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[News Script: Ambassador]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Ambassador Gebhardt Walther of Germany getting ready to board a plane at Carter Field. His new post is the Ambassador to Mexico.
Date: February 8, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The "Queen's Own" in Paso del Macho Yards]

Description: Electric locomotive of the former Mexican Railway, the "Queen's Own" in the Paso del Macho yards around 1956. This railroad has operated under catenary from Paso del Macho to Esperanza since 1928. It is the only section of the National Railways of Mexico which is electrified. On this railroad you travel over one of the most spectacular rail routes on the North American continent. In the background looms the Cumbres de Maltrata range where a 4.5 per cent gradient must be traversed.
Date: 1956~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Market in Mexico City]

Description: Photograph of a market in Mexico City, taken in 1950. Vegetables are housed under an awning, and many people stand near them. A lamppost can be seen to the far left.
Date: 1950
Creator: Beck, Hester M.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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[The Fisher Family Collection, No. 7 - The Fisher Family in Mexico, Part 1]

Description: This home movie documents the Fisher family's vacation to Mexico. The majority of the footage is under-exposed. Shots include aerial footage taken from an airplane, the family arriving at an airport, and shots of an unidentified city, possibly Mexico City, with an F.W. Woolworth building.
Date: July 14, 1959
Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Fisher, Jerald
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Fisher Family Collection, No. 6 - The Fisher Family in Mexico, Part 3]

Description: This home movie documents the Fisher family's vacation to Mexico. The majority of the footage is under-exposed. Shots include a movie theater marquee announcing Vittorio de Sica in "Responsabilidad Limitada" and family visiting pyramids or ruins.
Date: July 19, 1959
Duration: 4 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Fisher, Jerald
Partner: UNT Media Library

[News Script: Altrusa Dinner]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Altrusa International organization having their fourth annual conference at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth.
Date: October 24, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Mexicans]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 58 Mexican businessmen arriving in Dallas to attend meetings to promote tourism between Mexico and the United States.
Date: July 25, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Mexican holiday]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Dallas celebration of Cinco de Mayo among the city's Mexican citizens at Pike Park.
Date: May 8, 1951
Duration: 1 minute 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Mexican fiesta]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a gala and fiesta in celebration of Mexican Independence Day.
Date: September 18, 1951
Duration: 1 minute 52 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: O'Dwyer dodges comment]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a brief stop at Love Field in Dallas by former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico William O'Dwyer, on his way home to the law firm he now operates in Mexico City. The former ambassador declines to comment on politics or his recent divorce.
Date: November 7, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Flying wetbacks stop in Dallas]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a planeload of illegal Mexican immigrants being deported back to their home country stopping in Dallas for the night.
Date: September 30, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Mexico's assistant attorney general visits Dallas]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Carlos Jiminez Cabrera, the Mexican assistant attorney general, visiting the FBI unit in Dallas, Texas to gather information about the influx of American-owned stolen vehicles ending up in Mexico.
Date: November 26, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Mexicans]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about twelve Mexican students visiting Fort Worth.
Date: January 18, 1956
Duration: 51 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Gymnasts]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: March 6, 1959
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Hotel Victoria]

Description: Postcard from the inside of Hotel Victoria looking out. The foreground appears to be a balcony or patio with arches and decorative stone- and metalwork. Outside, there are several unique-looking buildings, portions of a town, and mountains rising the background.
Date: March 1954
Partner: Palestine Public Library

Farmfico Luncheon, April 22, 1953

Description: Photograph of many men in suits and ties gathered around a very large dining table for a Farmfico luncheon. The table is covered in dishes and bouquets of flowers. In the foreground is an electric fan and a film projector. The room has many tall pillars and windows.
Date: April 22, 1953
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Mexican Men in Suits

Description: Photograph of eight men lined up on a stoop. Six of the men are wearing suits adn ties, two are wearing jackets and two are holding cowboy hats. One man wears sunglasses. Above the door behind the group is the word, "LAMSA".
Date: 1950~
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum
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