[Photograph of Sinclair Dinosaur Exhibit at Texas State Fair]

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Photograph of crowd of people standing in front of and looking at a large dinosaur model with a long neck and tail. The model stands on a fake rocky outcropping, which has the word "Sinclair" carved into its face. Most of the people in the crowd have their backs to the camera, and many of the women are wearing hats. The branches of an out-of-shot tree take up the top left corner of the photo, and the background is very bright. There is a decorative border around the edges of the photo, and notes about the photo's location and date … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1936.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2016 and was provided by the Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 124 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell includes family photographs, letters, and documents along with journals and church registers. The collection spans many Texas counties and over 150 years of Texas history.

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Photograph of crowd of people standing in front of and looking at a large dinosaur model with a long neck and tail. The model stands on a fake rocky outcropping, which has the word "Sinclair" carved into its face. Most of the people in the crowd have their backs to the camera, and many of the women are wearing hats. The branches of an out-of-shot tree take up the top left corner of the photo, and the background is very bright. There is a decorative border around the edges of the photo, and notes about the photo's location and date on the back.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2016

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[Photograph of Sinclair Dinosaur Exhibit at Texas State Fair], photograph, 1936; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth833995/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell.

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