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Jesus Abundio Cobos

Description: Paper written by Robert Blanco for a history class at Marfa High School in 1966. It is about Jesus Abundio Cobos, a man who lived in Alpine, Texas. Jesus made a living fencing ranches, making dams for ranchers, and hauling supplies from the railroad to the Shafter mines. His wife was Martina Franco and they had 10 sons and 4 daughters.
Date: 1966
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1966

Description: List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1966. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first, as well as pound signs indicating firemen barred from preferred service and asterisks indicating those retired on physical disability prior to the age of 65.
Date: January 1, 1966
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, July 1966

Description: List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of July 1966. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first, as well as pound signs indicating firemen barred from preferred service and asterisks indicating those retired on physical disability prior to the age of 65.
Date: July 1, 1966
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society
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[News Clip: T&P]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: June 6, 1966
Duration: 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Railroad tracks near Austin]

Description: Photograph of International and Great Northern railroad tracks outside of Austin. On the tracks in the distance can be seen the switch, and in the far distance, the city watertower is visible. Telephone poles and brush are dominant, though some houses and fences indicating residences are visible.
Date: July 22, 1966
Creator: City of Austin
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[News Script: T&P]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a broadcast news story.
Date: June 6, 1966
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a two-alarm fire at Acme Paper Company at 400-East Magnolia Street on Fort Worth's Southside.
Date: March 21, 1966
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Railroad strike]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a strike against eight of the nation's railroads.
Date: March 31, 1966
Duration: 2 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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