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[Photograph of Old Mill Inn at Texas State Fair]

Description: Photograph of stone house, shadowed by two tall trees and bordered by a wooden, split-rail fence. The L-shaped house is two-stories, with an over-hang above a double door entrance on the left, a large wheel against the left side of the house, and windows of varying sizes all along the second-story. There are several benches and some small trees lined up in the space created by the concave corner of the house. A street runs parallel to the right portion of the house. There is a decorative border… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Sinclair Dinosaur Exhibit at Texas State Fair]

Description: 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 note… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of the Texas Fair Hall of State]

Description: Photograph of the front of The Hall of State at the Texas State Fair grounds, taken from across the Esplanade fountain. The Hall of State is a long building with columns all along the front, and a tall, concave curved portion in the center. The fountain has a long pool that is perpendicular to the Hall of State, and is lined with flagpoles bearing flags from different countries. On either side of the fountain, two other buildings (nearly identical to each other, with entrances that stand out fr… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Small Statue of Girl on Elephant]

Description: Photograph of a small statue of a girl riding side-saddle on a dark-colored elephant, displayed against a dark backdrop. The girl has short dark hair painted on, and is holding the edges of her wide dress out at the level of her eyes with her head tilted slightly to her right. The elephant has its trunk curled up and back towards its head. The statue rests on a square piece of patterned and fringed fabric that lays over a square display stand. There are notes about the location and time at whic… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Texas Fair Hall of State and Esplanade Fountain]

Description: Photograph of the front of The Hall of State at the Texas State Fair grounds, taken from across the Esplanade fountain. The Hall of State is a long building with columns all along the front, and a tall, concave curved portion in the center. The fountain has a long pool that is perpendicular to the Hall of State, and is lined with flagpoles bearing flags from different countries. On the left side of the fountain, another building is just barely visible, and surrounding each side of the fountain … more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Sculpture at Women's Museum]

Description: Photograph of a sculpture of a woman standing on a tall cactus in front of a Texan-themed mural. The woman is naked and propping and resting her hands on the tops of two branches of the cactus, one of which has a flower on it. The mural has images of the shape of Texas, a yucca plant, and animals. There are handwritten notes about the location and date on the back of the photo.
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Visiting Dignitaries at State Fair of Texas]

Description: Photograph of a large crowd of people - almost entirely made up of men in suits - standing in front of a building, facing towards the camera. The photograph is blurry and over-exposed, but three flags are just barely visible behind the crowd. Several of the men are wearing light-colored suits and holding hats. One man in particular, has his back to the camera and is shaking hands with someone in the crowd. There is a decorative border around the edge of the front of the photo, and writing on th… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[News Script: Grand champ brings top price]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Grand Champion Steer of the State Fair of Texas's annual Junior Livestock Auction Sale being sold for a record price at three dollars a pound.
Date: October 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: State Fair rural youth day]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about record-breaking attendance of the State Fair of Texas on their Rural Youth Day, where rural children were offered a free picnic lunch.
Date: October 17, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Steer]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 19, 1979, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dallas city council]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 6, 1978, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Games of Chance]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 7, 1985, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fair Overview]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 5, 1985, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Big Tex]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 24, 1999, 6:00 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 52 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: State Fair]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 22, 1978, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Big Tex]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 30, 1985, 12:00 p.m.
Duration: 53 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fair Day]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: 1993
Duration: 1 minute 07 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aerial Lift Crane Reaching Towards Sky Tram Car]

Description: Upward angle photograph of a firefighter (in casual uniform) standing in the bucket of a firefighting aerial lift crane that has been extended into the air. The bucket is just beneath and to the side of an orange and white sky tram car, still attached to the tram cable. Another sky tram car hangs on the right, attached to a parallel cable. The top of a tree can be partially seen just below the crane, and in the background, a large white cloud covers most of a blue sky. On the back of the photog… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Aerial Lift Crane Rescue at State Fair of Texas]

Description: Photograph of an aerial lift fire engine parked in the lane of between two rows of red and white striped carnival game booths. The firefighter in the crane's bucket is right beside one of many sky tram cars suspended in the air by two parallel cables, several of which still have people inside. Three firefighters, two police officers and some civilians stand around the yellow fire engine, and further down the lane, a long ladder has been extended up to another tram car. In the background, more o… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Aerial Lift Crane Used to Reach Sky Tram Car]

Description: Upward angle photograph of a firefighter (in casual uniform) standing in the bucket of a firefighting aerial lift crane that has been extended into the air. The bucket is just beneath and to the side of an orange and white sky tram car, still attached to the tram cable. Another sky tram car hangs on the right, attached to a parallel cable. The top of a tree can be partially seen just below the crane, and in the background, a large white cloud covers most of a blue sky. On the back of the photog… more
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum
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