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[News Clip: Conduct at Democratic Convention ; Balloon]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany two news stories. The first is about a man giving his opinion on the conduct at the Democratic National Convention. Second is a story about an Army Signal Corps weather balloon that floated down from the sky in Fort Worth and found a new home with Joe Whilhite's son.
Date: September 12, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Boxing Practice]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about men practicing their boxing skills.
Date: August 16, 1956
Duration: 59 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Train, Dallas Hood Slain in Denton County]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a train derailment of two train cars laden with propane gas in Allen, Texas, a news story about the murder of Olin Ray Tyler in Denton, Texas,
Date: August 5, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: A. B. A. President]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about E. Smythe Gambrell, president of the American Bar Association, speaking about his tour of the Soviet Union.
Date: August 21, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 01 second
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Hogs]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about
Date: March 16, 1959
Duration: 1 minute 23 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Beirne]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about
Date: March 16, 1959
Duration: 53 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Cotton queen]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about
Date: March 16, 1959
Duration: 1 minute 21 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Flood talk]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about
Date: March 16, 1959
Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Old Negro]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about
Date: March 16, 1959
Duration: 1 minute 11 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Arlington shooting]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about
Date: March 16, 1959
Duration: 1 minute 31 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Screen star]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about actress Joan Crawford and her husband Alfred N. Steele, Board Chairman of the Pepsi-Cola Company, meeting with news reporters at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel.
Date: March 16, 1959
Duration: 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Texas A&M at TCU football game

Description: This film captures a football game between the Texas A&M University Aggies and the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. (TCU players are wearing the darker jerseys.) The Southwest Conference match-up was played on October 17, 1959, at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth. After a scoreless first quarter, the Horned Frogs take the lead in the second, ultimately winning 39-6. As the Southwest Conference champions, TCU went on to play the Clemson Tigers in the inaugural Bluebonnet Bowl, losing… more
Date: October 17, 1959
Duration: 52 minutes 41 seconds
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Fort Worth Flooding and Evacuation

Description: Shot by the staff of Congressman Jim Wright, this footage captures the aftermath of a flood in Fort Worth, most likely from 1957. In May of that year, after weeks of torrential rains across Texas, more than 4,000 people were evacuated from unprotected lowlands along local creeks and the West Fork of the Trinity River in Fort Worth. In the film, residents combat severe floodwaters, salvaging property out of their homes and evacuating by boat to higher ground. Wright also appears to survey the da… more
Date: 1957
Duration: 21 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Congressional office of Jim Wright
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Southwest Conference Highlights

Description: Presented by the Humble Oil & Refining Company, this production reviews college football highlights from the Southwest Conference during the 1956 season. Narrator Kern Tips recaps regular season conference games between the Baylor University Bears, Texas Tech University Red Raiders, University of Arkansas Razorbacks, Southern Methodist University Mustangs, Rice University Owls, University of Texas at Austin Longhorns, Texas A&M University Aggies, and Texas Christian University. It also takes a … more
Date: 1956/1957
Duration: 27 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Humble Oil & Refining Company
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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A Day in the Life of a United States Senator

Description: This 1958 television documentary overviews a typical day on Capitol Hill for Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas. (Yarborough was seeking reelection at the time.) After eating breakfast with his wife and conferring with his staff, Yarborough attends a hearing of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee and sits in on a session. All the while, he makes time for Texans visiting the national capital.
Date: 1958
Duration: 14 minutes 39 seconds
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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[News Clip: Last rebel vet sees ceremonies]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the last living Civil War veteran, Walter W. Williams, witnessing ceremonies chartering the Dallas Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Date: April 25, 1954
Duration: 54 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: "Lei Day" marked by ceremonies]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about celebrating May Day with a Hawaiian theme at the Hotel Texas.
Date: May 2, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 01 second
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Old train on display]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the anticipated celebration of Johnson County centennial event featuring a coal-burning train that has been in operation since 1880.
Date: May 2, 1954
Duration: 44 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Trojans win meet: Smith sets mark]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a track and field meet in Dal-Hi Stadium in Dallas.
Date: May 2, 1954
Duration: 2 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Disputed school vote canvassed]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Judge Lew Sterrett canvassing an election that abolished the Farmers Branch school district.
Date: May 4, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 44 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fashion show]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a 3-day fashion show at the Neiman-Marcus store in Dallas to kick off the summer season.
Date: May 4, 1954
Duration: 2 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Annie Oakley arrives by air]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Annie Oakley star Gail Davis stopping in Dallas on her way to Little Rock, Arkansas.
Date: May 5, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 02 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dallas children get polio serum]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Dallas schoolchildren receiving the first of three polio vaccines.
Date: May 5, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 56 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Blaze damages apartment house]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a two-alarm fire in a Dallas apartment house. No one was injured in the blaze.
Date: May 6, 1954
Duration: 47 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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