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[News Script: Texas bicentennial medal]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about each of the 50 states getting its own 1976 bicentennial medal to celebrate the nation's 200th birthday.
Date: July 6, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dallas Bicentennial Celebration]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the 1976 Bicentennial celebration in Dallas, Texas. Managed by the Dallas American Revolution Bicentennial Corporation, the celebration included participation in a nation-wide bell ringing, the re-dedication of the Old City Park, a historical marker dedication, and the reading of Dallas' goals by Les Potter, Chairman of the Board of Goals for Dallas.
Date: July 4, 1976
Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Celebration cake at Carnaval]

Description: A photograph of the celebratory bicentennial cake for Carnaval, hosted by UNT's Multicultural Center. The cake reads "Mexico 2010; Bicentenario de la indepencia" and is decorated in white, green, and red icing.
Date: 2010
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Spiritual Jubilee" Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 14th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert, "Musical Reflection- 20 Years Later...A Spiritual Jubilee". The tape features a male speaker and picks up softer audio of a choir in the background.
Date: 1997
Duration: 53 minutes 54 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A Chico couple watching a street dance together]

Description: Photograph of a Chico couple sitting next to each other on the street and smiling while watching a street dance performance in front of them. The woman is sitting on the right and wears an orange dress with a white pattern and striped sections while the man on the left has on a cowboy hat and is wearing a white shirt with plaid suspenders with gray pants and cowboy boots. The rest of the street is empty and the couple seems to be watching the performance during sunset.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two boys wearing colonial costumes]

Description: Photograph of two boys wearing colonial-style costumes stand in front of a wooden stand. The boy on the right wears a tricorn hat, a long coat, and has on a long, white wig. On the other hand, the boy on the left wears a black suit and top hat, while wearing a fake black beard and holding a thick book.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A woman dancing backstage]

Description: Photograph of a woman practicing a dance behind a stage. She is wearing a long dress and has her hair in a long, loose hairstyle. While the woman is dancing, a band practices behind her in a darker area.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A couple dressed up as Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty]

Description: Photograph of a couple wearing American-themed costumes in front of a confederate flag statue in the Denton Square. The man wears an Uncle Sam costume while the woman wears a Lady Liberty costume, smiling brightly and holding hands for the photo. A scattered crowd of people are behind the couple, either sitting on the grass or walking around the confederate flag statue.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Crowds of families sitting in bleachers]

Description: Photograph of crowds of families sit on bleachers and look up to their left. The children have impressed expressions on their faces and a boy and girl hang on the bars of the bleachers. Most of the adults are women, but an old man wearing a hat sits on the third row.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Square dancers on the Denton Square]

Description: Photograph of men and women square dancing on the streets of the Denton Square. The women are wearing dresses that flounce with every movement while the men wear collared shirts with simple embellishments and dark pants. Each dancer has a partner in the front, but the women behind the main dancers are standing in front of a large crowd of watchers.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A male band perform indoors]

Description: Photograph of four men playing in a rock band. One of the members is playing on the keyboard, one playing the drums, another plays the electric guitar, and the last member is the singer of the group. The lead singer and the drummer are both shirtless, and most of the men are sporting long hairstyles.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[People standing around the Denton Square]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing in the streets of the Denton Square. One man wearing a plaid, collared shirt, and denim shorts smiles directly at the camera while the other people around him do not notice. Women socialize with one another and a man stands in front of the camera; a couple is walking past in the background.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Families standing on the Denton Square]

Description: Photograph of two families standing on the streets of the Denton Square. One family has a young girl on a stroller with the parents wearing sunglasses while smiling at something in the distance. The other family has a young boy and the father also looks in the same direction as the other parents while the young boy's mother smiles at the baby girl. A crowd of people behind the families walk around various areas in the Square.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A feminist display in the Denton Square]

Description: Photograph of a large poster board display regarding feminism stands in front of a shop that says "Western Shop" in the Denton Square. Two people closely observe the display, while a mother and her child in a stroller pass by as well as two others. Next to the display is an outdoor table with an American flag with four men sitting and either watching the display and the people observing or the others passing by.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A man twirling a woman in the streets of Denton]

Description: Photograph of a man and woman dancing together in the streets of Denton Square. The twirling woman's dress spins, showing all of the layers of her patterned dress, and the man wears a simple white dress shirt and black slacks that make his partner stand out. Two other dancing partners dance in the background while a large crowd excitedly watches all of the dancers.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Young boys playing a game on the Denton Square]

Description: Photograph of a large group of young boys throwing and catching an object on the streets of the Denton Square. The boys are standing in lines with other children standing behind them and waiting for their turn to throw; a little girl stands among one of the lines as well. A crowd of parents stands on the sidelines while taking pictures and cheering their children on.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A group of people dancing in circle]

Description: Photograph of a group of men and women in alternating order holding hands and dancing in a circle. The women are wearing ruffled dresses that create a lot of movement while dancing and the men are wearing patterned collared shirts and bell-bottomed pants. The dance involves swinging the arms with one another and moving around the circle.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Young girls holding American flags]

Description: Photograph of young girls in uniforms holding American flags. All of the girls are aligned into rows with each of them holding their individual flag. An adult is talking to one of the young girls and a girl at the end of the first row is striking a pose while making a determined facial expression.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A band performing on an outdoor stage]

Description: Photograph of a band with five members all wearing hats with various instruments perform on an outdoor stage. One man on the far right is playing an acoustic guitar and a man on the far right plays an electric guitar while sitting on a stool. The member next to the acoustic guitar player plays the bass and the three members in the center play the banjo and fiddle.
Date: 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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