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["Presentation," party for Jewish Debutantes]

Description: Photograph of the "Presentation" party for Fort Worth's Jewish Debutantes on November 24, 1956 in the Venetian Ballroom of the Blackstone Hotel. The women in the front row, holding bouquets of flowers, wear floor-length gowns, while men standing behind are wearing tuxedos. They are standing on a stage with curtains hanging behind them. The back row of men from left to right: Nolan Glazer, David Samson, Phillip Hurwitz, Willard Glazer, Irving Rosenthal, Mitchell Victor, and Joseph Shanblum. The … more
Date: November 24, 1936
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[News Script: GOP meeting]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a meeting of the State Republican Executive Committee at the GOP convention in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: June 16, 1962
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Blackstone]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Blackstone Hotel going up for auction at the Tarrant County Courthouse after the owners of the hotel couldn't pay its mortgage.
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Downtown Fort Worth; Main Street at 7th, Looking North]

Description: Photograph of Main Street at 7th Street in Fort Worth, Texas in the 1930s. Automobiles are parked and driving on the street. Signage for multiple buildings can be seen on both sides of the street. The first skyscraper is the Trans-American Life Building, which is no longer standing. The second skyscraper is the Courtyard Hotel, formerly known as the Blackstone Hotel. The Tarrant County Courthouse can be seen in the background at the end of the street.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Potts]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the election of William S. Potts as chairman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party.
Date: February 16, 1963
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: News Brief - Hilton]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Conrad Hilton visiting the grounds of the Blackstone Hotel, as it is being converted into a Hilton annex that will be the new home of the Fort Worth Petroleum Club.
Date: November 11, 1953
Duration: 35 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Downtown Fort Worth; Main Street at 7th, Looking North]

Description: Photograph of Main Street at 7th Street in Fort Worth, Texas in the 1930s. Automobiles are parked and driving on the street. Signage for multiple buildings can be seen on both sides of the street. The first skyscraper is the Trans-American Life Building, which is no longer standing. The second skyscraper is the Courtyard Hotel, formerly known as the Blackstone Hotel. The Tarrant County Courthouse can be seen in the background at the end of the street.
Date: [1930..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Main Street in Fort Worth]

Description: Photograph of Main Street in Fort Worth. The photo was taken from the roof of Richelieu Grill, so the tall building fit into frame. In the bottom left corner of the photo, a parking lot contains many cars, all in different colors. Streetlights stand tall in the middle of the lot, unlit. The parking lot buts up against a brick building with rectangular windows and a fire escape. Down the street, the Blackstone Hotel and Sinclair Building can be seen, along with other commercial and residential b… more
Date: [1980..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Main Street in downtown Fort Worth, 3]

Description: Photograph of Main Street in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The photo focuses on a small grouping of buildings, with the most prominent being a large, slightly gothic, brick building. It has multiple different rooflines, and is surrounded by much more modern buildings. The building closest to the camera has a sign hanging off of it that reads "HOTEL" "COMMERCIAL." The bottom of the photo shows a little bit of the street in front of the buildings, and the businesses that line it.
Date: ~1979
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: High priced bull]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a high priced bull stopping in Tyler en route to the Four Wynne Angus Farm.
Date: April 1, 1954
Duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Blackstone Hotel]

Description: Photograph of Main Street at 7th Street in Fort Worth, Texas in the 1930s. Automobiles are parked and driving on the street. Signage for multiple buildings can be seen on both sides of the street. The first skyscraper is the Trans-American Life Building, which is no longer standing. The second skyscraper is the Courtyard Hotel, formerly known as the Blackstone Hotel. The Tarrant County Courthouse can be seen in the background at the end of the street.
Date: [1930..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: News Clip: Robbery Investigation, Blackstone Has New Operators, Tollway Opened (But It Isn't), Man Injured in Car-Truck Crash, Foreign Students Ft. Worth Visitors]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a series of stories. The first is unnamed on the film, but shows what appears to be a robbery investigation, where an elderly man was handcuffed. The footage shows police taking him to get the handcuffs removed at a locksmith. The second story is about new owners at the Blackstone Hotel in Fort Worth. The third story is about the opening of the Dallas North Tolway. The footage shows cars drving through the original t… more
Date: December 21, 1967
Duration: 5 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: News brief - Hilton]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Conrad Hilton visiting the grounds of the Blackstone Hotel, as it is being converted into a Hilton annex that will be the new home of the Fort Worth Petroleum Club.
Date: November 11, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: High priced bull]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a high priced bull stopping in Tyler en route to the Four Wynne Angus Farm.
Date: March 28, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Democrats]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a meeting of Tarrant County Democrats at the Blackstone Hotel in Fort Worth.
Date: March 16, 1964
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a busy street corner in Fort Worth]

Description: Photograph of a busy street corner in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. An elderly man in overalls stands on the sidewalk in the foreground. Behind him, a woman crosses the street behind a flatbed truck with wooden side rails that is hauling wooden barrels. The woman wears a hat, a dress, and hees. An automobile is parked in front of the building across the street. A sign hangs from the building advertising, "General Electric Refrigerators." The Blackstone Hotel stands across this building.
Date: 1937
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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