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[Brave Combo playing at the Union, 1985]

Description: Photograph of Brave Combo playing at the Union, Carl Finch (left) and Barnes (right) entertain students outside of the third union building, 1985. Carl Finch started the band Brave Combo in 1979, the same year he completed his M.F.A. at North Texas. A mainstay of the Texas music scene today, Brave Combo’s sound is often described as “polka” or “world music” and combines influences ranging from Polish American polka to Zydeco.
Date: 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Our Small Door]

Description: Photograph of a newsletter titled Our Small Door. The newspaper's title is written in the cloud illustration at the top of the page. Under the title, Our Small Door described itself as "a family village bulletin board of events, needs, services, and concepts." Our Small Door was located on 118 Fry St., Denton, Texas.
Date: December 10, 2015
Creator: Cochran, Mike
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Scott Bakula and Sinbad filming "Necessary Roughness"]

Description: Photograph of Scott Bakula and Sinbad filming "Necessary Roughness." Several actors are dressed in this faux uniform for the Texas State Armadillos, while several crewmen around them hold up cameras and boom boxes. UNT’s buildings and football field served as backdrop for the 1991 football comedy film Necessary Roughness. The University was compensated $65,000 for use of its facilities. In the movie, the fictional Texas State Armadillos follow a string of successful seasons with a host of NCAA … more
Date: 1990/1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Necessary Roughness cup]

Description: Photograph of a Necessary Roughness plastic cup, held by UNT Special Collections. The cup has the Paramount Pictures logo printed in UNT green with Necessary Roughness in bold text. In a small cursive the words, "I helped make it happen! are printed at the bottom." UNT’s buildings and football field served as the backdrop for the 1991 football comedy film Necessary Roughness. The University was compensated $65,000 for use of its facilities. In the movie, the fictional Texas State Armadillos fol… more
Date: November 23, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Kathy Ireland filming "Necessary Roughness"]

Description: Photograph of Kathy Ireland filming "Necessary Roughness." Kathy Ireland is acting as the character Lucy Draper, the kicker for the Armadillos. Ireland is standing on the movie set in her football uniform and smiling for her portrait to be taken, film crew and film sets are visible behind her. UNT’s buildings and football field served as the backdrop for the 1991 football comedy film Necessary Roughness. The University was compensated $65,000 for use of its facilities. In the movie, the fiction… more
Date: 1990/1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Military training at North Texas]

Description: Photograph of one of several military units training at North Texas parades down Denton’s Theater Row in 1942. From September 1942 to December 1943, training detachments of the Army Air Forces were housed in Chilton Hall. The military soldiers are seen marching down a street by a row of shops in a downtown area. Cars are parked in front of the shops, one of them titled Theatre Row.
Date: May 4, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Eppy the Eagle and the fictional Rowdy the Armadillo]

Description: Photograph of UNT's mascot, Eppy the Eagle and the fictional Rowdy the Armadillo from the film Necessary Roughness (1991). Four students are seen gathered around the mascots and asking for their autographs. UNT’s buildings and football field served as backdrop for the 1991 football comedy film Necessary Roughness. The University was compensated $65,000 for use of its facilities. In the movie, the fictional Texas State Armadillos follow a string of successful seasons with a host of NCAA violatio… more
Date: 1990/1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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