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[Shaft from the Grandcamp near the railroad tracks after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: A metal spar from the Grandcamp has been driven into the ground at about a 45 degree angle near the railroad tracks after the ship's explosion. Debris is scattered on the ground throught the area. In the background, flames and large clouds of smoke can be seen in the direction of the port.
Date: April 16, 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Josephine Bramlette Moten and his sister-in-law, April 29, 1947]

Description: Two letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Josephine Bramlette Moten and his sister-in-law, on April 29, 1947. In the first letter, he discusses the recovery of Josephine's sister from an accident, and hopes that she will get better. He mentions vacation plans for Hot Springs or the Mayo Clinic, as well as a trip to California. In the second letter, he sends his sympathies to his sister-in-law following her accident.
Date: April 29, 1947
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum

[Jim White standing on highway]

Description: Photograph of a man identified as Jim White, standing on the reconstruction site of a highway. Writing on the back of the photograph states that the bridge being re-built was over Salt Fork of Red River on U. S. Highway 83, between Wellington and Shamrock. A gasoline truck and a wheat truck collided and destroyed the north part of the bridge.
Date: July 1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum
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[News Clip: The Texas News

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering news highlights from 1949-1950. This year in review presents excerpts from news stories covered in Texas and across the United States, including airplane crashes, human interest stories, politicians, "Texas Personalities," sports, and the Korean War.
Date: 1949
Duration: 13 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Model Life]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a ginger Varga Girl wearing a matching white two-piece with lei flowers paired with the verse "Model Life" by Phil Stack. On the following page is a reproduction print of the painting The Glidden Tour of 1907 by Peter Helck done especially for Esquire Magazine in November of 1945. The print depicts road conflict between the racers in the steaming white car in front, No. 25 Lozier, No. 44 Packard, and in the near distance, the Ranier dr… more
Date: November 1945
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Helck, Peter
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Texas News Recap 1949 and See Saw Zoo]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a series of news stories from the year 1949, and a clip from the puppetry show, "See Saw Zoo".
Date: 1949
Duration: 29 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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