

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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.) January 16, 1959.

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Photograph of Calvin Pigg and an unidentified man sitting at a desk and reading a pamphlet that reads "Better Lawns". Pigg is looking at the camera and is wearing club master glasses with a plaid button up shirt and a bolo tie. The other man is looking to the right of the frame and is wearing a cowboy hat and a suit and tie. The desk is in front of a map of the Southwest, and there is another map on the floor to the left of the desk. On the desk are wire baskets for paper, ash trays, a large microphone with the WBAP logo, a calendar, and a notepad. There is another chair visible on the right side of the image.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; {{{4 x 5 in. OR 6 x 6 cm. OR h x w}}}

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Original sleeve: Calvin Pigg & Jack Mc 1/16/59; 59-1-15-18; 59-1-18

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  • Preferred Citation: NBC 5/KXAS Photograph Collection (AR0847), University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • January 16, 1959

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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [Calvin Pigg and a man reading a pamphlet on WBAP], photograph, January 16, 1959; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1485458/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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