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[3.5% dividends]

Description: Photograph of a poster with drawings of coins on it, a small coin has "3 1/2%" written on it, and a large coin in the middle has "dividends" written on it. Behind those two coins are more with dollar signs on them. The poster is attached to a large, dark canvas.
Date: January 19, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[50 year anniversary of Lone Star Gas]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for Lone Star Gas. The advertisement is in a triangle shape and along the sides of the triangle is a white strip with the words "Magic Flame of Progress 1909 50 Golden Years 1959" inside of it. In the middle of this white strip is a darker triangle that has black lines shooting out of a star in the center that has the words "Lone Star Gas" under it. This star has tear drop shapes that are filled in with a gradient of four colors in each point of the star.
Date: May 28, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Ad for a budget account at Bill Benton]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for a budget account at the store Bill Benton. There is a picture of a man's face next to a rectangle with a jagged edge that has text inside of it that reads "Bill Benton Quality Clothes for Less". Above this rectangle is text that reads "May we suggest you open a" and this continues below the rectangle and reads "budget account take many months to pay".
Date: January 13, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Ad for Bill Benton store]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for Bill Benton, a clothing store. There is a picture of a man's face next to a dark rectangle with jagged edges. The text inside the rectangle reads "Bill Benton Quality Clothes for Less". Below this rectangle is text that reads "2nd and Taylor Fort Worth Open Daily 9 AM Until 6 Friday and Saturday Until 9 Plenty of Free Parking".
Date: January 13, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for 570 WBAP]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for the radio station 570 WBAP. The background of the advertisement is grey and the text is in the middle. The text reads "570 WBAP" and the font of the number is a black outline that is filled with the same color as the background. The "WBAP" is in black letters that are intersecting the "0" of the number. Under this number is a black oval with the words "Radio Refined" in it. There are white paint strokes that are forming a box around this text.
Date: December 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for annual dividends]

Description: Photograph of advertisement for dividends from Farm and Home. The background of the advertisement is concentric circles of alternating dark and light colors and in the middle circle is text that reads "3 1/2%". Under this are the words "Annual Dividends" in block letters.
Date: January 19, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for Arrow shirts at Striplings]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for Arrow shirts that is pinned to a black bulletin board. The advertisement is on white paper and reads "Complete line of Arrow shirts of "Dacron" and cotton polyester fiber at Striplings Fort Worth quality dept. store" in black letters.
Date: April 1, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for Baby Atkins crib blankets]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for crib blankets that is taped to a door. The advertisement is printed on a white paper and reads "Crib Blankets by Baby Atkins Available at H. Harris" in black letters. The door that it is taped to has a combination lock on it and to the right of this door is a metal table that has a large, round machine on it. To the left of the door is another door that has a glass window.
Date: April 18, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for Baby Atkins crib blankets 2 of 2]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for crib blankets that is taped to a door. The advertisement is printed on a white paper and reads "Crib Blankets by Baby Atkins Available at H. Harris" in black letters. The door that it is taped to has a combination lock on it and to the right of this door is a metal table that has a large, round machine on it. To the left of the door is another door that has a glass window.
Date: April 18, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for dividends]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for dividends. The advertisement features an illustration of coins, with two coins shown from their sides in front of coins that look as though they are falling. The coins in the foreground have text in them, and the top, tilted coin reads "3 1/2%" while the other coin reads "Dividends". The coins in the background have dollar signs on their faces.
Date: January 19, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for electrical services]

Description: Photograph of a slide advertising electrical services. The slide is pinned to a black board that is hanging on a wall. The background of the slide is grey and there is text on it that reads "Full House Power Insall Reddy Light Garden Lighting Convenience Outlet" in white lettering.
Date: August 13, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for Equitable Savings Association]

Description: Photograph of a slide advertising the locations of Equitable Savings Association. The slide has a white border of varying widths and is pinned to a black board.The background of the slide is black and there are four white strips that contain text that reads "Equitable Savings Association 2604 West Berry 704 West 7th Street" in black letters. The addresses are in a sans-serif font while the company name is in a serif font.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for financing]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for Pioneer Finance. The advertisement lists different objects that have money owed on them, automobile, refrigerator, medical bills, and misc bills, and next to each object lists the amount owed and the amount to be paid each month. This reads "Automobile $720 $70; Refrigerator 260 27; Medical Bills 190 19; Misc. Bills 143 28" and under all of these the amount owed is totaled up and the payments each month are totaled, $1313 and $144 respectively. Under all of th… more
Date: June 5, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for free inspections]

Description: Photograph of a slide that is pinned to a black board. The background of the slide is grey and there is text on the slide that reads "Free Inspection" in white letters. This text is off center and the word "Free" is in all capital letters.
Date: August 13, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for Frigidaire]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for Frigidaire. The background of the advertisement is black and over this is white text that reads "A Frigidaire Crown-Quality Value". Behind the word "Frigidaire" is a white crown. The advertisement is taped and pinned to a black board that is hanging on the wall.
Date: May 1, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for Hills Store]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for Hill's Store. The background of the advertisement is white and the text on it reads "Hill's Northside and Riverside" in black letters. The lettering for the word "Hill's" is a cursive script that is made up of concentric lines.
Date: 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for Magnolia Oil Company]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement for Magnolia Oil company. The advertisement has a black background with a white pegasus and the word "Magnolia" in white text. The advertisement is tacked to a black bulletin board that is next to a door and an electrical outlet.
Date: January 27, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Advertisement for Minute Maid orange juice]

Description: Photograph of a table with cans of Minute Maid orange juice on it in a television studio. The table has a pleated, asymmetrical tablecloth on it and there are two cans sitting on the top with a few flowers to their left and a card that reads "75¢" is sitting to their right. The cans say "Minute Maid Orange Juice" on them and have pictures of oranges along the top and bottom of the side of the can. The table is sitting in front of a sliding door that is slid to the right to leave the left side o… more
Date: December 30, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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