Resource Type

[Ballet dancers]

Photograph of a male and female ballet dancer posing together with dramatic lighting.
Date: 1952
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Birdville Cheerleaders]

Photograph of the 1952 Birdville cheerleaders standing together on a sidewalk in front of the school. The cheerleaders are wearing collared shirts with pullovers that have the school logos on them. On the ground in front of them are their cheer megaphones.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cake celebrating Beth-El Congregation's 50th anniversary]

Photograph of the cake celebrating Beth-El Congregation's fiftieth anniversary, from 1902 to 1952. The cake is shaped like a book, a popular cake design in the 1950s. The left side of the cake reads "Fiftieth Anniversary" and the right reads "Beth-El Congregation 1902 - 1952."
Date: 1952
Creator: Hal Blake Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jewish Pre-School Students]

Photograph of the first class of preschool students to enroll at the Lil Goldman Early Learning Center when it opened in the fall of 1952. The preschool was initially housed in a single classroom at Ahavath Sholom. Students are seated in several rows on a flight of stairs. The preschool's founding principal, Lil Goldman, is sitting on the bottom left side of the photograph, facing the students. Pictured: The students, in alphabetical order, are Arnold Applebaum, Laurie Barnett, Robert Beckoff, Nan Cohen, Lynn Cohen, Linda Davis, Ted Fahn, Elliot Garsek, Valerie Hall, Harriet Hamill, Charles Klimist, Arnold Kragen, Craig Lidell, Diane Meyerwitz, Donna Powell, Jay Rosen, Aaron Rosenbaum, Irwin Rubinson, Marty Rubinson, Rick Salam, Jerry Sankary, Noni Sonkin, Kay Lynne Tuck, Marc Wolens, Bonnie Victor, Marcia Rosenthal.
Date: 1952~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ann Alden and special guest from England]

Photograph of Ann Alden, pictured right, and her special guest from England, pictured left, seated on set. She is wearing a long sleeve shirt, a skirt, earrings, and heels. She is sitting and reading a newspaper. The guest is wearing a suit, a tie, a white shirt, socks, and shoes. He is holding a piece of paper in his hands. A table sits between them with dinnerware. A side table is visible to the left. A behind view of a WBAP-TV camera operator can be seen to the right. The set is enclosed by fake walls and a window. There is a boom pole with a microphone in the upper left corner of the image. Ann Alden was a stage name for Ann Barham Pugh.
Date: 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Lige Green Floral Co.]

Photograph of a print with an illustration of the Lige Green Floral Company. The building is one-story tall with a sign hanging outside that reads "Lige Green Floral Co." There are flowers seen through the store windows.
Date: 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Recording Equipment at WBAP-TV]

Photograph of an individual piece of audio-visual recording equipment at the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas. The machine edits live video and audio feeds from the station.
Date: 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Recording Equipment at WBAP-TV]

Photograph of an individual piece of audio-visual recording equipment at the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas. The machine edits live video and audio feeds from the station.
Date: 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Tim Williams Westcliff Elementary School class photo]

Photograph of a class at Westcliff Elementary School in Fort Worth, Texas. The class stands in a group at the back of the classroom and smiles at the camera. Tim Williams can be seen standing in the front row, in the center of the group. Rows of classroom desks can be seen in front of them.
Date: 1952~
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Westcliff shopping center]

Photograph of construction of the Westcliff shopping center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: 1952
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cay Poe on Ann Alden Show]

Photograph of WBAP camera man shooting Cay Poe and Ann Alden conversing while seated. Cay Poe is sitting in a chair, while Alden sits on a sofa. Her right hand is resting on the couch cushion, while her left hand is holding some sort of paper. She is wearing a dark business dress suit. Cay Poe is wearing a light suit and a dark tie. Ann Alden was a stage name for Ann Barham Pugh.
Date: January 8, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Continental National Bank slides]

Photograph of a print that reads "Continental National Bank of Fort Worth presents the Texas News" in black font against a white background. The print is pinned to a wall.
Date: January 28, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of the Continental National Bank slides]

Photograph of a print that reads "Continental National Bank of Fort Worth presents the Texas News" in black font against a white background. The print is pinned to a wall.
Date: January 28, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tractor Towing B-36H, No. 222

Photograph of a man driving a Clark tractor that is towing a B-36H airplane across the tarmac in February 1952.
Date: February 20, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lige Green Floral Co. slides]

Photograph of a slide that reads "Lige Green Floral Co." including contact information in black font against a light-colored background.
Date: February 29, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Slide for Lige Green Floral Co.]

Photograph of a slide that reads "Lige Green Floral Co." including contact information in white font against a dark-colored background.
Date: February 29, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Amalie Pennsylvania Motor Oil slide]

Photograph of a print with an illustration of a jar and a can of Amalie Pennsylvania Motor Oil with the company's contact information. The print is taped to a wall.
Date: March 4, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ann Alden and Guest]

Photograph of Ann Alden, seated to the center right of the photograph, speaking to her guest on the center left side of the photograph. Ann Alden is a stage name for Ann Barham Pugh. To the left of the photograph, we can see a camera that says "Star Telegram WBAP-TV", and above that is a boom mic.
Date: March 19, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cutting Wing Skins with a Skil Saw

Photograph of a workman cutting a "wing skin" with a skil saw. He is cutting through some sheet metal and is wearing a protective face mask.
Date: March 20, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Engine Buildup - Firdt Ford Engines

P. Elder and J.L. goldsmith work on one of the first Ford engines for the B-36 in March 1952.
Date: March 27, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ann Alden and guests on set]

Photograph of Ann Alden and two young girls standing on set in a window. All three are wearing dresses and looking at the camera on the bottom right of this photograph. Outside of the window they stand in is another woman in the bottom left corner and a fake lamp. The large window is set into a wall painted to look like it is made of stone and brick. A WBAP-TV camera sits in the bottom right corner. Ann Alden is a stage name for Ann Barham Pugh.
Date: March 28, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ann Alden with two girls]

Photograph of Ann Alden on set with two young girls. She stands in between the girls, wearing a dress, hat, and coat, looking down at the girl on the right of the photograph. The girl on the right is wearing a floral dress and holding a matching umbrella. The girl on the left is wearing a plaid dress and holding a small bag, looking to the left. A woman in dark clothing stands in the bottom left by a lamp post. Ann Alden was a stage name for Ann Barham Pugh.
Date: March 28, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ann Alden at the beach]

Photograph of Ann Alden and two others, another woman and a young girl, on a set made to look like a beach. All three of them are wearing one-piece swim suits. The girl is laying on a towel in the foreground, smiling, and wearing sun glasses. Alden and the other woman are sitting on raised platforms behind the girl and looking at her, also smiling. Alden and the other woman are wearing makeup, while the girl appears to have no makeup. They have folded towels and other objects sitting next to them. To the left of the women is a palm tree made of plastic and fabric. Ann Alden was a stage name for Ann Barham Pugh.
Date: April 2, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ann Alden on fake beach]

Photograph of Ann Alden on the set of a fake beach with two others, a woman and a small girl. Alden lays in the front in a one-piece bathing suit and sunglasses, smiling at the camera. The girl sits on a slightly raised platform in a light bathing suit, looking at the camera and leaning on her right arm. Behind her to the right is a woman in a dark swimsuit on a higher platform, with towels sitting next to her. A fake palm tree is place to the left of them. Ann Alden was a stage name for Ann Barham Pugh.
Date: April 2, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library