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[News Clip: Pilot Escapes When Jet Place Crashes]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a plane crash in a field northwest of Pilot Point. The pilot, Lieutenant John A. Martin, had parachuted to safety before the crash.
Date: November 28, 1956
Duration: 43 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Bodies of Two B-36 Victims are Found]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the end of an extensive search for two Convair flight engineers, J. E. Cunningham and Fred J. Verrips. The two are presumed to have parachuted from a B-36 bomber when a flash fire broke out. The bodies of both men were found near Roanoke.
Date: February 8, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Air Search]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a continued search for James E. Cunningham and Fred J. Verrips, two Convair employees who presumably parachuted from a B-36 bomber when a flash fire broke out in the plane. The search for the day centers around the town of Argyle, and plans are made to search Lake Dallas tomorrow.
Date: February 7, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[Undated Homecoming]

Description: Video footage of a Homecoming event for North Texas State College/North Texas State University. The first half of the film is underexposed and difficult for viewing.
Date: [1956,1960]
Duration: 3 minutes 36 seconds
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[News Clip: TSCW]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the dedication of four new buildings at Texas State College for Women in Denton.
Date: May 9, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 41 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire that damages a dog house factory. A house on the property is destroyed.
Date: October 11, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Party]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Pan American Ranch party. South Americans and Texans gather at the ranch of Dallas Mayor Thornton.
Date: October 10, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 02 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[McConnell Tower Dedication Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of faculty, students, staff, and citizens of Denton gathered in front of the Administration Building on December 16, 1956 for the dedication ceremony for McConnell Tower. A row of trumpeters from the Concert Band Ensemble greeted the gathered guests and opened the ceremony. Bruce Hall can be seen in the background.
Date: 1956

[The clock tower of the administration building]

Description: Photograph of the construction side of the new Administration building, built for the North Texas State College. This building is replacing the previous administration building, now known as the Auditorium building. Scaffolds are seen around the construction of the clock tower that is being added into the new building.
Date: March 1956

[The nearly completed Administration building]

Description: Photograph of the nearly completed construction of the new Administration building for North Texas State College. This building will replaced the previous administration building which is now known as the Auditorium building. The clock of the clock tower is the missing piece from the completion of the building.
Date: May 30, 1956
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