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Park area

Description: Photograph of a paved sidewalk running through an amusement park area featuring a round brick flower bed. People are visible in the background on another path. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

People at park

Description: Photograph of people getting on or off a water ride at an amusement park. The wait line wooden shelter is constructed like a multi-level deck with wooden hand railing and a roof made out of grass like material making the structure resemble a tiki hut. Several groups of people are getting on round wooden looking boats that may hold several people.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

People at park

Description: Photograph of several groups of people in an area of an amusement park, walking through a tunnel made out of wire fencing that protects them from the gondola sky ride area that is partially visible behind them on the left side of the picture.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

People at park

Description: Photograph of several groups of people in an area of an amusement park, walking through a tunnel made out of wire fencing that protects them from the gondola sky ride area that is partially visible on the left side of the picture. There are vines along the right side of the fence and yellow flowers lining the left side of the paved walkway as well as a grouping of wooden benches in the background, to the right.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

People at park

Description: Photograph of several groups of people walking through a wire fenced tunnel, covered with vines on the left side. This passageway protects the patrons from the gondola sky ride area, visible on the right side of the image, including several red-and-white gondolas.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

People at park

Description: Photograph of several groups of people walking through a tunnel made out of wire fencing in an area of an amusement park. The right side of the fence has vines providing shade along the paved path while on the left side there are trees and shrubs several feet away. A man and small boy are next to a small wooden fenced area housing trash cans at the left side of the image.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

People at park

Description: Photograph of people waiting in line at a park to enter an amusement attraction, taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[People at Seven Seas]

Description: Slide of several people standing outside a building at Seven Seas ocean theme park. They are on a walkway over water. Parts of other buildings, attractions, and landscape are in the background.
Date: 1974
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

People touring an amusement park

Description: Photograph of people walking near an amusement park exhibit labeled "La Salle's Adventure," which includes a jungle-type fortress in the left side of the walkway. A sky ride gondola is also visible in the background close to the top of the image. One person on the walkway appears to be wearing a gondolier costume.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

People touring park

Description: Photograph of several small groups of people walking through a paved garden area of a theme park, including beds of flowers, shrubs, trees, and a flag pole to the left and back. There is a white and orange fabric structured pyramid in the center that towers over the walkway starting just above the gardens flower bed walls. There are benches, a newspaper vending machine, and a trash can on the left side of the walkway, as well as decorative poles around the edges.
Date: October 1966
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Rose Family Cabin

Description: Slide of the Rose family's cabin. The cabin has a fireplace and porch. It is surrounded by trees.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Seven Seas Theme Park]

Description: Slide of Seven Seas ocean theme park. A building is lit up with a fountain and pool in front of it. Two men are cleaning the pool.
Date: 1974
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Seven Seas Theme Park]

Description: Slide of part of Seven Seas ocean theme park. There is a hill with rocks and stairs with a vendor at the bottom. Buildings are on the left and in the background.
Date: 1974
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Ship at Seven Seas]

Description: Slide of the ship at Seven Seas ocean theme park. There are people on board the ship and gathered nearby looking at it. Other buildings and park attractions are in the background.
Date: 1974
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Ship at Seven Seas]

Description: Slide of two people looking at the front of the ship at Seven Seas ocean theme park. There are walking platforms and park buildings behind it.
Date: 1974
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Show at Seven Seas]

Description: Slide of the sea lion show at Seven Seas ocean theme park. A sea lion is jumping out of the water, doing a flip in a pool with a bar and hoop. A park worker is walking on a platform in the middle of the pool directing the sea lion. A crowd watches from the stands.
Date: 1976
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Show at Seven Seas]

Description: Slide of the sea lion show at Seven Seas ocean theme park. A sea lion and park worker are performing on a platform in a pool with a hoop and bar. A crowd watches from the stands.
Date: 1976
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Six Flags

Description: Slide of Six Flags in 1961. The slide shows a fountain with flowers around it and the six flags behind it. There are trees and a building with a clock tower in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Six Flags Mall

Description: Slide of an aerial view of Six Flags Mall. The mall is surrounded by a large parking lot. There are roads in front and other buildings behind it.
Date: unknown
Location: None
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Swimming with Dolphins at Seven Seas]

Description: Slide of a man swimming with dolphins at Seven Seas ocean theme park. The man and two dolphins are in a pool. There are diving boards on the left, a hut on the right, and a crowd is in the front watching the performance.
Date: 1976
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Three Dolphins at Seven Seas]

Description: Slide of three dolphins performing at Seven Seas ocean life park. They are in a pool in front of a stage performing a synchronized jump. There are a few people on the stage.
Date: 1974
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[University of Texas at Arlington]

Description: Slide of an aerial view of the UTA campus. There are buildings, streets, cars, and landscaping.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Whale at Seven Seas]

Description: Slide of Newtka the killer whale performing at Seven Seas ocean theme park. She is jumping out of the water at the command of park workers on the stage behind her.
Date: 1974
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Whale at Seven Seas]

Description: Slide of Newtka the killer whale performing at Seven Seas ocean theme park. She has splashed into the water in front of a stage with two park workers. Some children are in the audience, watching.
Date: 1974
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
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