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[An African-American man holding the leather reins to two Brahman bulls that are harnessed together]

Description: Photograph of an African-American man holding the leather reins to two Brahman bulls that are harnessed together. The harness consists of a leather halter (with two straps attaching the two bulls to each other), a padded yoke and chains that are linked to a strap that extends across the bull's back. A chain also hangs below the yoke. The man is wearing overalls, white shirt, and a cloth head covering. The bulls and the man are standing in front of a row of bushes at the King Ranch. Photograph … more
Date: [1940..1955]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of a Brahman bull standing near a water trough/tower]

Description: Photograph of a Brahman bull standing near a water trough/tower on the King Ranch. The tower has a three dimensional image of a Brahman cow on top of it. The tower's water is provided by a windmill to the left of the photograph. There is a small wooden pump house beneath the windmill. A wooden fence separates the pasture from land that has been broken up for possible hay planting or row crops. White building in far left background; trees in background.
Date: [1940..1955]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[An African-American man riding a Brahman cow]

Description: Photograph of an African-American man riding a Brahman cow that is harnessed to a second Brahman cow. The man is wearing lace-up knee length boots, pants, long sleeved shirt, and felt cowboy hat. The cows are inside of a stock pen at the King Ranch. Other cattle can be seen in a stock pen on the other side of wooden panel. Partial view of a wooden building on right. White wooden house in left background. Copy 001 has substantial fading and foxing.
Date: [1940..1955]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of a Brahman bull]

Description: Close-up full length photograph of a Brahman bull (facing left side of photo) in a pasture on the King Ranch. Large white barn on left. Barb wire fence can be seen the horizontal length of the photo in background (in front of barn on left).
Date: [1940..1955]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
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[News Clip: Miss Whitney]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about beauty pageant winners from various states passing through North Texas airports en route to Long Beach, California, to compete in the Miss Universe contest.
Date: July 14, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 36 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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