J.D. Lee signs Last B-36

Photograph of J.D. Lee writing on the nose of the last B-36 at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas on December 18, 1953. The page he is signing reads,"Dear John Oh! how I hate to see you go" it has 11 columns of signatures.
Date: December 18, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Homes to be Demolished

Photograph of old homes to be torn down to make way for Liberator Village in Fort Worth, Texas in December 1953.
Date: December 14, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Grapevine Telephone Directory, 1953] (open access)

[Grapevine Telephone Directory, 1953]

Telephone directory for Grapevine, Texas in December 1953 including a page for emergency and service numbers; pages 3 through 8 contain names and phone numbers for those in the town who have subscribed to the directory. The last nine pages contain advertisements for various businesses and restaurants nearby.
Date: December 1953
Creator: The Southwestern States Telephone Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convairiety, Volume 6, Number 25, Wednesday, December 16, 1953 (open access)

Convairiety, Volume 6, Number 25, Wednesday, December 16, 1953

Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: December 16, 1953
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convairiety, Volume 6, Number 26, Wednesday, December 30, 1953 (open access)

Convairiety, Volume 6, Number 26, Wednesday, December 30, 1953

Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: December 30, 1953
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Doc Ruhman and Guest]

Photograph of Doc Ruhman and an unidentified guest on a Christmas-themed set.
Date: December 22, 1953
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Doc Ruhman and Guest]

Photograph of Doc Ruhman with a female guest holding a bag of Purina chicken feed.
Date: December 22, 1953
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mr. Gould Seated at his Desk]

Photograph of a man seated behind a desk.
Date: December 15, 1953
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from R. Frank Tucker to Jack Vaughan, December 7, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from R. Frank Tucker to Jack Vaughan, December 7, 1953]

Letter from R. Frank Tucker to Jack Vaughan, on December 7, 1953, thanking him for his letter, and providing information on the barracks Vaughan stayed in. A handwritten note at the bottom of the page adds: "The barracks were later torn down and on our visit there in 1994 they were starting a housing addition."
Date: December 7, 1953
Creator: Tucker, R. Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill Jenkins to Jack Vaughan, December 10, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Bill Jenkins to Jack Vaughan, December 10, 1953]

Letter from Bill Jenkins to Jack Vaughan, on December 10, 1953, offering a tear sheet of the front page of the Herald and News.
Date: December 10, 1953
Creator: Jenkins, Bill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: SMU seismograph first in Texas] captions transcript

[News Clip: SMU seismograph first in Texas]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. Only the story's title card appears in this film reel.
Date: December 10, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Demo women hear ex-congresswoman] captions transcript

[News Clip: Demo women hear ex-congresswoman]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story.
Date: December 10, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Demo women hear ex-congresswoman] captions transcript

[News Clip: Demo women hear ex-congresswoman]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 10, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Jaycees traffic signs] captions transcript

[News Clip: Jaycees traffic signs]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 10, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Museum] captions transcript

[News Clip: Museum]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the city of Fort Worth deciding whether or not to assume some of the expenses of the Children's Museum.
Date: December 2, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mile of Dimes Campaign Opens] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mile of Dimes Campaign Opens]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Fort Worth Elks opening their annual Mile of Dimes campaign with four-year-old polio victim Shirley Ann King cutting the ceremonial ribbon.
Date: December 3, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: ROTC Cadet Colonel] captions transcript

[News Clip: ROTC Cadet Colonel]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a high school student, Jerry H. Jenkins, obtaining the rank of cadet colonel in the Fort Worth area ROTC organization.
Date: December 4, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Collegian Wins Sports Car Race] captions transcript

[News Clip: Collegian Wins Sports Car Race]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a series of car races sponsored by local National Guard units at the Eagle Mountain National Guard Base, with a runway serving as a racetrack.
Date: December 8, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Club Girl Gets More Prize Money] captions transcript

[News Clip: Club Girl Gets More Prize Money]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Sue White winning an award from Universal Mills for winning the grand championship in the Chicago International Livestock Exposition the previous week.
Date: December 9, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Carlton Freed on Arson Charge] captions transcript

[News Clip: Carlton Freed on Arson Charge]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Fort Worth City Councilman T. L. Carleton exonerated in a jury trial of charges of arson after his business burned down and he was accused by fire officials of deliberately setting the fire.
Date: December 13, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: New Gym] captions transcript

[News Clip: New Gym]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a new field house and gymnasium in Fort Worth for use by city high schools.
Date: December 13, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Accident] captions transcript

[News Clip: Accident]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a five-car accident in which an unknown driver hit 4 parked cars and fled the scene.
Date: December 16, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Air mail] captions transcript

[News Clip: Air mail]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about airlines beginning to carry first-class mail on an experimental basis.
Date: December 16, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Daddio Performs for Crippled Tots] captions transcript

[News Clip: Daddio Performs for Crippled Tots]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about television star Bobby Peters and his dummy, Waldo, entertaining children at the Crippled Children's Society's annual Christmas party.
Date: December 17, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library