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Waco

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1955
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Negro sues Decker, others] captions transcript

[News Clip: Negro sues Decker, others]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an African-American man, Jackson Davis, suing Dallas county sheriff Bill Decker, two of his deputies, and a Dallas County cotton broker for allegedly stealing money from him and wrongfully imprisoning him.
Date: October 14, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Negro will seek to regain money] captions transcript

[News Clip: Negro will seek to regain money]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a Corsicana man fighting in court for the right to keep a large sum of money he discovered under a Dallas home while digging a ditch.
Date: October 12, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Negro to seek money without NAACP aid] (open access)

[News Script: Negro to seek money without NAACP aid]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Dallas man discovering a large sum of money while digging a sewer ditch under a house in the city, and subsequently being arrested by local police who believed he had stolen the money.
Date: October 13, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Corsicana girl to seek legs title] captions transcript

[News Clip: Corsicana girl to seek legs title]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a beauty contest in North Texas focused on women's legs.
Date: August 6, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Corsicana girl to seek legs title] (open access)

[News Script: Corsicana girl to seek legs title]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a beauty contest in North Texas focused on women's legs.
Date: August 7, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: No action taken in Jackson Davis probe] captions transcript

[News Clip: No action taken in Jackson Davis probe]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Jackson Davis case settling out of court. The case involved a workman finding $40,000 underneath a home he was working on and the legal troubles and arguments resulting from the discovery.
Date: December 23, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: No action taken in Jackson Davis probe] (open access)

[News Script: No action taken in Jackson Davis probe]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Jackson Davis case settling out of court. The case involved a workman finding $40,000 underneath a home he was working on and the legal troubles and arguments resulting from the discovery.
Date: December 23, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Telegram from Clint Wilks, March 22, 1955] (open access)

[Telegram from Clint Wilks, March 22, 1955]

Telegram from Clint Wilks to Truett Latimer supporting the Trinity River Authority Bill.
Date: March 22, 1955
Creator: Wilks, Clint
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Clint Wilks, March 24, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Clint Wilks, March 24, 1955]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Clint Wilks discussing the Trinity River Bill. Mr. Latimer assures that his vote on the bill will be what represents the best interest of his people.
Date: March 24, 1955
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Negro sues Decker, others] (open access)

[News Script: Negro sues Decker, others]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an African-American man, Jackson Davis, suing Dallas county sheriff Bill Decker, two of his deputies, and a Dallas County cotton broker for allegedly stealing money from him and wrongfully imprisoning him.
Date: October 14, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Negro will seek to regain money] (open access)

[News Script: Negro will seek to regain money]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Corsicana man fighting in court for the right to keep a large sum of money he discovered under a Dallas home while digging a ditch.
Date: October 12, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library