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[Calendar of Events for the Bay View Club During 1969-1970]

Description: Calendar of events for the Bay View Club in Grapevine, Texas; the first few pages list the members of the club as well as the officers and committee members. The rest of the book outlines the events held on various dates throughout the year, and the roles of the members involved in the coordination of the events.
Date: {1969..1970}
Creator: Bay View Club
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: City of Grapevine

[Dallas Fire Station 1 and Fire Truck]

Description: Photograph of a street view of the front of a two-story, brick fire station with four garage doors. The two garage doors on the right are open and a fire truck is 3/4 of the way out of right-center door. There are two men on the fire truck - one driving and the other on the top of the vehicle. On the front of the building, a fake balcony bears the Dallas Fire Department insignia and the American flag; on the sides of the building, parked cars are visible. The date and some handwritten notes are… more
Date: December 22, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.789406 -96.796295
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Fire Station 21 at Love Field]

Description: Photograph of Dallas Fire Station 21 at Love Field. The station has four garage doors. There are four fire engines of different makes and models parked in a line in front of the station, as well as a station wagon and a small boat. There are handwritten notes and printed text on the bottom border of the photograph.
Date: December 24, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.850762 -96.858895
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Spray Down Unfinished Courthouse]

Description: Extremely wide shot photograph of firefighters hosing down an unfinished courthouse building. The firefighters stand at the top of two long ladders, extending from fire engines parked in the street next to the construction site. A hose snakes along the street towards the truck and there is a large pool of water in the street. In the background, another building is visible, and on the far right of the photo, a small portion of the buildings lining the street can be seen. On the back of the photo… more
Date: June 19, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[General William C. Westmoreland meets with press]

Description: Photograph of General William C. Westmoreland, Army Chief of Staff, meeting with some of the local press during his visit to Fort Wolters. General Westmoreland is in uniform, standing behind a podium with several microphones pointed towards him. On the wood-paneled wall behind him is a large, hanging insignia, reading, "Above The Finest."
Date: June 21, 1969
Creator: Herbert, H. Key
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Letter from Reagan Brown to All County Extension Agents, May 27, 1969]

Description: Letter from Reagan Brown to all of the county extension agents of the Texas counties involved in the Texas Community Improvement Program. The letter says that the contest has come to a close and the winners were "Crawford, McClennan County- $550, Gober, Fannin County - $450, Quitaque, Briscoe County - $350, and Haslet, Tarrant County - $250." He finishes by congratulating all of the contestants and encourages all to "Brighten the Corner Where You Are."
Date: May 27, 1969
Creator: Brown, Reagan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Haslet Public Library

[Man With Hard Hat]

Description: Photograph of man with hard hat pushing some kind of rod into ground. He is standing on gravel but there is grass in the background. Also visible is a construction vehicle on the left.
Date: June 10, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum

[Men Working in Dirt]

Description: Photograph of five unidentified men working in dirt. There is water at the bottom of the image and a wooden plank in the middle perpendicular to the ground. The men are wearing hard hats and appear to be digging into the ground.
Date: June 10, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum

[Newspaper Article Saying Haslet was Buying a Pumper Truck]

Description: Newspaper article saying Haslet, Texas was buying a new pumper truck; there are three photographs on the paper that depict the volunteers of the department, the hose brigade, and the Haslet Fire Hall. The text in the article describes the formation of the department and a short paragraph about the Newark Volunteer Fire Department.
Date: May 15, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Haslet Public Library

[Newspaper Clipping Entitled "Haslet to Honor Prodding Grandma for Contest Help"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with a an article entitled "Haslet to Honor Prodding Grandma for Contest Help." The author of this article, Jim W. Jones, says that the grandma will be honored for "prodding that town into taking first in the district and fourth in the state in a community self-betterment contest." The woman's name is Lallie Lewis and she is receiving her own appreciation day.
Date: May 26, 1969
Creator: Jones, Jim W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Haslet Public Library
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