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["The Black Gold" arriving in Dallas]

Frisco's "The Black Gold Champion" train No. 517, southbound, headed by Diesel locomotive No. 2022, arriving at Dallas Junction, which is the wye near Irving, Texas, on June 18, 1953.
Date: June 18, 1953
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Southerner" at Dallas Terminal Junction]

Texas and Pacific Railway's train No. 8 "The Southerner" headed by Engine No. 2003, a 4500 H.P. electro-motive diesel locomotive, at Dallas Terminal Junction on June 18, 1953.
Date: June 18, 1953
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Katy Flyer" passing Dallas Yard]

M-K-T Train No.6, The "Katy Flyer" slows through Dallas yard heading for Union Terminal behind a pair of Alco PA model 2000HP diesel electric locomotives on June 18,1953.
Date: June 18, 1953
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Westerner" crossing the Trinity River Bridge]

Texas and Pacific Railway's train No. 6, "The Westerner" headed by a 2000HP electro-motive diesel crosses the Trinity River Bridge near Dallas on June 18, 1953.
Date: June 18, 1953
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #2001]

Photograph of T&P train #2001 moving over the Trinity River Bridge. Written below the image are "T&P #2001 with train no. 6 "The Westerner" on the Trinity River Bridge at Dallas, Texas June 18th 1953" and "R. S. Plummer."
Date: June 18, 1953
Creator: Plummer, R. S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Marine reserve building] captions transcript

[News Clip: Marine reserve building]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a new quarters built for a battalion of Marine Corps reservists in Dallas.
Date: February 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 18, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Bank robbery] (open access)

[News Script: Bank robbery]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a mental hospital escapee captured shortly after attempting to rob a Dallas bank.
Date: June 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Bank robbery] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bank robbery]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a mental hospital escapee captured shortly after attempting to rob a Dallas bank.
Date: June 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Dallas Delegates to Truett Latimer, September 18, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Dallas Delegates to Truett Latimer, September 18, 1953]

Letter from a group of Dallas delegates to Truett Latimer discussing plans for the upcoming Texas State Fair and Texas-O.U. football game. The letter is signed by George Parkhouse, Ben Atwell, Barefoot Sanders, Tom King, John Crosthwait, Horace Houston, Joe Pool, and Doug Bergman.
Date: September 18, 1953
Creator: Parkhouse, George; Atwell, Ben; Sanders, Barefoot; King, Tom; Crosthwait, John; Houston, Horace B. et al.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lewis Grinnan Jr. to Truett Latimer, February 18, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Lewis Grinnan Jr. to Truett Latimer, February 18, 1953]

Letter from Lewis Grinnan Jr. to Truett Latimer discussing his opposition to House Bill 215, regarding the coercion of insurance.
Date: February 18, 1953
Creator: Grinnan, Lewis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Barber] captions transcript

[News Clip: Barber]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: September 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Treasurer of the U.S. visits in Dallas] captions transcript

[News Clip: Treasurer of the U.S. visits in Dallas]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: September 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: State Fair] captions transcript

[News Clip: State Fair]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: September 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: SMU Coaches] captions transcript

[News Clip: SMU Coaches]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the start of the football season at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, under new Coach Chalmer Woodward.
Date: August 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Minor Loop Heads in Baseball Meet] captions transcript

[News Clip: Minor Loop Heads in Baseball Meet]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Dallas meeting of baseball executives from minor and major-league baseball clubs across the nation to determine the future direction of the sport.
Date: October 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Traditional Navy Custom Revived] captions transcript

[News Clip: Traditional Navy Custom Revived]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Grand Prairie Naval Air Station officers reviving a Navy custom that was abandoned during World War II.
Date: November 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Firemen and Toys] captions transcript

[News Clip: Firemen and Toys]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a group of Dallas firemen repairing old toys and donating them to underprivileged children for Christmas.
Date: December 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Suspect Jailed After Hijacking] captions transcript

[News Clip: Suspect Jailed After Hijacking]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a robbery suspect being detained by police.
Date: December 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 50th Year, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 50th Year, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 18, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to W. M. Overton, November 18, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to W. M. Overton, November 18, 1953]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to W. M. Overton conveying sympathy for latter's mother's death.
Date: November 18, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1953 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 18, 1953
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 1953 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 18, 1953
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Weed] (open access)

[News Script: Weed]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an Irving man arrested after police caught him watering a large field of marijuana.
Date: June 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library