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[Clipping: The Red River War] (open access)

[Clipping: The Red River War]

Clipping of a running newspaper column titled "A Step Back in Time" discussing the 9-day "war" between Texas and Oklahoma around the Red River in 1931. It provides information about the context, the incident, and later history of the bridge and the center of the events. Portions of another article and advertisements are on the back of the clipping.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir Photographs of Texas-Oklahoma Span War (open access)

Souvenir Photographs of Texas-Oklahoma Span War

Series of photographs with text labels documenting the 9-day "war" between Texas and Oklahoma around the Red River in 1931, including the closure and later re-opening of the bridge at I-75 and the destruction of the road leading to the toll bridge.
Date: 1931~
Creator: Kelley Studio
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Holiday toll] (open access)

[News Script: Holiday toll]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a Dennison race car driver who has died at Dallas of injuries suffered during a race at Colbert.
Date: May 27, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Plane Crash] (open access)

[News Script: Plane Crash]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of three person who believed to be from Texas died in the crash of a light plane near Texas Oklahoma border.
Date: September 6, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wreck & Northern Ireland] (open access)

[News Script: Wreck & Northern Ireland]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a two-car, head-on collision in Grayson County which claimed the lives of five residents of Area 5. Also, about the riots which erupted in Northern Ireland following demonstrations against the detention of IRA suspects.
Date: August 11, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Marriage] (open access)

[News Script: Marriage]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a former civilian prisoner of war's month long marriage which ended in Sherman with an annulment.
Date: August 24, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texans] (open access)

[News Script: Texans]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Texans being charged for a bank robbery in Colbert, Oklahoma.
Date: April 3, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Oklahoma bank] (open access)

[News Script: Oklahoma bank]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Jim Wesley Davis of Denison being arrested in connection to an Oklahoma bank robbery.
Date: March 29, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Oklahoma bank] (open access)

[News Script: Oklahoma bank]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an Oklahoma bank robbery.
Date: March 28, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Okie bank job] (open access)

[News Script: Okie bank job]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a car used in an Oklahoma bank robbery being found in Denison.
Date: March 28, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Roy Rogers off on Red River jaunt] captions transcript

[News Clip: Roy Rogers off on Red River jaunt]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Roy Rogers going on a week-long trip down the Red River and Mississippi to New Orleans.
Date: May 2, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Fred Conn, April 6, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Fred Conn, April 6, 1955]

Letter from Fred Conn discussing House Bill 685. He asks that the bill be supported.
Date: April 6, 1955
Creator: Conn, Fred
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Denison Dam]

Postcard of the aerial view of Denison Dam with Lake Texoma spreading out to the left. The back of the postcard includes a brief history of the dam.
Date: 1944~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Ten of a Kind" on Lake Texoma]

Postcard of ten fish strung up on fishing hooks and hung across a tree. The upper boarder includes the title ""Ten of a Kind," an Everyday Catch on Lake Texoma".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Texoma Boating Hazard Chart]

Postcard of the northern boundary Lake Texoma boating hazard chart. A facility key is given on the bottom border of the postcard.
Date: March 17, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam and the Red River]

Postcard image of Denison Dam in the bottom right corner with the Red River coming in from the North. Text on the back reads "17,250 feet long and 160 feet high, with a 40 foot top, this dam extends from Texas the Red River into Oklahoma. The normal reservoir extends up the river to Gainesville, having a shoreline of approximately 1000 miles, and an area of about 103,000 acres.".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Proposal]

Postcard image of proposal of Denison Dam as what it would look like when completed. Text on front reads "Red River Dam as it will appear when completed". The text on the back reads "Now under construction at a cost of more than $50,000,000, the huge earthen dam between Denison, Texas, and Durant, Oklahoma, will look like this from south when completed. Length of main dam 14,000 feet; dike extension 7,800 feet; maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 127,600 acres in Texas and Oklahoma.".
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fisherman on Lake Texoma "Landing a Big One"]

Postcard image of a man reeling in a fish within his small boat on Lake Texoma. A title is within the upper border reading "Landing a Big One".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South End of Denison Dam]

Photograph of the south end of the Denison Dam. The power house is visible to the right of the photograph and the intake structure to the left. Typed text on back reads "South end of Denison Dam showing power house and intake".
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Area Map of Lake Texoma]

Postcard of an area map of Lake Texoma. On the back of the postcard is a brief paragraph describing the Lake Texoma area.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Between Texas and Oklahoma]

Postcard of the Denison Dam spanning the Red River between Texas & Oklahoma. The intake structure as well the power house are shown within the design. Text on the back reads "At a cost of more than 50,000,000, the huge hydro-electric dam 4 miles north of Denison, Texas across Red River, will look like this from he south when completed. Length of main dam, 21,100 fee, maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 146,000 acres in Texas and Oklahoma. Shoreline, approximately 1250 miles.".
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artist's Depiction of Completed Denison Dam]

Artistic rendering of completed Denison Dam. This rendering is from an aerial view with the intake structure and powerhouse visible towards the center. Lake Texoma, with small boats, is visible in a large portion of the rendering.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Lake Texoma," a Boating and Fishing Paradise]

Postcard image of Lake Texoma with one small speed boat with a passenger moving across the water. A smaller portion of land covered with trees can be seen in the middle of the water. In the background there is more trees along the landscape.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South to North View of Denison Dam]

Photograph of the aerial view of the Denison Dam facing south to north. The powerhouse is visible in the center of the photo as well with the construction of a second generating unit. Handwritten text on back reads "View of Denison Dam looking south to north. Visible are the intake works (left) and powerhouse (center) with the addition of a second generating unit (the large cylindrical tubes behind the powerhouse)".
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History