Degree Department

Roller coaster ride

Photograph of white structural supports for a roller coaster, with several dips visible. Several cars are parked perpendicular next to the roller coaster on a stretch of pavement. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southern Pacific (SP) 4430 on "The Coaster"

A photograph postcard showing the Southern Pacific (SP) 4430 (GS-4), 4-8-4, on passenger train No. 70, "The Coaster", at Chatsworth, CA, 17 cars, 40 mph. Semi-streamlined oil burner.
Date: October 29, 1941
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Toboggan Roller Coaster at the South Texas State Fair]

Photograph of a Toboggan roller coaster at the South Texas State Fair. The spiral-shaped roller coaster has a single car on the track. The photograph has been taken from a low vantage point.
Date: October 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0410.0124]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Roller coaster, background, is the only ride still standing in the day after debris of the State Fair of Oklahoma."
Date: October 1, 1973
Creator: Carter, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0262B.0147]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Todd Horboct, 11, displays his as-yet unfinished leather coaster."
Date: October 2, 1980
Creator: Grier, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Demo Women Loading Bus-Purcell

Photograph of a long line of women standing around U.S. Representative from Texas, Graham Purcell Jr., next to a large coaster bus with their posters in support of re-electing him.
Date: October 28, 1966
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Amusement rides

Photograph from the 1968 World's Fair of people lining up for amusement rides which includes a roller coaster, visible in the background.
Date: October 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1221.0691]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Heather Sutherland, a sixth-grader at Deer Creek Middle School in Edmond, won Frontier City's "Name the Roller Coaster Contest," by submitting the name of " WildCat."
Date: October 18, 1990
Creator: Klock, Roger
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Script: State fair] (open access)

[News Script: State fair]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the 73rd anniversary of the Big State Fair in Dallas. A roller coaster in the fair malfunctioned and injured several children.
Date: October 4, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fair Park] (open access)

[News Script: Fair Park]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: October 2, 1966
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Travel Log, October 2010 (open access)

Texas Travel Log, October 2010

Newsletter dedicated to traveling in Texas, including information about news, locations, and events of interest to visitors as well as statistics and summaries of travel in the state.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Six Flags] captions transcript

[News Clip: Six Flags]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 1977
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 65, No. 41, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 1978 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 65, No. 41, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 1978

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1978
Creator: Livermore, Edward K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Clip: Dow Tomorrow] captions transcript

[News Clip: Dow Tomorrow]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: October 28, 1997
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 86, No. 200, Ed. 1 Monday, October 30, 1978 (open access)

The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 86, No. 200, Ed. 1 Monday, October 30, 1978

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 30, 1978
Creator: Drew, Charles C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Script: Award] (open access)

[News Script: Award]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about school children getting free admission to the State Fair in Dallas.
Date: October 12, 1962
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 1898 (open access)

The Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 1898

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1903 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 1903
Creator: Winfree, Raymond
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 14, 1958 (open access)

The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 14, 1958

Weekly student newspaper from Tarleton State College in Stephenville, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 14, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Fair Safety PKG] captions transcript

[News Clip: Fair Safety PKG]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 5pm.
Date: October 14, 1987, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 266, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1911 (open access)

The Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 266, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1911

Daily newspaper from Bryan, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 12, 1911
Creator: Carnes, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1911 (open access)

The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 1911
Creator: Baldridge, Robert L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 2004 (open access)

University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 2004

Semiweekly newspaper from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas that includes local, national, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 2004
Creator: Show, Mark
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tonkawa News (Tonkawa, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1923 (open access)

The Tonkawa News (Tonkawa, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1923

Weekly newspaper from Tonkawa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 18, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History