[The entrance to Farrington Field]

One of 192 photographs in the series: Box 150: 8 x 10 Negatives available on this site.

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Photograph of the entrance to Farrington Field at 1501 University Drive in Fort Worth, Texas. The entrance for the field also serves as a set of bleachers, so the ceiling of the entrance slopes down with the seats. The Art Deco façade has a carving on either side of the sign that reads "FARRINGTON FIELD." Three mature trees grow on the inside of the fence that separates the field from the street. Stadium lights rise high above the entrance, shining down to the field.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951- 1994.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of the entrance to Farrington Field at 1501 University Drive in Fort Worth, Texas. The entrance for the field also serves as a set of bleachers, so the ceiling of the entrance slopes down with the seats. The Art Deco façade has a carving on either side of the sign that reads "FARRINGTON FIELD." Three mature trees grow on the inside of the fence that separates the field from the street. Stadium lights rise high above the entrance, shining down to the field.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Original Folder: "Farrington field 1994"

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  • Preferred Citation: Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection (AR0769), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection

Four generations of photographers, all named Byrd Williams, documented more than 100 years of North Texas history. These materials, selected from a larger collection of family items. are available in UNT Libraries' Special Collections.

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  • 1994

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  • Nov. 15, 2021, 7:56 a.m.

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  • Jan. 24, 2022, 3:23 p.m.

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  • 32.746935, -97.361362

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Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-. [The entrance to Farrington Field], photograph, 1994; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857588/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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