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TCU at Texas football game

Description: This film captures a football game between the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs and the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns. (TCU players are wearing white jerseys.) The Southwest Conference match-up was played on November 18, 1961, at Texas Memorial Stadium (now known as Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium) in Austin. Although the top-ranked Longhorns make several trips to the red zone, they fail to score, ultimately losing to 24-point underdog TCU in a 0-6 upset. The shocking de… more
Date: 1961
Duration: 44 minutes 16 seconds
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Jim Wright for U.S. Senate

Description: Following the 1960 presidential election, a special election was held to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. This telecast from May 1961 promotes the candidacy of Jim Wright, who was then serving in the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 12th congressional district. The election drew a field of 71 potential candidates, with Republican John G. Tower narrowly defeating interim appointee and Democrat William Blakely in a runoff elect… more
Date: May 1961
Duration: 29 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Jim Wright Campaign
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Jim Wright Campaign Rally in Fort Worth

Description: Following the 1960 presidential election, a special election was held to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. This live telecast from March 1961 captures a rally for candidate Jim Wright at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth. (Wright was then serving in the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 12th congressional district.) The election drew a field of 71 contenders, with Republican John G. Tower narrowly defeating interim … more
Date: March 1961
Duration: 29 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Jim Wright Campaign
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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[News Clip: Voting machines]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a demonstration of the Coyle voting machine at the Texas Hotel.
Date: October 14, 1961
Duration: 2 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Boat races]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a boat race at North Lake in Dallas.
Date: October 22, 1961
Duration: 2 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Bowling wedding]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a wedding at the Cotton Bowling Palace in Dallas.
Date: October 25, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 17 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Birds]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the new flamingo habitat at Forest Park Zoo.
Date: April 13, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Track meet]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 1, 1961
Duration: 2 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Gov. Collins]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: October 9, 1961
Duration: 2 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Yugoslavia]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Glitsch Company in Dallas, which manufactured parts for a Yugoslavian chemical plant.
Date: October 30, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 58 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Girls on board]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Miss Dallas beauty competition.
Date: April 20, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 42 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Shooting]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fatal shooting in Dallas.
Date: October 27, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Space experiment]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two men emerging from a space simulator.
Date: April 13, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 31 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Elephant]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an elephant and a monkey.
Date: April 24, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 17 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Cook Hospital]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: October 7, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: GOP women]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the biennial conference of the Texas Federation of Republic Women.
Date: October 23, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Bronze statue]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the unveiling of the Texas Ranger statue at Love Field.
Date: April 30, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 42 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Gunsmith]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: October 31, 1961
Duration: 3 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: State fair opening]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: October 7, 1961
Duration: 2 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Leath]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: October 5, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 24 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Headon accident]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an automobile accident involving two cars on Mansfield Highway south of Fort Worth, with 11 people injured.
Date: October 14, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 05 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Prototype]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an aircraft prototype T-40, named "Ophelia Bumps."
Date: April 30, 1961
Duration: 2 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Accidents]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a collision between a car and pickup truck.
Date: October 22, 1961
Duration: 56 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Location: 32.809605 -97.398657
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Motor bank opens]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the formal dedication ceremony for the Fort Worth National Bank's new Motor Bank Annex.
Date: April 10, 1961
Duration: 1 minute 02 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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