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[Ann Marston fires an arrow at an egg]

Description: Photograph of champion archer, Ann Marston, firing an arrow at an egg resting on a stand. This photograph was featured in the August 31, 1953 issue of Life Magazine. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Text of the article: "Archery Expert Aims at Egg" -> The pretty blond disciple of William Tell above is the best young archer in the U.S. As an 11year-old Ann Marston of Detroit won the national cadet target championship and a year later added the intermediate target championship. Now a seasoned competi… more
Date: July 1953
Creator: Clark, Joe

[Ann Marston scrambles an egg with her bow and arrow]

Description: Photograph of champion archer, Ann Marston, firing an arrow at an egg resting on a stand. This photograph was featured in the August 31, 1953 issue of Life Magazine. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Text of the article: "Archery Expert Aims at Egg" -> The pretty blond disciple of William Tell above is the best young archer in the U.S. As an 11year-old Ann Marston of Detroit won the national cadet target championship and a year later added the intermediate target championship. Now a seasoned competi… more
Date: July 1953
Creator: Clark, Joe

[Ann Marston shoots an egg]

Description: Photograph of champion archer, Ann Marston, firing an arrow at an egg resting on a stand. This photograph was featured in the August 31, 1953 issue of Life Magazine. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Text of the article: "Archery Expert Aims at Egg" -> The pretty blond disciple of William Tell above is the best young archer in the U.S. As an 11year-old Ann Marston of Detroit won the national cadet target championship and a year later added the intermediate target championship. Now a seasoned competi… more
Date: July 1953
Creator: Clark, Joe

[Clipping: Building Contract Let For Negro Home Project]

Description: Clipping of an article regarding the announcement of the construction contracts that will let the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association pursue their development for Hamilton Park. While housing was the first priority, the construction of sanitary water and sewer lines are also serving the project as well. The Hamilton subdivision project is named in memory of R.T. Hamilton, a physician whose motivation was to improve the Black communities in Dallas.
Date: July 19, 1953

[Clipping: Dallas Utilities Supervisor Says Public Can Help Improve Taxi Service]

Description: Clipping of an article on The Call regarding the taxi service that is aiming to improve in Dallas. There are five, small, separate companies currently that are not as productive as one large taxi service, and the Dallas Utilities supervisor does not know what to do how to fix the poor service on the taxi service among Black people. In order to improve the service, it will start with bettering the distribution and dispatching system with a fully-equipped radio in cabs that run around predominant… more
Date: July 24, 1953

[Clipping: New Housing For Negroes Due This Year]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Daily Times Herald regarding the first houses that were built near Forest Lane and Central Expressway that are now fully constructed and ready for new residents to move into. The project, sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, is also planning to create an extension of the water and sanitary sewer lines to the area. The contracts for the new sewer lines were signed by the association's president, Jerome Crossman, who has also signed a contract… more
Date: July 19, 1953

[Clipping: New Negro Housing]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding the status of the Hamilton Park project. The project is sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association and their aim was to build 700 new homes as well as to improve the living conditions for the residents of Hamilton Park. Although the newly built homes will only serve a fraction of the residents, it is the start of overcoming the obstacles of the housing crisis.
Date: July 24, 1953

[Coca Cola window display]

Description: Photograph of a window displaying a sign that reads "Coca Cola invites you to watch The Adventures of Kit Carson. Starring Bill Williams and Don Diamond" including images on both sides of the display.
Date: July 1, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Frank Mills , Jimmy Turner, and TV cameraman]

Description: Photograph of three men working at the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas. News Anchor Frank Mills sits at the reporting desk, looking toward a camera marked "Star Telegram, WBAP-TV Television." Director Jimmy Turner holds up the anchor's lines in front of the camera. A third unidentified man operates the camera.
Date: July 24, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[James A. Byron window display]

Description: Photograph of a window displaying a sign that reads "Every Sunday hear the 5:15 news reporter by James A. Byron for Texas Electric Service Co. WBAP 820. The Star-Telegram Station" and there are advertisements with illustrations on both sides of the display.
Date: July 1, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Mexsana skin cream slide]

Description: Photograph of a slide that reads "For sunburn and 100 family uses!" and "Make-up base, night cream, and hand cream" with an image of a skin cream jar that read "This 35o size Mexsana skin cream free." The slide is taped against a wall.
Date: July 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Morrison's Peacemaker Flour display]

Description: Photograph of Morrison's Peacemaker Flour on display. Standing next to the display, there is an unidentified man wearing an apron. He is looking at the camera. Several products and a glass window can be seen in the background. Trees and buildings are visible through the window.
Date: July 6, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Air Force cadets]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the U.S. Air Force lowering its educational requirements for admission to the aviation cadet program, now allowing high school graduates to enlist.
Date: July 30, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 58 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
captions transcript

[News Clip: Air Force stunt team]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a demonstration by an Air Force stunt team flying F-84 Thunderjets in formation through various acrobatic routines.
Date: July 2, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
captions transcript

[News Clip: Airlines stewardesses]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the arrival of 50 new American Airlines stewardesses to Fort Worth's Amon Carter Field.
Date: July 12, 1953
Duration: 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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