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[El Chico exterior]

Description: Photograph of El Chico Cafe's exterior at night. At least fifty people are seen walking towards the entrance. Frank Cuellar Sr. is seen standing next to the crowd greeting his guests. A neon sign with El Chico Cafe logo is in front of the restaurant next to parked cars. Written on back: "El Chico #1 - Remodeled, 1945 - return to Frank Cuellar Sr."
Date: 1945
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Tim Williams on the hood of an automobile]

Description: Photograph of young Tim Williams posing on the hood of an automobile, which is parked in a concrete driveway in front of a closed garage with wood siding. Tim leans on the front of the car, resting his chin in his hand. The rooftops of houses are partially visible in the distance.
Date: [1945..1955]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Interior of the El Patio Café]

Description: Photograph taken in 1945 of the interior of the El Patio Café in Shreveport, Louisiana. Individuals can be seen seated at tables, having a meal. The row of booths on the left side have poles with hats placed on them.
Date: 1945
Creator: Grahams Studio
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two women and a wall telephone]

Description: Photograph of two women, on younger and one older, together next to the wall telephone. The younger woman has the earpiece held up to her ear while the older one is holding the receiver and the crank. The younger woman is wearing a houndstooth skirt suit and the older woman is wearing a button down shirt.
Date: [1945-01..1945-02]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman talking on the telephone]

Description: Photograph of a woman sitting on the back of an armchair next to the wall telephone. She is leaning toward the phone's receiver with the earpiece held against her ear. She is wearing a houndstooth pattered skirt suit and heels. On the wall next to the telephone is calendar for January and February, 1945.
Date: [1945-01..1945-02]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman removing her old telephone]

Description: Photograph of a woman holding a wire coming from the wall. On the floor by her feet is an old wall telephone and on the couch next to it is a hand drill. On the wall next to where the wire is coming from is a calendar for January and February 1945.
Date: [1945-01..1945-02]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Moreland's Rexall Drug]

Description: Photograph of the Moreland's Rexall Drug storefront in Fort Worth, Texas. This drugstore was located at the Westcliff Shopping Center, built in 1945 by the J. E. Foster & Son company. A row of parked automobiles can be seen in front of the drugstore. Some products hang in the front windows of the storefront. The shopping center still stands today and is located at West Biddison Street.
Date: [1945..1965]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Automobile monument in Detroit]

Description: Photograph of a monument in Detroit, Michigan that includes an automobile and a Ford Quadricycle. The monument is a part of the J. L. Hudson Department Store. The vehicles are placed on a circular structure with names displayed on the side. A large group of individuals are gathered around the monument.
Date: [1945..1950]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life, business and travel, 1945-1961]

Description: Scrapbook documenting the life of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1945 and 1961, including photographs, newspaper clippings, letters, business cards, tickets, and various other documents. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community.
Date: [1945..1961]
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Bulletin of North Texas State Teachers College: Number 167

Description: Number 167 of the monthly bulletin produced by North Texas State Teachers College providing information about schools and colleges on campus including their history, programs, and course offerings. This issue discusses the School of Business Administration.
Date: July 1945
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College. School of Business Administration.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three individuals at work]

Description: Photograph of three individuals standing near each other in an office space. Two women stand with their backs to the camera, in front of a man who is sitting at a desk. Various office supplies can be seen on the desk and shelves around them. In the background, a map hangs on the wall that reads "Operation Get-Um Business Active Accounts."
Date: [1945..1955]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Fort Worth Public Market building]

Description: Photograph of the side of the Fort Worth Public Market building. An automobile is parked in front of the building. A sign that reads "Colonial Stores" is attached to the building. Text can be seen written in the windows of the building. The building has a tower that can be seen in the background.
Date: [1945..1955]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine clipping featuring a movie ad for "Anchors Aweigh"]

Description: Esquire Magazine clipping of a single front and back leaf with commercially printed illustrations paired with descriptive text. The front of the clipping features a motion picture advertisement for MGM's musical comedy in color film "Anchors Aweigh" starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson and Gene Kelly. The leaf shows photos of the actors in costume at the base of the ad. The back of the leaf includes a continued article titled "Man the Kitchenette" along with an aside titled "On the Edge of … more
Date: September 1945
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Model Life]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a ginger Varga Girl wearing a matching white two-piece with lei flowers paired with the verse "Model Life" by Phil Stack. On the following page is a reproduction print of the painting The Glidden Tour of 1907 by Peter Helck done especially for Esquire Magazine in November of 1945. The print depicts road conflict between the racers in the steaming white car in front, No. 25 Lozier, No. 44 Packard, and in the near distance, the Ranier dr… more
Date: November 1945
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Helck, Peter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Tim Williams in a moose sweater]

Description: Photograph of young Tim Williams leaning against a wooden post outdoors. He wraps his arms around the post behind him and he looks off to the right with a smile, away from the camera. He wears a sweater with a moose head, a star-shaped sheriff's badge, jeans, and boots. The ground inclines behind him, leading to a parking lot full of automobiles.
Date: [1945..1955]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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