[Five children on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington]

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Photograph of five children on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. The kids stand next to one another against the edges of a room, arms laying on the curving wall behind them as sunlight enters the room through a space above the wall in the top left corner of the photo. From left to right, the first two people look into the camera, both wearing pants though the first person wears a short-sleeved top while the second one wears a sleeveless shirt. The third and fourth kids wear pants an sneakers, not looking directly at the … 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 five children on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. The kids stand next to one another against the edges of a room, arms laying on the curving wall behind them as sunlight enters the room through a space above the wall in the top left corner of the photo. From left to right, the first two people look into the camera, both wearing pants though the first person wears a short-sleeved top while the second one wears a sleeveless shirt. The third and fourth kids wear pants an sneakers, not looking directly at the camera, with the third kid wearing a sleeveless shirt and a hat while the fourth one wears a dark shirt and a long necklace. The fifth kid doesn't look at the camera either, and wears a cropped shirt and shorts.

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

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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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  • [1965..1977]

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  • June 8, 2022, 11:47 a.m.

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  • Oct. 25, 2022, 11:54 a.m.

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[Five children on an amusement ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington], photograph, [1965..1977]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1940204/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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