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Fort Worth Flood Lancaster Ave looking east 1949382 viewsLancaster Av. looking east. It looks like cars are stopped and turning around on the Trinity River bridge (1938-39) in the background. The grain elevator was just north of the street. The Stayton is sitting on part of the elevator site.ewing
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Flooded Homes Near Downtown Fort Worth in 1949 Flood of Trinity River2076 viewsFlooded homes near downtown Fort Worth in the 1949 Flood of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River. Montgomery Wards department store is seen in the distance. A horse is on one of the rooftops.
Flooded Homes Near Downtown Fort Worth in 1949 Flood of Trinity River, Photograph, n.d.; digital image, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27968/ : 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 19492021 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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Shot around 1920, believed to have been shot from around the middle of the 2200 block of Harrison Avenue, looking west. The two-story house in the distance at right may be 2300 Harrison at the corner of Forest Park Boulevard.160 viewsaltonjim
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Fort Worth Expressway construction in 1953217 viewsThe Fort Worth Expressway is now known as Interstate 30.W.D. Smith Commercial Photography Negatives. The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Special Collections ewing
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Fort Worth Botanical Gardens 1942150 viewsW.D. Smith Commercial Photography Negatives. The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Special Collections.ewing
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from ~200188 viewssubmitted by Ben Gutteryewing
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Fort Worth skyline 1945-11-5146 viewsW.D. Smith Commercial Photography Negatives. The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Special Collectionsewing
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 Last additions - Historic |
Letter by former MH resident Arvel R. Ponton, dated July 29, 1988121 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, 194993 viewsCourtesy of Brian LuenseraltonjimJun 22, 2013
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Ad for Montgomery Ward, Fort Worth Star-Telegram centennial edition, Oct. 30, 194991 viewsCourtesy of Brian LuenseraltonjimJun 22, 2013
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Ad for Boswell's, Fort Worth Star-Telegram centennial edition, Oct. 30, 194985 viewsCourtesy of Brian LuenseraltonjimJun 22, 2013
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Ad for American Airlines, Fort Worth Star-Telegram centennial edition, Oct. 30, 1949160 viewsCourtesy of Brian LuenseraltonjimJun 22, 2013
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Forest Park Rail106 viewssubmitted by Mike DanellaewingJun 20, 2013
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Fort Worth 192595 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 1885102 viewsCitation: Gray's Map of Fort Worth. Philadelphia: O. W. Gray & Son, 1885.
http://libguides.uta.edu/cconewingJun 19, 2013
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