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[3 People in Front of Cigarette Machine]

Description: Photograph of two women and a man in front of a cigarette machine in a Fort Worth night club. One of the women is seated on a stool and the other woman and man are standing. "Adult Lounge" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown

[3 Women Wearing Sashes Next to Floral Star]

Description: Photograph of three women wearing tiaras and sashes and a man wearing a suit standing around a large star made of flowers. The back of the photo has "Eastern Star" written on it.
Date: unknown

[4 Men with Jax Beer Truck]

Description: Photograph of four employees posing with a Jax Beer truck. "Jax Beer" is written on the back of the photo. The two men on the right near the back of the truck have been identified as Willard Thomas and Coley Sweeney.
Date: unknown
Location: 32.778727 -97.341399

[5 Men in a Golfer's Association]

Description: Photograph of five men outside of the Rockwood Golf Course. The sign for the golf course and a car are visible in the background. "Golfer's Assoc." is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown

[6 Men with Johnnie Johnson Tire Co. Truck]

Description: Photograph of six men standing in front of a Johnnie Johnson Tire Co. truck on a brick-paved street. Two of the men are crouching and the others are standing.
Date: unknown

[6 Wiley College Quarterbacks]

Description: Photograph of six football players, three standing and three kneeling. A label attached to the photograph reads, "WILEY QUARTERBACKS. This sextet of Wiley Wildcat signal callers make certain there'll be no shortage during the tough SWAC campaign. Top rows: (l to [...] [...]ell Moore, Fred Dotson, Joe Dan Davis. Kneeling [...]ville, Early Holmes, Billy Henry."
Date: unknown

[1951 Portrait of Marion Jackson Brooks]

Description: Photograph of Marion Jackson "Jack" Brooks, a Fort Worth civil rights leader. He is pictured here around the time he completed his Doctor of Medicine at the Howard University School of Medicine, circa 195. He has eyeglasses, combed hair, and a suit and neck tie.
Date: 1951~

[1964 Spelling Bee Winner]

Description: Photograph of a boy holding a trophy and standing next to a sign depicting a bee wearing a graduation cap and reading "1964 Spelling Bee." "Dunbar School" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1964
Location: 32.722221 -97.243458

[3rd Anniversary for Rev. C. A. Holliday]

Description: Photograph of a 3rd anniversary celebration for Reverend C. A. Holliday at the Greater St. James Baptist Church. Rev. Holliday is standing in front of a wooden pulpit along other church leaders and choir members standing in rows behind him. A thermometer measuring cash donated for the church building fund has been placed between large bouquets of flowers in front of the pulpit, and a banner for Rev. Holliday is hung along the back wall of the church.
Date: 1955
Creator: Turner, John
Location: 32.759453 -97.324906

[Adults and Children at a Birthday Party]

Description: Photograph of adults and children at a birthday party. A boy is handing a wrapped gift to a girl wearing a party hat with the words "Happy Birthday" printed on it. Many of the children are wearing plain party hats and there is a cluster of balloons hung from the ceiling. "Mrs. James Stewart, Jr." is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown

[African American Football Team]

Description: Photograph of an African American football team, mostly wearing suits, standing on the steps to what appears to be a gymnasium. One man sits on the ground holding a football labelled "[...] Champs."
Date: unknown

[Alpha Phi Alpha Members Around Couch]

Description: Photograph of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members standing behind a couch where several women are holding and looking at information for a Fort Worth fashion fair. The women are identified as Alphabettes and are wives of members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. "Alpha and Alphabettes Ebony Fashion Fair" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1956..2009]

[Ambassadors Debutantes]

Description: Photograph of nine Ambassadors debutantes holding flowers, standing around an archway. There is a small platform with the arch that three women are standing on, with the others on either side. "Ambassadors Debs" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1947..]

[The Araby Club Crowing Most Popular Waitress]

Description: Photograph of a group of people at the Araby Club in Fort Worth, Texas, at a ceremony crowing the most popular waitress. The back of the photo reads "Furman Alexander, Most popular waitress crowned." The accompanying information states Furman Alexander was the manager, and is the man standing at the microphone.
Date: unknown
Location: 32.733889 -97.228617

[Arthur Castle With Cake]

Description: Photograph of Arthur Castle wearing a lei, standing behind a table set up for a birthday party with a cake on it. The cake is decorated with a stage coach and horseback riders. "Arthur Castle" is written on the back.
Date: unknown

[Arthur Perkins Holding a Basketball]

Description: Photograph of Arthur Perkins holding a basketball as two other players await the toss-up. "Arthur Perkins, Ft. Worth Basketball Tournament" is written on the back.
Date: 195X

[Attendees at Women's Tea]

Description: Photograph of participants at a women's tea, including a group of eight women and two men standing in a semi-circle behind a table, with two other women sitting on either side of the table at the front. The table has a bouquet of flowers and a tea tray with a metal tea set. Handwriting on the back says, "Morningside Bapt. Church"
Date: unknown
Creator: John Turner Studio

[Attorney Clifford Davis]

Description: Photograph of attorney Clifford Davis holding his hat and documents. "Attorney Clifford Davis" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown

[Baby Contest Participants]

Description: Photograph of seven women seated in folding chairs in a row in front of a low wall, each with a young, toddler-aged child in her lap. Handwritten signs behind each of the women list the names of the participants. In the background, there are several rows of seating and a cross hanging on the wall above. Handwriting on the back says, "St. James Baby Contest."
Date: unknown
Location: 32.759394 -97.324887

[Band on Stage]

Description: Photograph of a five-person band on a stage. There are two guitarists, a trumpet-player, a saxophonists, and a drummer. "Ken Hill and the Arabians" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown

[Bill Jackson Sr. and Bill Jackson Jr.]

Description: Photograph of Bill Jackson Sr. and Bill Jackson Jr. sitting in a grocery store's back office next to a desk with two typewriters on it. Bill Jackson Jr. is sitting on his father's knee. "Jackson's Groc and House of M[...], Bill Jackson, Sr. and Jr., 3-11-1964" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: March 11, 1963
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