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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

[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

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
[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
[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
[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
Weekly Visitor. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1899 (open access)

Weekly Visitor. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1899

Weekly newspaper from Bay City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1899
Creator: Gartrell, L. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Travel Log, October 2011 (open access)

Texas Travel Log, October 2011

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 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1911 (open access)

The Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1980 (open access)

The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Hondo, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 16, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1969 (open access)

The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1969

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 16, 1969
Creator: Bowen, A. E. & Storrs, A. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1911 (open access)

The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 12, 1911
Creator: Cooke, John Esten
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand of Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 4, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 23, 1985 (open access)

The Brand of Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 4, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 23, 1985

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 23, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History