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[News Clip: Work starts on tall TV tower]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about construction on WBAP-TV's new transmission tower.
Date: June 3, 1954
Duration: 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Huge T&P bridge moved into place]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a new railroad bridge going up in Fort Worth.
Date: June 8, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dallas City Hall construction]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the new addition to the Dallas City Hall.
Date: August 20, 1954
Duration: 46 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Blast wrecks old elevator]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the destruction of an old grain elevator to make room for a United States Cold Storage Corporation plant.
Date: September 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Roof caves in]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the roof of a Dallas shopping center caving in under its own weight during construction. Three construction workers were injured in the collapse, but none seriously.
Date: December 31, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Another fire at new bank building]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at the newly-constructed Republic Bank Building in downtown Dallas, one of many fires that have plagued the bank's construction.
Date: December 5, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Council studies toll road, expressway]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a meeting of the Fort Worth City Council discussing the viability of a proposed toll highway on the eastern side of Fort Worth.
Date: December 15, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Clipping: Dream Comes True For Happy Couple]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News about a couple residing in one of the newly built homes in Hamilton Park. The couple is excited to be moving into their new home as they hoped to have a home of their own. A formal opening ceremony of the development of Hamilton Park is planned to be held to thank the contributions of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association that built an improved community in black neighborhoods that were dealing with housing shortages.
Date: May 2, 1954
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Wartime housing project wrecked]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the demolition of a low-rent housing project built for U.S. Armed Forces workers and veterans during World War II.
Date: June 25, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Doomed dogs face Sunday execution]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a collection of stray dogs scheduled to be euthanized at the Tarrant County Humane Society, which is about to close its shelter temporarily for a construction project.
Date: June 17, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Flag]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the construction of a neon American flag atop the Tarrant County Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: June 30, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Railway]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a construction project to build a new railroad link between Dallas and Denton.
Date: October 20, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Tractor accident]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a tractor falling on a man in Dallas.
Date: October 28, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: SMU coliseum]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Southern Methodist University's plans to build a new coliseum.
Date: September 28, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: News briefs (Cerf)]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an open house at the temporary location of the Dallas Library, relocated for two years time while a new library building is under construction.
Date: January 27, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Two killed in helicopter crash]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the first known helicopter crash in Fort Worth history, resulting in the deaths of both pilots aboard. A rotor malfunction is suspected by officials.
Date: October 21, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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