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[The interior of the North Side Coliseum in Fort Worth]

Description: Photograph of the North Side Coliseum located at 121 E Exchange Avenue, in Fort Worth. The building is now known as the Cowtown Coliseum. The stadium room has a dirt arena with numbered gates on the far end. Striped bunting has been strung across the stadium, high above the stands. The photo was taken as a long exposure, so the fans in the room are all blurry and transparent. The photographer stands at the top of a set of metal stairs, and a trashcan is near the camera, to the right of the phot… more
Date: [1980..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Crowd at a rodeo parade]

Description: Photograph of a crowd at a rodeo parade. The people in the crowd all face the same direction. A few of them can be seen wearing cowboy hats. A dog dressed in Western is at their feet. Police on motorcycles can be seen in the background.
Date: 197X
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Unknown woman posing]

Description: Photograph of a woman with a patterned pantsuit posing for the camera. In the background, to the right, is a curtain. To the left is an over-sized ribbon with pictures of WBAP workers.
Date: February 7, 1971
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man performs with two Brahman cows]

Description: Photograph of a man being applauded after riding on the backs of two Brahman cows. The cows kneel on the ground of the dirt arena while the man stands to their left. He wears pink satin pants, a pink crushed velvet shirt and holds a white cowboy hat lined with pink satin in his hand. The arena is filled with people in stadium seats behind him. Photograph was taken at an event in Montgomery, Alabama, 1968.
Date: 1968
Creator: Dalco Photography
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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North Texas State Fair & Rodeo: The Economic Impacts of Existing Activities and Preliminary Feasibility Assessment for New Fairgrounds and Expo Center

Description: This report discusses the economic impacts of existing activities and gives a preliminary feasibility assessment for new fairgrounds and expo center. The economic and fiscal impacts generated by fairs, rodeos, horse shows, and cattle shows nationwide are significant. Impacts estimated in the millions of dollars are not uncommon for regional and state events. It is against this backdrop that the University of North Texas Center for Economic Development and Research has been asked to estimate the… more
Date: July 2009
Creator: Seman, Michael
Partner: UNT Center for Economic Development and Research

[Unknown man and woman posing]

Description: Photograph of a man and a woman posing for a picture. The woman is wearing a patterned pantsuit, and the man is wearing a suit. In the background, to the right, is a curtain. To the left is an over-sized ribbon with pictures of WBAP workers.
Date: February 7, 1971
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Monte Montana Roping Horses and Riders]

Description: Photograph of four or five people riding horses in a close line as Monte Montana lassos the group. Montana is visible on the left side of the image. Several onlookers and other horses are visible in the background near numbered wooden gates.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Stryker, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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TGRA Trivia

Description: A few pages containing years of trivia regarding the Texas Gay Rodeo Association.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Gay Rodeo Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Rodeo arena floor in Odessa, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the view of the rodeo arena from the seating area in Odessa, Texas, 1967-68. There are multiple horses with riders on the arena floor, all moving quickly so that the horses are blurred in their path of motion. There are dozens of flags hanging by the ceiling. The stadium seats are full of onlookers.
Date: [1967..1968]
Creator: Dalco Photography
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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