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[Photographs of Ships]

Description: Photographs of boats in Port Arthur, Texas. In the first photo, there are several boats decorated with streamers in a river, and a group of people walk on the shore to the right. The bottom two photos are torn, but a boat is clearly visible in the left picture, and there is a beach by an ocean in the right photo.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[The Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale]

Description: Color postcard depicting the Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale beached near Beaumont, Texas. The description on the back of the postcard reads, "This Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale was caught in the Gulf of Mexico 35 miles from Beaumont Texas. His dimensions are: Length 63 feet 6 inches.; Width if tail 16 feet 7 inches; Circumference of snout at end 31 feet; Circumference at back of eyes 37 feet; Length of lower jaw 10 feet 10 inches." Correspondence on the card reads, "Hello! mama, Roll… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum
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[News Clip: Hurricane]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: October 2, 1964
Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 12 - The Doughboys on Tour 1952 - 1959]

Description: This home movie documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour and performing in Texas and the Southern United States in 1952 - 1959. Footage includes performers at the Bob Wills Ranch House in Dallas, Texas on November 27, 1951 (3 min., 06 sec.); a performance in Houston, Texas on June 25, 1952 that includes actors Tim Holt and Preston Foster (6 min, 44 sec.); a visit with actor Noah Beery, Jr. on September 30, 1952 in Little Rock, Arkansas (8 min, 07 sec.); a trip to historic sites in Vick… more
Date: 1952/1959
Duration: 32 minutes 35 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library

[Board on Easel]

Description: Photograph of a board on an easel. Two identical pictures are pasted on the board, and there is text on a piece of paper in the middle of the board. It describes Paul Tanner's collection of objects from McFaddin Beach, which he donated to the University of Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Texas Beach & Bay Access Guide

Description: Guide from the Texas General Land Office providing information about public access sites along the Texas coastline. It contains general information for each county including population, area, kinds of recreation a brief history, and a chart of public sites and services, as well as maps highlighting beaches, parks, recreation facilities, and wildlife areas.
Date: 2001~
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[News Script: Murders]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of searchers at High Island reported that they have found 24th body in the mass murder of teenage boys in the homosexual procurement ring that operated in the Houston area.
Date: August 13, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Body Search]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of weather permitting the search will continue for more victims in the Houston mass murders that already have claimed 27 lives.
Date: August 17, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Port Arthur, Texas: "Where the Southwest Meets the Old South"]

Description: This film is unedited footage shot by a camera crew intended for a television show; the footage herein concerns events and sites in Port Arthur, Texas. It includes footage along the beach; various sites of local interest such as museums, the Rainbow Bridge and an off-shore oil rig; and a parade, carnival, and other celebrations in honor of Mardi Gras.
Date: unknown
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 57 seconds
Partner: UNT Media Library
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