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[Dallas Firefighter Class 69 #1]

Description: Portrait of the 11 Dallas Fire class members from January 1955 to February 1955 posing in front of a wall inside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing casual attire, light colored button down shirt, with light colored slacks, and a black belt.
Date: February 7, 1955
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Firefighter Class 70 #1]

Description: Portrait of the 7 Dallas Fire class members from March 1955 to April 1955 posing in front of a chalkboard wall inside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing casual attire, button down shirt or collared shirt, with light or dark colored slacks, and a black belt.
Date: March 1, 1955
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Firefighter Class 71 #1]

Description: Portrait of the 11 Dallas Fire class members from May 1955 to June 1955 posing in front of a wall inside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing casual attire, light colored button down shirt, with light colored slacks, and a black belt.
Date: May 1955
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Dallas Firefighter Class 74 #2]

Description: Photograph of recruit class number 74 standing and posing together, arranged in two rows against a light-colored wall with a large chalkboard on it. All of the subjects wear the same uniform: short-sleeved collared button-ups tucked into matching belted slacks.
Date: December 30, 1955
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[News Script: Woman dies in apartment fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an apartment fire in Fort Worth taking the life of a female resident, the first fire fatality reported in the city in 1955.
Date: January 7, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Dallas theater is destroyed by fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a five-alarm fire that destroyed the Airway Theater in Dallas. Three firefighters were injured fighting the blaze, but there were no casualties.
Date: January 19, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Demonstration on automobile fires]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a demonstration of car fires in Dallas by the National Auto Theft Bureau and Dallas County Fire Marshall Hal Hood. The demonstration intends to show how difficult it actually is to burn a car, in order to raise awareness of insurance fraud.
Date: February 27, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Tank]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Dallas man falling inside a water tower while performing maintenance and being rescued by firemen. The man, Garland Slack, is only slightly injured.
Date: February 13, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Adolphus Hotel damaged by fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at the Adolphus Hotel in downtown Dallas, causing no serious injuries but doing considerable damage to several rooms.
Date: February 11, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Fireman of the month]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about The Tarrant County Volunteer Fireman's association honoring the "Volunteer Fireman of the Month," C. W. Flowers of White Settlement.
Date: February 6, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Machine shop explosion]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a traveling machine shop explosion in Fort Worth. Also covered, a fire at a truck service station in Dallas.
Date: February 10, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Blast wrecks home, kills one, hurts 2]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a gas explosion destroying a Fort Worth home, killing a young boy and injuring his mother and sister.
Date: October 16, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 31 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Civil defense]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a meeting of Fort Worth law enforcement officials to discuss civil defense and disaster readiness plans for the city.
Date: September 14, 1955
Duration: 2 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: One man injured in gas well fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an oil well in Corsicana that burst into flames and left one injured.
Date: November 10, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 49 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Fire at tourist court]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at a tourist cabin on the outskirts of Fort Worth. No one was hurt, but the cabin was almost completely destroyed in the blaze.
Date: January 14, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Amusing antics]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a series of unusual incidents in Dallas and Fort Worth, including a runaway pig pursued by local police, an intoxicated man stuck on a roof rescued by firemen, and a woman promoting an interior decorating company by walking down the street in a swimsuit with advertising material.
Date: July 17, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Building collapse]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a building collapse in Dallas. The collapse killed three and injured eight others.
Date: June 2, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Eagles Nest fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at the Eagle Nest Resort on Eagle Mountain Lake.
Date: May 26, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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