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[Band Performing]

Description: Photograph of a band performing on stage, with a guitarist, saxophonist, and pianist visible. The man in the center is possibly a singer. Hi hands are blurry from movement, probably clapping or tapping a tambourine. A few women are visible in the background, standing behind the band.
Date: November 18, 1954
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Doc Rhuman at Gesson]

Description: Photograph of Doc Rhuman in a suit and a tie standing behind a podium. He is looking to the left of the image. He has one hand in his pockets and pointing with the other. In the background, there is a projector screen, a display featuring a landscape with dark-colored curtains, a clock on the wall, a piano, an American flag, and two doors. There are several wooden benches around the room.
Date: April 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photo of a man playing a guitar]

Description: Photograph of a man standing in front of a plain background. He is holding a guitar. He is looking to the left of the camera. He is wearing a shirt with fringes, a scarf tie around his neck, and pants.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Lone Star Band]

Description: Photograph of Bobby Peters with seven members of the Lone Star band standing on set. Bobby Peters can be seen standing to the right with two men. He is wearing a suit and a tie. The two men are dressed in formal attire. The members are holding instruments. One is holding a guitar, one is holding an accordion, one is holding a violin, and the final one is holding another guitar. They are all dressed in matching outfits and hats.
Date: February 3, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photo of Imperial Quartet]

Description: Photograph of the Imperial Quartet's singers on set. They are standing next to a grand piano. The performers are all wearing matching attire and they are slightly turned to the left. Standing from left to right, Cecil Pollock, Charles Speed, Homer Tankersley, Jr., and Floyd Gray. Behind the group, there is a cut-out display of a tall window with vines and a decoration in the background.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Dagmar, J. Livingston, and Imperial Quartet]

Description: Photograph of Dagmar and the Imperial Quartet's singers on set. A microphone on a boom pole hangs above them. There are lights hanging from the ceiling. There is a piano near the performers. To the right, a man can be seen playing a grand piano. Standing from left to right, Homer Tankersley, Jr., Charles Speed, Cecil Pollock, Dagmar with her puppy, and Floyd Gray. Behind the group, there are curtains. Two film cameras are visible in the image.
Date: July 2, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dagmar, J. Livingston, and Imperial Quartet]

Description: Photograph of a man playing piano, Dagmar, and the Imperial Quartet's singers are on set. They are smiling and looking at the camera. Standing from left to right, Homer Tankersley, Jr., David Reece, Dagmar with her puppy, Floyd Gray, and Charles Speed. The vocalists are all wearing matching attire. Dagmar is wearing a cowboy hat and a patterned dress. The pianist is wearing a light-colored suit and a tie. Behind the group, there are curtains.
Date: July 2, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Bobby Peters at Annie Oakley Party]

Description: Photograph of Bobby Peters on set with a young woman. The set is enclosed by fake walls and three wooden columns. Peters is standing behind a podium. He has one of his hands raised. Peters is wearing glasses a dark-colored jacket, a patterned shirt, and a bow tie. The young woman is wearing a denim shirt, a bow tie, a denim skirt, and dark-colored boots. Her hair is short and curly. There is a microphone on a boom pole above them. On the wall, there is an Exit sign. To the left, there is a tabl… more
Date: February 20, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photo of Hillbilly's]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man posing in front of a wall. He has one leg bent against the wall. He is playing the guitar. He is smiling at the camera. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a suit, and a bow tie. There is a weatherboard to the left.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Garbage three plus two]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an unusual musical group at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, playing on salvaged instruments including a garbage can and calling themselves the Garbage Three Plus Two.
Date: February 24, 1954
Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Arlene Francis opens home show]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the annual Star-Telegram Home Show in Fort Worth, with an appearance by television personality Arlene Francis. The show features exhibits of new kitchen appliances, along with other home fixtures and furniture.
Date: May 9, 1954
Duration: 1 minute
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Garbage three plus two]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an unusual musical group at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, playing on salvaged instruments including a garbage can and calling themselves the Garbage Three Plus Two.
Date: February 24, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Fiddler at Hamilton]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Hamilton man's appearance on "Ripley's Believe It or Not" featuring the musical instruments he builds from bits of scrap wood
Date: January 5, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Imperial Quartet]

Description: Photograph of the Imperial Quartet's singers on set. They are standing next to a grand piano. The performers are all wearing matching attire and they are slightly turned to the left. Standing from left to right, Cecil Pollock, Charles Speed, Homer Tankersley, Jr., and Floyd Gray. Behind the group, there is a cut-out display of a tall window with vines and a decoration in the background.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dagmar and Imperial Quartet]

Description: Photograph of Dagmar and the Imperial Quartet's singers standing under a spotlight. They are performing on set. A microphone on a boom pole hangs above them. There are lights hanging from the ceiling. There are two pianos visible in the image. Standing from left to right, Homer Tankersley, Jr., Charles Speed, Cecil Pollock, Dagmar with her puppy, and Floyd Gray. Behind the group, there are curtains.
Date: July 2, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a man playing a guitar]

Description: Photograph of a man standing in front of a plain background. He is holding a guitar. He is smiling and looking at the camera. He is wearing a shirt with fringes, a scarf tie around his neck, and pants.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photo of Lone Star Band]

Description: Photograph of seven members of the Lone Star band standing on set, enclosed by fake walls. They are smiling and looking at the camera. Some members are holding instruments. One is holding a guitar, one is holding an accordion, one is holding a violin, and the final one is holding another guitar. They are all dressed in matching outfits and hats.
Date: February 3, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Arlene Francis - Western Hills Home Show Party photo]

Description: Photograph of a man and a woman performing in a room. The man is wearing a hat and a long coat. He is holding a sign. The woman is wearing a light-colored dress. She is holding a guitar. There is a man in the foreground watching the performance. The walls are covered in plant wallpaper.
Date: 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photo of Big Studio Light Setup]

Description: Photograph of WBAP-TV's big studio displaying light setup and a behind view of men having a conversation next to a piano. There are checkered tiles on the floor.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: School honors young singer]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a visit to Carroll Peak Elementary School in Fort Worth by singer Charlie Applewhite, who attended the school in his youth.
Date: February 16, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Rice takes Cotton Bowl victory 28-6]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the 1954 Cotton Bowl game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Rice Owls in which Rice won 28-6.
Date: January 1, 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: Lillian Roth in Dallas for show]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about singer and actress Lillian Roth performing in Dallas.
Date: September 16, 1954
Duration: 57 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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