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[News Clip: Ancient manuscript on deerskin tested]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a manuscript on deer skin undergoing a series of tests in Dallas.
Date: April 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Cancer Experts on Tour of Hospital]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a committee of experts from the Damon Runyon Memorial Fund visiting Baylor Hospital and the Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. It is hoped that more money for cancer research will come from the visiting committee, as well as from an outgrowth of medical conferences in the area.
Date: February 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 37 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Case]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Allen Case, an actor who will play a part in the musical "Damn Yankees" at the State Fair of Texas.
Date: October 3, 1956
Duration: 44 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Champion Steer at Show Brings $6,000]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Gold Seal, an Aberdeen-Angus shown by C. E. Yoder and Sons of Muscatine, Iowa at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. The steer goes up for auction, and Amon Carter Jr. places the winning bid of $6,000 in the name of the Amon G. Carter Foundation.
Date: February 3, 1956
Duration: 05 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Chance Vought Jet Sets Speed Record]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the National Air Show in Oklahoma City at which an airplane built by Chance-Vought Aircraft that set the official national speed record was featured, and Broadway star Jayne Mansfield made an appearance.
Date: September 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: City council]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a city council meeting, where a plan to end water problems in Fort Worth until 2000 is explained. Other issues are also discussed.
Date: October 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 55 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Civil Defense]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 3, 1956
Duration: 36 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dallas loses court verdict to Union]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a court case in which the Texas Supreme Court ruled that cities cannot prohibit employees from joining unions. The firemen and the City of Dallas were involved in the case.
Date: October 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Deaf mute drowned testing new boat]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a Dallas man drowning in Mountain Creek Lake while testing his new boat. Also, the resuce of a boy who was drowing by nearby youths who pulled him from the lake.
Date: June 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Draftee]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the induction of Edward Thomas Murphy into the army. He is personally accompanied by Colonel Morris B. Schwartz, the State Director of Selective Service, because Murphy is the one-hundred-thousandth draftee in Texas since the Korean War.
Date: July 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fashions]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a fashion show at the Etta Newby Group's Pan-American Roundtable.
Date: April 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 3, 1956
Duration: 39 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a warehouse fire in Fort Worth that claimed the lives of four young boys.
Date: April 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Football]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story a football game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Baylor Bears. TCU wins the game.
Date: November 3, 1956
Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Forced Landing]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a plane crash involving pilot William Robert Plumlee, who was injured when his plane crashed while attempting to land.
Date: September 3, 1956
Duration: 42 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fort Worth water]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the drought affecting Texas in spite of heavy rains.
Date: May 3, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Generals]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Texas National Guard commanders greeting Major General Edgar C. Erickson, the chief of the National Guard bureau as he arrives at Love Field in Dallas.
Date: April 3, 1956
Duration: 33 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Grand Jury]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 56 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Jaycees]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the Fort Worth Junior Chamber of Commerce holding its sixth annual awards dinner. The dinner honors Bobby Bragan, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirate baseball team and Fort Worth's Outstanding Young Man of 1956.
Date: February 3, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: June Christy]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about June Christy arriving in Dallas, where she will have a nine-day engagement at the Colony club.
Date: February 3, 1956
Duration: 39 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Loose Bull]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 3, 1956
Duration: 52 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Lumber yard loses roof in freak wind]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the roof of the Bean Lumber Company in Fort Worth being torn off by a powerful wind.
Date: April 3, 1956
Duration: 43 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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