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[News Script: Assault trial is postponed two weeks]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about jury selection in the trial of Raymond Seymour Dickens, a Dallas man accused of raping a housewife in Oak Cliff while impersonating an electric company employee.
Date: June 4, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Power Pool]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 35 members of the Southern Power Pool (electric power companies) holding a meeting in Dallas to discuss plans for re-establishing power after a disaster strike.
Date: June 12, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Utility company phone number]

Description: Photograph of slide giving the phone number for a power company. The slide is grey with text that reads "NECA House Power ED 2-3553" in white lettering. The slide is pinned to a black board that is hanging on the wall.
Date: August 13, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Advertisement for electrical services]

Description: Photograph of a slide advertising electrical services. The slide is pinned to a black board that is hanging on a wall. The background of the slide is grey and there is text on it that reads "Full House Power Insall Reddy Light Garden Lighting Convenience Outlet" in white lettering.
Date: August 13, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Advertisement for free inspections]

Description: Photograph of a slide that is pinned to a black board. The background of the slide is grey and there is text on the slide that reads "Free Inspection" in white letters. This text is off center and the word "Free" is in all capital letters.
Date: August 13, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Texas Electric Cooperatives]

Description: Photograph of the front of a building owned by an electric company called Texas Electric Cooperatives. To the left are several tall windows, including the glass, double door entrance. The company name can be seen hung to the right. A roof awning can be seen running the length of the building and a sidewalk leads up to the entrance from the street. Small shrubs can be seen dotting the length of the building and in the foreground, the sidewalk ends abruptly.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[News Script: Cameraman attacked at accident scene]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Dallas Power and Light Company lineman receiving a fatal shock from a power line under maintenance in Dallas. Other employees of the company assault a Texas News cameraman attempting to report on the accident.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Two Men Injured as Utility Pole Falls]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about James D. Grisham and Henry L. Stallings, two linemen for Texas Electric Service Company who were injured when a utility pole fell at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show.
Date: January 25, 1956
Duration: 55 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to W. J. Aicklen, November 2, 1955]

Description: Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to W. J. Aicklen discussing the Houston Lighting & Power Company's plans to extend their lines to Galveston, and requesting that they lay the wires underground on Kempner's property instead of using poles. He also mentions wanting the latter's opinion on the book he sent him.
Date: November 2, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[News Script: Atom generator]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the development of an atomic powered generator.
Date: July 7, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Electric Co-op Interior]

Description: Photograph of the mid-century modern interior a company building at night. The photo is taken from outside on the sidewalk, looking through a glass door entrance. Inside is a reception area with a desk, cabinet and wall clock to the right. An office with a frosted glass wall can be seen beyond the desk a glass atrium with several plants inside can be seen in the background. A sitting area can be seen in the foreground to the left.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Electric Company Office]

Description: Photograph of a reception area in an office interior, designed in a mid-century modern style. An office with frosted glass walls can be seen in the background and the reception area can be seen to the right. A seating area can be seen in the foreground, and to the left, a courtyard or atrium can be seen behind a glass wall.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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