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[Advertisement for the University of Dallas]

Description: Single page advertisement for the University of Dallas, featuring the tower and four different lecturers along with the words "The University of Dallas: Most people have heard that its education is superb. Have they also heard that its faculty is exceptionally cosmopolitan? that its professors bring their learning from major universities of the world? They form one of the special things about the University of Dallas."
Date: 19XX
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[An amusement ride with passengers riding down curving tracks at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington]

Description: Photograph of an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. Supports for the ride's tracks extend across the left and right sides of the photograph's foreground, giving the appearance of the camera looking out from behind them. Metal cars filled with passengers ride tracks that twist into a curve and then a descending slope in the center of the photo. A metal walkway with railings stretches across the tracks the passengers ride along, with a ladder in the right side of the photo leadi… more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[An amusement ride with passengers riding down tracks at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington]

Description: Photograph of an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. Supports for the ride's tracks extend across the left and right sides of the photograph's foreground, giving the appearance of the camera looking out from behind them. Metal cars filled with passengers face downward as their tracks twist into a curve and then a descending slope in the center of the photo. A metal walkway with railings stretches across the tracks the passengers ride along, with a ladder in the right side of th… more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[An amusement ride with passengers riding up tracks at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington]

Description: Photograph of an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. Narrow tracks run along gravel bordered with large rocks in the foreground while tracks in the background rise and twist above the ground, supported by posts and stilts. The ride is situated in a fenced, grassy area with bushes and trees growing around the ride's tracks and supports. On the tracks that rise into the air and extend off-camera, passengers are seated throughout three metal cars which approach an upward turn in t… more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Animal performance at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, 1]

Description: Photograph of an animal performance at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. A man in a t-shirt and pants holds a bucket in his left hand while standing on a stage, which has been photographed with its front facing the right side of the photo. He turns to the right to face an animal, likely a sea lion or other aquatic mammal, holding itself up on a two-legged stand. Behind the man is a large box with a design reminiscent of treasure chests in pop culture, with a soccer ball resting atop it. Above … more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Animal performance at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, 2]

Description: Photograph of an animal performance at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. A man in a t-shirt and pants holds reaches a hand towards an animal, both seen on a stage which has been photographed with its front facing the right side of the photo. He turns to the right to face the animal, likely a sea lion or other aquatic mammal, which holds itself up on a two-legged stand. Behind the man is a large box with a design reminiscent of treasure chests in pop culture, with a bucket resting atop it. Abov… more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Anna Bines wrapping food in foil]

Description: Photograph of Anna Bines smiling at the camera and wrapping food in foil. She wears a dark, plain short-sleeved dress and a necklace with a small round pendant, plus a bracelet on her left wrist. Anna Bines wraps a small loaf-shaped foot item in foil on a table, with a large knotted bread roll sitting next to the foil along with two other loaf-shaped items and two short, upright metallic cylinders. Behind her are what appear to be two refrigerators, with the one on the left having a freezer com… more
Date: [1972,1973]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

{Architecture at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.}

Description: Photograph of architecture taken at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. In the left corner of the photo's foreground is a wooden sign, facing away from the camera, and a small bush. In the photo's right side is an area shaded by a flat rectangular roof, with the one corner visible in the photo held up by two columns on the same rectangular base. A potted plant hangs between the two columns while a lightbulb sticks out from the underside of the roof near the columns. To the left of the columns' b… more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Artist's rendering of the Rural Trinity Route]

Description: Artist's rendering of the Rural Trinity Route of the Dallas-Fort Worth turnpike. The back of the image reads: "Rural Trinity Route - Artist's rendering of typical section of proposed Trinity Route of the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike outside densely populated urban areas. Flanking the roadway are facilities for one type of sophisticated mass rapid transit system which could share Trinity Route right-of-way."
Date: unknown
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The assembly line at Bell Helicopter]

Description: Photograph of the assembly line at Bell Helicopter. On the back is written: "Photo 273305. The newest member of the U.S. Army's air mobile force, the OH-58A light observation helicopter, rolls down the assembly line at Textron's Bell Helicopter company in Fort Worth, Texas. The first of 2,200 OH-58A's was delivered to the Army Friday (May 23). Accepting the five-place, turbine-powered helicopter which is named the "Kioa," was Maj. Gen. John Norton, commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviati… more
Date: May 23, 1969
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A boy drawing a girl's portrait at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington]

Description: Photograph of a girl getting her portrait drawn at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. The girl has long hair and is dressed in a striped sleeveless shirt, a skirt or shorts, and has a small necklace. She poses to be drawn by sitting diagonally in a seat while holding a pair of glasses. The boy illustrating the girl holds his drawing surface steady with his left hand while he draws with his right hand. The boy himself has short hair and wears a collared short-sleeved shirt with a watch on his le… more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A boy getting his portrait drawn at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington]

Description: Photograph of a boy getting his portrait drawn at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. In the center of the photo, a man with short wavy hair and glasses dressed in a short-sleeved shirt and pants sits in a chair in front of an easel where he draws and paints the boy's portrait. The man has his art supplies in a tray on his lap and a towel laid over his left shoulder as he faces away from the camera, with the portrait he's working on pinned to a board on his easel. Two small lamps hang above the … more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A boy on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, 1]

Description: Photograph of a boy on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. The young boy has short hair and wears a sleeveless shirt. He sits behind a steering wheel in a small car while looking towards the right side of the photo. The car is a six-wheeler with its headlights positioned below the slanting hood of the vehicle. It also has two open rows for seating, with the boy sitting in the one towards the front of the car in which three steering wheels have been placed; the boy is seated … more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A boy on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, 2]

Description: Photograph of a boy on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. The young boy has short hair and wears a sleeveless shirt. He sits behind a steering wheel in a small car while looking towards the right side of the photo. The car is a six-wheeler with its headlights positioned below the slanting hood of the vehicle. It also has an open row for seating with three steering wheels at its front, with the boy seated behind the wheel closest to the left edge of the photo. Additionally, … more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A boy on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, 3]

Description: Photograph of a boy on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. The young boy has short hair and wears a sleeveless shirt. He sits behind a steering wheel in a small car while looking towards the right side of the photo. The car is a six-wheeler with its headlights positioned below the slanting hood of the vehicle. It also has two open rows for seating, with the boy sitting in the one towards the front of the car in which three steering wheels have been placed. The boy sits behin… more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A boy on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, 4]

Description: Photograph of a boy on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. The young boy has short hair and wears a sleeveless shirt. He sits behind a steering wheel in a small car while looking directly at the camera. The car is a six-wheeler with its headlights positioned below the slanting hood of the vehicle. It also has an open row for seating, with the boy sitting behind the wheel closest to the left edge of the photo, holding it with his right hand. Additionally, the car doesn't have… more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A boy viewing a hippo head statue at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington]

Description: Photograph of a young boy viewing a hippo head statue at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. The hippo head statue has a smooth, reflective surface and has its mouth opened wide as it faces the right side of the photo. The head sits on a tall metal base, which the boy stands in front of as he rests his left hand on one of the base's corners while his right hand reaches out to touch the hippo's chin. The boy has short hair and wears a short-sleeved t-shirt and shorts. To the left of the hippo sta… more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A child viewing a lion head statue at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington]

Description: Photograph of a child viewing a lion head statue at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. The lion head statue has a smooth, reflective surface and has its mouth opened wide as it faces the right side of the photo. The head sits on a tall metal base with the partially visible words "Feed" and "I love" on its front side along with a small step at the bottom, which the child stands on to lean in for a closer look inside the lion's mouth. The child has short hair and wears a striped sleeveless shirt,… more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Children viewing a hippo head statue at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, 1]

Description: Photograph of children viewing a hippo head statue at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. The hippo head statue has a smooth, reflective surface and has opens its mouth wide as it faces the left side of the photo. The head sits on a tall metal base, which four young boys crowd around to look inside the hippo's mouth. All of the boys have short hair and wear short-sleeved shirts and pants. To the left of the boys stands a girl in a polka-dot hat, shades, sleeveless shirt, shorts, and sneakers who… more
Date: [1965..1977]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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