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[Man and a Boy]

Description: Photograph of a man opening a freezer inside of a building, with a child standing next to him. The interior walls of the building are not finished.
Date: October 1954
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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[News Clip: News briefs -- burglar]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the capture by police of William Edward Christopher, a so-called career burglar in Dallas. Christopher confesses to robbing 72 homes in the last two months.
Date: June 1, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fireman injured in Vickery blaze]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a fire in the Vickery neighborhood of Dallas that destroyed a seven-room home. One volunteer firefighter, George Anderson, was injured when the nozzle of his hose hit a live wire and shocked him.
Date: August 5, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: 5-year-old beats baby to death]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a 6-year-old boy who beat his neighbor's 3-month-old son to death in Dallas.
Date: August 8, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Blaze damages five small houses]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a fire destroying a house in Fort Worth belonging to State Representative Joe Pyle and damaging four others. No one was hurt in the blaze.
Date: August 11, 1954
Duration: 56 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Elections]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the democratic primary run off election and local elections in Texas.
Date: August 29, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 26 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Family in Living Room]

Description: Photograph of architect A.D. Stenger and his family sitting down in the living room of their modern style home. There is a large swordfish mounted on the wall behind them. The man and two of his sons are sitting on the carpet with fishing gear. The woman and an infant are sitting on a couch watching them. To the left of the family is a television.
Date: September 4, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Family in Kitchen of Watt Watkins Residence]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Watt Watkins residence, located at 4515 Shoal Creek Boulevard. The kitchen is visible, with three family members doing various things. A woman is opening a cabinet, while a man holds an open box of Ritz crackers for a young girl, who is reaching in the box.
Date: October 5, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[News Script: Fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at a Dallas home that left three children dead. Three other children in the home were saved from the blaze by their babysitter.
Date: November 10, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Man killed in butane explosion]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a butane gas heater exploding in a Dallas home, killing a man and critically injuring his wife, as well as lighting the house on fire.
Date: November 28, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Boy is back: suspect held]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a missing boy in the Village Creek region of Fort Worth, feared kidnapped by a neighbor, returning to his family under mysterious circumstances.
Date: December 17, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Residence fire at 300 Harding]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a 2-alarm fire at a home in Fort Worth. The building is completely destroyed, but no one was injured in the blaze.
Date: December 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Sightless woman seeks new eyes]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a sightless Fort Worth woman selling her home in order to afford a cornea transplant that could restore her vision.
Date: December 31, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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