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[Crane Used for Cable Car Rescue #1]

Photograph of a fireman in a bucket attached to a crane working to access a stopped cable car. Below the cable cars, there is a long row of carnival booths decorated in red and white stripes with blue pennant flags rising up between every other individual booth.

Date: October 21, 1979

Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Fallen Sky Tram Cars in Games Booths]

Photograph of the front of a row of red and white-striped tents supported by metal frames. A white and red sky tram car is laying on its side on top of the middle booth, and another sky tram car laying on its side inside the booth on the left- on top of the metal lane dividers of a skee ball game. Toy prizes (including large, yellow, stuffed bananas with smiling faces) can be seen on the walls inside the middle and left booths.There is a tall, yellow, folding ladder under the middle tent, debri… more

Date: August 21, 1979

Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.777925 -96.760164

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Fire Engine at Cable Car #1]

Photograph of a fire engine with an aerial ladder and basket extended up to a yellow cable car at night. There is a two-story white building to the right of the fire engine and several people standing around the engine and building.

Date: October 21, 1979

Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Fire Engine at Cable Car #2]

Photograph of a fire engine with the aerial ladder and basket extended up to a yellow cable car at night. There is a two-story white building to the right of the fire engine and several people standing around the engine and building.

Date: October 21, 1979

Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters and Girl Climbing Down Rescue Ladder]

Photograph of two firefighters (in casual uniform) and a girl in a pink shirt climbing down a fire rescue ladder (which extends out of view at the top right corner of the photo). In the dark night sky, an orange and white sky tram car is visible. Below the ladder are red and white striped tent awnings. The top of the fire engine supporting the rescue ladder is barely visible at the bottom of the photo. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.

Date: August 21, 1979

Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.777937 -96.760199

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Rescue Sky Tram Rider at the Fair]

Upwards angle photograph of two firefighters climbing up a long, extending rescue ladder to a blue and grey sky tram car suspended from a wire cable. One firefighter is at the top of the ladder, helping a woman descend the ladder, while the other firefighter is still climbing near the bottom of the ladder. The firefighters are both wearing blue polo shirts and dark-colored pants. The sky covers the entire background. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the … more

Date: August 21, 1979

Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.777447 -96.758866

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Row of Carnival Booths with Damage]

Photograph of a fallen cable car in a carnival skee-ball booth. The walls of the booth are covered in red and white stripes and stuffed prizes hang from the ceiling. Strips of the booth's roof hang down into the frame. The ground in front of the booth is littered with debris. Several other booths with prizes hanging from the roof are visible in the background.

Date: October 21, 1979

Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Sky Tram Car in a Fair Games Booth]

A close-up photograph of a sky tram car, laying on its side in the middle of a red and white striped carnival game tent. The white top of the sky tram is heavily scratched and dented, and the tram's cable is still threaded through the car's wheels. The car rests on top of orange, metal lane-dividers that are part of the booth's game. Another booth is partially visible on the other side of the left tent wall. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.

Date: August 21, 1979

Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.778019 -96.760253

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Sky Tram Car Inside of a Fair Games Booth]

A close-up photograph of a sky tram car, laying on its side in the middle of a red and white striped skee ball games tent. The white top of the sky tram is heavily scratched and dented, and the tram's cable is still threaded through the car's wheels. The car rests on top of orange, metal lane-dividers of the skee ball game. There is debris from the tent roof on the ground in front of the booth. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.

Date: August 21, 1979

Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.777916 -96.760132

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[State Fair of Texas Sky Tram Rescue]

Photograph of a yellow fire engine with a long extension ladder that is reaching up to a yellow and grey sky tram car suspended from one of two parallel wire cables (which can be seen stretched horizontally across the top of the photo). There are two firefighters in casual uniform (blue polo shirt and dark-colored pants) climbing down the very bottom of the ladder. On the ground (from left to right) there is a crowd of onlookers to the left, three police officers and at least five firefighters… more

Date: August 21, 1979

Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.779617 -96.762032

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[State Fair of Texas Sky Tram Rescue]

Photograph of a yellow fire engine with a long extension ladder that is reaching up to one of two sky tram cars. Each tram car is suspended from a parallel wire cable, both of which can be seen stretched horizontally across the top of the photo, and there are two people in each car. Two firefighters in casual uniform (blue polo shirt and dark-colored pants) climb the ladder - one on the middle of the ladder, and the other at the very top. On the ground there is a crowd of onlookers to the left,… more

Date: August 21, 1979

Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.779628 -96.762025

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Lizzie Smith]

Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The light orange ticket bears the signature and photograph of Lizzie Smith. In the photo, Smith wears a dark dress and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from eight to twenty-three, and the first three have been marked with a hole punch. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.

Date: October 10, 1949

Creator: State Fair of Texas

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs]

Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted woodland scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.

Date: 1950

Creator: State Fair of Texas

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs Dyke]

Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs Dyke. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from six to twenty-one. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.

Date: 1950

Creator: State Fair of Texas

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Maness]

Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Maness. In the photo, Maness wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from five to twenty. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.

Date: 1946

Creator: State Fair of Texas

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Maness]

Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The light gray ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Maness. In the photo, Maness wears a white blouse and stands in front of a painted backdrop. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from nine to twenty-four. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.

Date: 1948

Creator: State Fair of Texas

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Rosa Fleetwood]

Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Rosa Fleetwood. In the photo, Fleetwood wears a dark blouse and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.

Date: 1950

Creator: State Fair of Texas

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

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[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 4 - Vacations and Holidays]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including an Easter meal and Easter egg hunt (00:00 - 08:54), children on a swing set and posing for the camera (08:54 - 09:57), fishing and boating at the Ferndale Club (09:47 - 12:29), Elizabeth's confirmation on April 26, 1953 (12:29-13:24; 32:50 - 35:04), a vacation in Mexico (17:52 - 19:13), rides and exhibits at the State Fair of Texas including a Texas & Pacific Train, Big Tex, and a Ferris Wheel… more

Date: 1953-04/1953-12

Duration: 45 minutes 32 seconds

Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls

Item Type: Video

Location: 32.777461 -96.758909

Partner: UNT Media Library

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[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 6 - Holidays and Community Events]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including the groundbreaking ceremony for a Dallas building with the Gibralter building in the background (00:00 - 02:07; children painting birdhouses and playing football (02:07 - 04:07); a birthday celebration (04:27 - 06:43), billboards for the Santa Fe railroad service to Dallas (06:43 - 07:07); a Ford Farming building in the snow (07:07 - 11:45); a family vacation to Paradise Valley Country Club in … more

Date: 1955/1956

Duration: 54 minutes 52 seconds

Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls

Item Type: Video

Location: 33.531154 -111.942645

Partner: UNT Media Library

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[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 16 - The State Fair and Vacations]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including the State Fair of Texas and a family vacation. At the State Fair of Texas, the Stewart family observes a Model "T" Torpedo and Ford Typhoon Tractor at the Ford exhibit (00:00 - 01:24). The family then travels to destinations including France, Egypt, Israel, and Greece. The family rides camels, views the Egyptian Pyramids, observe the Sea of Galilee and Jordan Valley, visit Greek temples, and o… more

Date: 1959~

Duration: 20 minutes 28 seconds

Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls

Item Type: Video

Location: 32.777447 -96.758866

Partner: UNT Media Library

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[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 25 - The State Fair of Texas ]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including the State Fair of Texas and a Christmas celebration. State Fair footage includes a tractor exhibit with the American premiere of the David Brown 990 Tractor, parade floats, and views of Fair Park shot from a Ferris Wheel.

Date: 1964

Duration: 13 minutes 36 seconds

Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls

Item Type: Video

Location: 32.777447 -96.758866

Partner: UNT Media Library

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 65, July 1961 - April, 1962

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 619.

Date: 1962

Creator: Texas State Historical Association

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Texas State Historical Association

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[News Clip: 2 Queens Named at State Fair]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a beauty contest for Latin-American women on "Mexico Day" at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas.

Date: October 13, 1953

Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[News Clip: 110-Year-Old Man is Fair Visitor]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a visit to the State Fair of Texas in Dallas by a 110-year-old man, Walter W. Williams, the oldest living Confederate Civil War veteran.

Date: October 15, 1953

Duration: 1 minute 08 seconds

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections