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[An Aerial View of Downtown Mineral Wells in 1954]

Description: This is a picture of an aerial view of downtown Mineral Wells (taken from the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, January 1954)at about South Oak Avenue, and looking north-northeast. Some of the buildings identifiable in the picture no longer exist. The Damron Hotel, at the middle left of the picture, burned in 1975. The Oxford Hotel/First National Bank building, one block east [right] of the Damron, near the center of the picture, burned in 1983. It has been replaced by Lynch Plaza. The Hexagon Hotel,… more
Date: 1954
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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[News Clip: Lake dragged for missing fishermen]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the search for two fishermen, E.L. Beall and Paul Simpson, on Possum Kingdom Lake. The men's boat was found on the edge of the lake after they failed to meet with a third fishing partner, J.B. Sparkman, who reported them missing.
Date: March 23, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 05 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Prairie Queens ride in parade]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a parade celebrating "Prairie Trails Week".
Date: May 6, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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