[A man and five boys on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas]

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Photograph of an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, focusing on a single track in midair. A young boy sits at the front of a passenger car with one arm tucked over the side of the car and looks into the camera while a man sitting behind looks ahead with his arms stretching into the air on either side of him. Four more boys sit behind the man, with the first two holding onto railings inside the passenger car while looking at the camera as the second two hold onto railings while looking straight ahead. The front … continued below

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.

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Creator: Unknown. [1965..1977].

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: The Lester Strother Texas Metro Records 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 an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, focusing on a single track in midair. A young boy sits at the front of a passenger car with one arm tucked over the side of the car and looks into the camera while a man sitting behind looks ahead with his arms stretching into the air on either side of him. Four more boys sit behind the man, with the first two holding onto railings inside the passenger car while looking at the camera as the second two hold onto railings while looking straight ahead. The front of a second passenger car is partially visible at the right edge of the photo.

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  • Preferred Citation: The Lester Strother Texas Metro Records (AR0327), University of North Texas Special Collections

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The Lester Strother Texas Metro Records

Selection of records drawn from the collection of Lester Strother, a Fort Worth magazine publisher and editor.

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[A man and five boys on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas], photograph, [1965..1977]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1940201/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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