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Aerial view of 919 E. 32nd St. - St. David's Hospital

Description: Aerial view of 919 E. 32nd Street and the surrounding area. On the upper right is Blue Star Memorial Highway (Now part of I.H. 35), below and running parallel is Airport Blvd, connecting Airport Blvd and the Highway is Middle Fiskville Road. Below Airport Blvd is the golf course on the left and right hand side of Red River, which runs from the lower left through the middle of the photograph. Concordia College is visible on the right-center.
Date: June 7, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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[The XH-40 Flight Demonstration]

Description: Video footage of Bell Helicopters' XH-40 flight demonstration for the U. S. Army. The XH-40 is a six-place, turboshaft-powered light helicopter, designed with the primary mission of battlefield medical evacuation. Operated by one or two pilots, it could carry four passengers. Bell Aircraft Corporation Chief Pilot Floyd W. Carlson and Chief Experimental Test Pilot Elton J. Smith made the first flight of the Bell Model 204 (designated XH-40-BF serial number 55-4459 by the United States Army) at B… more
Date: October 20, 1956
Duration: 5 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Helicopter]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a demonstration flight of the Sikorsky S-58 Helicopter, which is in military use. Fort Worth and Dallas newsman are taken for the ride.
Date: December 6, 1956
Duration: 48 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Sands Hotel

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of the Sands Hotel in Abilene. The hotel has a courtyard, swim area, and parking around the buildings. The surrounding area is barren.
Date: 1956
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Aerial View of Construction and Five-Story Building]

Description: Aerial photograph of an unidentified five story building, next to which is the foundation and walls for a large complex. The five-story building has several cars parked around it, and the property is filled with trees. On the left side is a road, with a crossing road in the upper-third of the picture; both are lined with houses and cars.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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[News Clip: Air defense]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Brigadier General speaking about thermonuclear bombs and the threat presented by Russia's own technology.
Date: May 18, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fort Worth water]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the drought affecting Texas in spite of heavy rains.
Date: May 3, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Airline is using new Convair plane]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Continental Airlines unveiling a new Convair 440 aircraft stationed in Carter Field.
Date: April 1, 1956
Duration: 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Air Search]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a continued search for James E. Cunningham and Fred J. Verrips, two Convair employees who presumably parachuted from a B-36 bomber when a flash fire broke out in the plane. The search for the day centers around the town of Argyle, and plans are made to search Lake Dallas tomorrow.
Date: February 7, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dallas Expressway]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the almost completed Dallas Expressway that will allow motorists to cross the county from North to South through the city of Dallas.
Date: June 21, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Lizzie Oliver Park, October 10, 1956]

Description: Photograph of the four (4) acre neighborhood park of Lizzie Oliver Park covered in a thick canopy of thick green trees. A open dirt field separates the park from the the neighboring Clara Oliver elementary school. A uniform suburban community comprised of single story homes has been constructed to the right of the park.
Date: October 10, 1956
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Location: None
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Aerial View of Apache Park and Surrounding Area]

Description: Photograph of Apache Park and the surrounding area in Dallas County, Texas. A subdivision of land covered in trees is surrounded by more trees and an area of blank land with scattered, small buildings towards the top of the picture. About three roads are visible through the residential area across the top of the photograph.
Date: February 1956
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Location: None
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Aerial View of Beckley Heights Park and Surrounding Area]

Description: Photograph of Beckley Heights Park and its surrounding area located in Dallas, Texas. The park sits in the center of the picture on a mostly empty subdivision of land containing a fenced in area, trees, and a tightly packed group of small buildings. To the right of this block, some empty subdivisions are visible, while residential areas are shown above and to the left of the park.
Date: 1956
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Location: None
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives
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