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[Clovis McElroy with Car]

Description: Photograph of Clovis B. McElroy, an attendant with "Vernon" stitched on his shirt, and two women stand near a car with the hood open. The accompanying information states they are at McElroy's Super Shell Service Station and are holding boxes of automobile parts. The car is identified as a Mercury Monterrey. "McElroy's Super Shell Service Station" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 196X

[Congregation During Note Burning]

Description: Photograph of a congregation during a note-burning service. A number of men are standing in two lines at the front of the church, while a man in the center lights a paper that he is holding. The pews are filled with women who are facing the front of the church. Handwriting on the back says, "Antioch Bapt. Church Note Burning."
Date: unknown

Deliverer Life Insurance Company

Description: Booklet providing information about the Deliverer Life Insurance Company, one of the first life insurance companies for Black people in Fort Worth. It includes background about the establishment of the company; a list of employees with portraits and information about affiliations and experience; and a table of insurance premiums sorted by age.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Deliverer Life Insurance Company

[Discussing the Voter, Urban League]

Description: Photograph of three individuals discussing voting education in Fort Worth, Texas. At left is Herman M. Sweatt, director of the southern regional office of the Urban League, who hands a "Planning Effective Non-Partisan Voter Education Campaigns" pamphlet to Marion J. Brooks (center), doctor and local civil rights leader, and an unidentified woman (right) looking onward.
Date: 1963
Creator: Turner, John

[Dunbar Football Team]

Description: Photograph of the Dunbar Junior-Senior High School Football team posing for a group photo in front of portable buildings. The students are wearing football uniforms and the two coaches are wearing suits. The football helmets are lined up in front of the students. "Dunbar Wildcats" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1953..]
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