Resource Type

[Hillbilly's portrait]

Photograph of a woman standing in front of a plain background. She is smiling at the camera. She is wearing a necktie, a leather jacket with fringe, a belt, and a skirt. Her hair is dark, short, and curly.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Light Board in Big Studio]

Photograph of a man operating the light board in the big KXAS studio.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photo of a man playing a guitar]

Photograph of a man standing in front of a plain background. He is holding a guitar. He is looking to the left of the camera. He is wearing a shirt with fringes, a scarf tie around his neck, and pants.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photo of Big Studio Light Setup]

Photograph of WBAP-TV's big studio displaying light setup and a behind view of men having a conversation next to a piano. There are checkered tiles on the floor.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photo of Hillbilly's]

Photograph of an unidentified man posing in front of a wall. He has one leg bent against the wall. He is playing the guitar. He is smiling at the camera. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a suit, and a bow tie. There is a weatherboard to the left.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photo of Imperial Quartet]

Photograph of the Imperial Quartet's singers on set. They are standing next to a grand piano. The performers are all wearing matching attire and they are slightly turned to the left. Standing from left to right, Cecil Pollock, Charles Speed, Homer Tankersley, Jr., and Floyd Gray. Behind the group, there is a cut-out display of a tall window with vines and a decoration in the background.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photo of Light Board in Big Studio]

Photograph of a man operating the light board in the big KXAS studio. He is turned away from the camera. There is a ladder to the right of the image.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a man playing a guitar]

Photograph of a man standing in front of a plain background. He is holding a guitar. He is smiling and looking at the camera. He is wearing a shirt with fringes, a scarf tie around his neck, and pants.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Big Studio Light Setup]

Photograph of WBAP-TV's big studio displaying light setup and a behind view of men operating equipment. There are checkered tiles on the floor.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Hillbilly's]

Photograph of an unidentified man posing in front of a wall. He has one leg bent against the wall. His hands are resting on his thighs. He is smiling at the camera. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a suit, and a bow tie. There is a weatherboard to the left.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Imperial Quartet]

Photograph of the Imperial Quartet's singers on set. They are standing next to a grand piano. The performers are all wearing matching attire and they are slightly turned to the left. Standing from left to right, Cecil Pollock, Charles Speed, Homer Tankersley, Jr., and Floyd Gray. Behind the group, there is a cut-out display of a tall window with vines and a decoration in the background.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Light Board in Big Studio]

Photograph of a man operating the light board in the big KXAS studio. He is turned away from the camera. There is a ladder to the right of the image.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Slide for Facts Forum]

Photograph of a slide that reads "Facts Forum" including an illustration of the planet Earth. The slide is taped to a wall next to an outlet. A door is visible to the left of the image.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Slide for Padgett Printing Co.]

Photograph of a slide that reads "Padgett Printing Company, Dallas." In the center, there is an illustration of the Padgett building. The slide is against a wall.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Celebrating Old Maid’s Day with Miss Dorothy Babb, 1954]

Photograph of Dorothy Babb (right) with Miss Olive Honeycutt (left) and Holford Russell (center), with a few of the gifts donated for Old Maid’s Day. A group of women in Denton started Old Maid’s Day in 1950 to get “recognition, not menfolks.” It all began when Miss Dorothy Babb, a Latin and English teacher at North Texas State College.
Date: May 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Old Maids Day with Dorothy Babb]

Photograph of Old Maids Day with Dorothy Babb and another unknown man and woman holding presents, May 1954.
Date: May 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Olive Honeycutt, Holford Russell, and Dorothy Babb]

Photograph of Dorothy Babb (right) with Miss Olive Honeycutt (left) and Holford Russell (center), with a few of the gifts donated for Old Maid’s Day. A group of women in Denton started Old Maid’s Day in 1950 to get “recognition, not menfolks.” It all began when Miss Dorothy Babb, a Latin and English teacher at North Texas State College.
Date: May 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Doc Rhuman and Ford tractor]

Photograph of Doc Rhuman posing next to a Ford tractor. He is holding a cowboy hat in one hand. He is smiling at the camera. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, a tie, a belt, pants, and shoes. There are fences, trees, and utility poles in the background.
Date: April 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Doc Rhuman at Gesson]

Photograph of Doc Rhuman in a suit and a tie standing behind a podium. He is looking to the left of the image. He has one hand in his pockets and pointing with the other. In the background, there is a projector screen, a display featuring a landscape with dark-colored curtains, a clock on the wall, a piano, an American flag, and two doors. There are several wooden benches around the room.
Date: April 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Doc Rhuman on a Ford tractor]

Photograph of Doc Rhuman sitting on a Ford tractor. He is looking at the camera. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, a tie, a belt, a cowboy hat, pants, and shoes. There are fences, trees, and utility poles in the background.
Date: April 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Doc Rhuman standing behind a Ford tractor]

Photograph of Doc Rhuman standing behind a Ford tractor. He is looking at the camera. He is holding a cowboy hat. There are fences, trees, utility poles, and farming equipment in the background.
Date: April 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photo of Mickey Murphy]

Photograph of Mickey Murphy standing in front of a plain backdrop. He is facing the camera. He has his hands on his hips. He is wearing a patterned shirt, a bow tie, a belt, a cowboy hat, and pants.
Date: April 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Doc Rhuman on a Ford tractor]

Photograph of Doc Rhuman sitting on a Ford tractor. He is looking at the camera. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, a tie, a belt, a cowboy hat, pants, and shoes. There are fences, trees, and utility poles in the background.
Date: April 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Mickey Murphy]

Photograph of Mickey Murphy standing in front of a plain backdrop. He is facing the camera. He has his hands on his hips. He is wearing a patterned shirt, a bow tie, a belt, a cowboy hat, and pants.
Date: April 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library