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[Luau for WBAP-TV 2 of 2]

Description: Photograph of a luau that is being filmed for WBAP-TV. The luau looks to be taking place on a deck of the Sheraton Hotel, and it includes a hula dancer and a band that has instruments such as a ukelele and a pahu, or drum. In the background are two structures with straw roofs that have walls covered in tribal print and the band is standing in front of the one on the right. The hula dancer and a man in a Hawaiian shirt are dancing in the middle of the grass. In the foreground of the right side o… more
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man looking at a mosaic tile installation]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man looking at a mosaic tile installation at the newly opened Sheraton Hotel in Dallas. He is wearing a closed trench coat and is touching the mosaic with his left hand. The tiles of the mosaic are mostly arranged in circles except for the tiles around features such as the cattle and the windmill which are arranged in rectangles. Other than the cattle and the windmill, there are also flowers throughout the mosaic. On the wall above the man's head is a mosaic tile r… more
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Performers at Sheraton Hotel]

Description: Photograph of performers outside at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, Texas. They appear to be on the roof of the hotel. The musicians and dancers stand in front of a luau-themed set. A camera crew is visible to the left of the image.
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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