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[News Script: Snakes]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a shipment of snakes delivered to the Forest Park Zoo in Fort Worth.
Date: March 29, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of young Byrd Williams IV in a tree]

Description: Photograph of young Byrd Williams IV climbing a tree. He looks off to the left, away from the camera, and holds on to the limb that he is straddling. He wears a blue, collared shirt under a white sweater vest, cuffed jeans, and cowboy boots. An open, grassy lawn stretched out behind him. Some trees and buildings are visible in the distance.
Date: [1955..1965]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Samuell at Mesquite Park]

Description: Photograph of one man named Samuell and an unidentified man at Mesquite Park. The back of the photo states that the two men were doing a "143 Acre sprigging job." Both men are on the sprigging machine in an open field. A stamp on the back names the image as an official photo from the city of Dallas.
Date: April 4, 1955
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives
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[News Clip: Sansom Park]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the ongoing struggle between the mayor and city council of Sansom Park over the former police chief favored by the mayor and the new police chief elected by the council.
Date: May 24, 1955
Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Cleburne receives Santa Fe engine]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Santa Fe railroad company presenting an antique steam locomotive to the town of Cleburne, to be placed as a monument in one of the city's parks.
Date: April 26, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Cleburne receives Santa Fe engine]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Santa Fe railroad company presenting an antique steam locomotive to the town of Cleburne, to be placed as a monument in one of the city's parks.
Date: April 26, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Zoo's kind vulture has blessed event]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a newborn King Vulture chick at Fort Worth's Forest Park Zoo, possibly the first of its kind hatched in captivity.
Date: April 29, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Winners named in kids fishing rodeo]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a fishing competition for children at Kidd Springs Park in Dallas.
Date: June 19, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 41 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Playgrounds hold annual pet shows]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Fort Worth's annual playground pet show, sponsored by the city's recreation department.
Date: June 24, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 17 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: New little league park is dedicated]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a new little league park in Fort Worth being dedicated.
Date: July 15, 1955
Duration: 2 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Kids swimming meet]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a swim meet for young children at Sycamore Pool in Fort Worth.
Date: July 21, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 18 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Wanda Blevins is Sylvania queen]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a series of beauty contests held to select a queen for the annual circus of the Fort Worth Recreation Department.
Date: July 22, 1955
Duration: 54 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Pete]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a public measuring ceremony for a python named Pete at Fort Worth's Forest Park Zoo, after the arrival of a python named Pat at the Dallas Zoo that is claimed to be longer than Pete.
Date: August 12, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Clues sought in Fort Worth murder]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the murder of Frank Bethnel Bowles in Marine Park, in Fort Worth.
Date: July 31, 1955
Duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Boy is season's first swim victim]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a young boy drowning while swimming in the Trinity River. Rescue workers recovered the boy's body, found trapped in a patch of underwater vegetation.
Date: March 13, 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: Snakes]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a shipment of snakes delivered to the Forest Park Zoo in Fort Worth.
Date: March 29, 1955
Duration: 2 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Pete]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a public measuring ceremony for a python named Pete at Fort Worth's Forest Park Zoo, after the arrival of a python named Pat at the Dallas Zoo that is claimed to be longer than Pete.
Date: August 12, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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