Resource Type

[Payless shoes slide]

Photograph of a slide advertising for Payless Shoes. At the top of the slide is a black oval with white writing in it that says, "Pay-less self-service shoes, open daily 9 'til 9 - Sunday 1 'til 6, plenty of free parking." Most of the slide is taken up by a cartoon rabbit in the center. Its ears are sticking up on either side of the oval with text on them. The left ear's writing says, "Children's Easter styles, rack after rack for girls and boys, every size 2 to 8, 8 1/2 to 12, 12 1/2 to 3." The right ear says, "Women's, girls', dress flats - sports - casuals, rack after rack of newest styles!" There is also writing on the rabbit's body, in a larger font, that says, "Not one but 2 pr $5.00, pick any two pair marked $2.99." There are drawings of five different shoes on both sides of the rabbit as well.
Date: April 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Legal Sales vote]

Photograph of two drawings on the vote for legal sales. The top drawing is of two hands cupped holding coins with even more coins stacked up behind them. Writing below it says, "Vote for legal sales - Saturday, July 9th." The drawing underneath this is of a man in a trench coat and hat trading a bottle for cash while holding a cigarette in his mouth. The same writing is printed below this drawing as well.
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Sheriff Harlan Wright]

Photograph of Tarrant County sheriff, Harlan Wright smiling for a photograph. Wright was sheriff of Tarrant County from 1953 to 1961.
Date: May 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Southeast gate closed]

Photograph of the southeast gate closed. This gate appears to be on the KXAS property. A sign on the gate reads "Closed use north entrance." A row of utility poles can be seen.
Date: April 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Buster Lary for sheriff]

Photograph of a campaign advertisement for Buster Lary running for sheriff.
Date: May 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Legal sales advertisement]

Photograph of two slides advertising the vote for legal sales. The top slide is a drawing of a cop using a cloth to cover up a body laying on the ground, with a car parked in the background. There is writing below the picture that says, "Vote for legal sales - Saturday, July 9th." The bottom slide is a picture of an old woman sitting in a rocking chair with a huge, drawn bag with "$90,000000," written on it. Dollar signs are also drawn around the top of the bag.
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Skyline view]

Photograph of two connected pictures of a city skyline, with the city in the foreground and a wide view of the smaller buildings in the background.
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Drawings for legal sales]

Photograph of two drawings for the vote for legal sales. The top drawing is of a man in a suit holding a stack of papers in one hand and holding the other hand over his arm. There is also a pair of glasses on a table in front of him, and the statue of liberty behind him to the right. The bottom drawing is of a man standing and pointing at a line graph, as another man sitting beside him watches.
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man for political TELOP]

Photograph of an older man wearing a suit and looking toward the left. This picture is in the middle of a slide, for a political TELOP.
Date: May 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Leonards slide]

Photograph of a slide with the text "Leonards."
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Adam's egg dye slide]

Photograph of a slide advertising Adam's Egg Coloring. Central to the image is a cartoon Easter bunny, wearing a top hat and bow tie. He is holding a box of Adams dye and pointing at it. The box says, "Adams extract, color pak, food colors." In a speech bubble above the bunny, it is written, "For a child's delight... Adam's colors - Easter egg bright!!" Various Easter eggs surround the bunny, with one having the word, "Thumper" written across it.
Date: April 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Drug store slide]

Photograph of a slide that says, "Jack Collier and serval drug stores." It is written in simple, black font on a white background.
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Sample ballot slide]

Photograph of a slide with a picture of a sample ballot on it. The ballot is placed on the left side, labeled as being for the city of Denison on July 8th, 1960. Writing to the right of ballot says, "Vote for legal sales, scratch the bottom line, Saturday, July 9th."
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Closed Gate]

Photograph of the Southeast gate closed.
Date: April 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bill Allcorn TELOP]

Photograph of a slide for a political ad. On the left side is a picture of Bill Allcorn in a black suit and glasses. The text next to it says, "Re-elect Bill Allcorn, experienced, trustworthy, qualified, your Land Commissioner, second term."
Date: May 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Vote for Howard Fender slide]

Photograph of a slide advertising to vote for Howard Fender as a state representative.
Date: May 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pay-Less Self-Service Shoes slide]

Photograph of a slide for Pay-Less Self-Service Shoes.
Date: April 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roadblock with a closed sign]

Photograph of a roadblock with a closed sign.
Date: April 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Drawings for vote]

Photograph of two drawings about the vote for legal sales. The top one is of a man standing with his arms up, as another person in front of him is pointing a gun at him as they hold money in their other hand. The writing below the drawing says, "Vote for legal sales - Saturday, July 9th." The drawing below this is of a man working in a factory, with a wide shot of said factory shown on the right of him. The same writing is also below this image.
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Closed South East gate]

Photograph of a long gate that is closed off blocking a road. On the gate are two parallel boards with stripes on them. The gates have a brick column on each side. Chain link fences continue the fence out of each side of the image. There are telephone poles going down the street into the neighborhood.
Date: April 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[R.E. Cox & Co. slide]

Photograph of a slide that simply says, "R.E. Cox & CO."
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cream of Rice window display]

Photograph of a window display for the Cream of Rice product.
Date: March 1, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library