[Luau for WBAP-TV 1 of 2]

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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. The dancer and the band are standing in front of structures with straw roofs that have walls covered in tribal print. There is a man in a white shirt in the middle of a dance in front of the structure on the left. In the foreground of the right side of the image, a WBAP-TV … continued below

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

Creation Information

WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.) April 15, 1959.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 13 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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  • NBC5/KXAS-TV

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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. The dancer and the band are standing in front of structures with straw roofs that have walls covered in tribal print. There is a man in a white shirt in the middle of a dance in front of the structure on the left. In the foreground of the right side of the image, a WBAP-TV film camera and two people are visible.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Original sleeve: Pix of New Sheritan Hotel in Dallas 4/15/59; 59-1-205-218; 59-1-216

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  • Preferred Citation: NBC 5/KXAS Photograph Collection (AR0847), University of North Texas Special Collections

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KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection

This collection contains photographs, video, and scripts from news stories produced by the KXAS-NBC 5 station.

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  • April 15, 1959

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  • June 4, 2019, 6:04 a.m.

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  • Sept. 30, 2019, 3:41 p.m.

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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [Luau for WBAP-TV 1 of 2], photograph, April 15, 1959; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1486493/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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