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Flooded Area of Stores and Homes Near Downtown Fort Worth During Flood 19492798 viewsFlooded Area of Stores and Homes Near Downtown Fort Worth During Flood of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River in 1949. Montgomery Wards Department Store is seen in the background.
Flooded Area of Stores and Homes Near Downtown Fort Worth During Flood of 1949, Photograph, n.d.; digital image, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27965/ : accessed June 19, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room, Fort Worth, Texas.ewing
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Fort Worth Flood 19492628 viewsAs seen here, Fort Worth residents used boats to navigate the intersection of Seventh Street, Camp Bowie Boulevard, Bailey Avenue, and University Drive -- almost a mile north and west of the Clear Fork.
http://library.uta.edu/spco/timeframes/Images/photos/flood_1949.jpgewing
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Trinity River Flood 19491023 viewsEast Belknap bridge, looking west. Flood of Trinity River May 17, 1949
Trinity River Flood, 1949, Photograph, n.d.; digital image, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth15628/ : accessed June 19, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room, Fort Worth, Texas.ewing
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Forest Park Rail1051 viewssubmitted by Mike Danellaewing
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Aerial View of Flood in Fort Worth 19491082 viewsAerial photograph of flood waters in Fort Worth on May 17, 1949. The Montgomery Wards building is seen on the upper right. Many roads and buildings are under water.
Aerial View of Flood in Fort Worth in 1949, Photograph, May 17, 1949; digital image, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth40670/ : accessed June 19, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, Texas.ewing
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Fort Worth 1925730 viewshttp://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps//historical/historic_tex_cities.html
https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/maps/images/map4010.jpgewing
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Aerial view of Fort Worth 1942772 viewssubmitted by Mike Danellaewing
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Fort Worth skyline and expressway 1956-02-01856 viewsW.D. Smith Commercial Photography Negatives. The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Special Collectionsewing
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Letter by former MH resident Arvel R. Ponton, dated July 29, 1988739 viewsThis letter was provided by Jamie Johnson, who grew up in the neighborhood. It was written by his grandfather. altonjimJan 16, 2014
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Ad for Yellow Cab, Fort Worth Star-Telegram centennial edition, Oct. 30, 1949657 viewsCourtesy of Brian LuenseraltonjimJun 22, 2013
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Ad for Montgomery Ward, Fort Worth Star-Telegram centennial edition, Oct. 30, 1949634 viewsCourtesy of Brian LuenseraltonjimJun 22, 2013
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Ad for Boswell's, Fort Worth Star-Telegram centennial edition, Oct. 30, 1949683 viewsCourtesy of Brian LuenseraltonjimJun 22, 2013
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Ad for American Airlines, Fort Worth Star-Telegram centennial edition, Oct. 30, 19491105 viewsCourtesy of Brian LuenseraltonjimJun 22, 2013
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Forest Park Rail1051 viewssubmitted by Mike DanellaewingJun 20, 2013
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Fort Worth 1925730 viewshttp://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps//historical/historic_tex_cities.html
https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/maps/images/map4010.jpgewingJun 19, 2013
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Gray's Map of Fort Worth 1885814 viewsCitation: Gray's Map of Fort Worth. Philadelphia: O. W. Gray & Son, 1885.
http://libguides.uta.edu/cconewingJun 19, 2013
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