Guide to the

Jack White Photograph Collection
ca. 1860s-1994, bulk 1873-1980s

11.2 linear ft.

Accession Number: 94-64
Collection Number: AR407

Prepared by Shirley R. Rodnitzky
April 2000

CITATION: Jack White Photograph Collection, AR407, Box number, Folder number, Special Collections Division, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries.

Introduction    Series I: Prints    Series II: Slides
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Table of Contents : Series III-VIII

Series III: Negatives    8x10 Negs    4x5 Negs     35mm & 2.25 Negs  
Series IV: Geological Surveys   3x5 Prints    4x6 Prints     8x10 Prints    4x5 Negs
Series V: Daniel Family   5x7 Prints    7.5x10.5 Prints    8.5x10.5 Prints     10x12Prints
Series VI: Printed Materials & Research Notes
Series VII: Miscellaneous
Series VIII: Oversized Material/11x14 Photographs    Aerials    Buildings    Businesses     Events     People    Places    Streets     Transportation    16x20 Photos    Maps     Printed Materials    Oversize-General 

Series III. Negatives
Subseries 1.  8" x 10" Negatives and under

Box 20
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. Oil Refinery (?), not identified, n.d. (9 negatives)

Subseries 2. 4" x 5" Negatives and under

  1. Ambassador Oil, Southland Realty, Wilshire, ca. 1964, n.d.; Also miscellaneous and oil related views (28 negatives with seven 35mm negative strips)
  2. [Same as above]
  3. Fred Thomas, Ten Cate #1, Ionia County, Michigan, n.d. (2 negatives)
  4. Craig #1, March 18, 1964 (8 negatives)

Subseries 3. 35mm and 2.25" x 2.25" Negatives

  1. [6-59] Fort Worth National Bank, April 1971-October 1972; New building construction

Box 21
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. [1-38] Fort Worth National Bank, November 1972-August 1973, n.d.; New building construction

 

  1. [39-46] Hobbs Trailers, ca. 1960s-1970s, n.d.; Advertising, employees, machinery, the plant, and trucks (80 negative pages)

Series IV. Geological survey Sites Negative and Photographs
Subseries 1. Prints, 3" x 5" and under

Box 22
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. [1-24] Geological sites featuring landscapes, desert, rock formations, mountains, rivers, plains, cacti, and adobe structures, 1935-1939. Some photos include people, domestic animals, and wildlife. There are also typographical maps showing oil and gas fields. The primary locations are sites in West Texas and New Mexico. Many of the prints are not dated or identified.

Subseries 2. Prints, 4" x 6"

  1. [25-29] Landscape prints of Lower Rio Grande Valley, Edwards County, Llano River, Rock Springs, and Cimarron Valley, New Mexico, n.d. Includes a photo of geologist/engineer Morgan E. Roberts (1894-1941).

Subseries 3. Prints, 8" x 10"

  1. Mesa bluff and plains below, n.d. An unidentified man is at center of photo.

Subseries 4. Negatives, 4" x 5" and under

  1. [31-42] Geological sites and subjects similar to subseries 1. ca. 1936-1940. Includes cemetery headstones, groups of people, and individuals in various settings primarily in West Texas. Most of the negatives are not dated or identified.

Series V. Shirley Harris Daniel Family Photograph Collection
Subseries 1. Prints, 5"x7" and under

Box 23
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. Bailey, Scott and mother
  2. Evans, Bella May, 11 months old
  3. Lowerison, Margaret Turner, J. H.
  4. Children, not identified
  5. [Same as above]
  6. [Same as above]
  7. Couple seated in horse and buggy
  8. Young men, not identified
  9. [Same as above]
  10. Women, not identified
  11. [Same as above]
  12. [Same as above]

Subseries 2. Prints, 7.5" x 10.5" and under

  1. Carter, Annetta Maude, 1904
  2. Carter, Mrs.
  3. La Jolla, California
  4. Lapham, Agnes
  5. McNew and West Families
  6. Treada, Bill (Family)
  7. Treada Twins
  8. W. C. Stripling Sales Receipt, ca. 1890
  9. Wolstencraft, Bert
  10. Children, not identified
  11. [Same as above]
  12. [Same as above]
  13. [Same as above]
  14. [Same as above]
  15. [Same as above]
  16. [Same as above]
  17. Men, not identified
  18. [Same as above]
  19. [Same as above]
  20. [Same as above]
  21. [Same as above]
  22. [Same as above]
  23. [Same as above]
  24. Women, not identified
  25. [Same as above]
  26. [Same as above]

Subseries 3. Prints, 8.5"x10.5" and under

  1. Bully, James (Family)
  2. Couple, not identified
  3. Family, not identified

Subseries 4. Prints, 10" x 12" and under

  1. Aunt Eva and Family
  2. Maude Carter’s daughter with husband
  3. McGuiness, John
  4. Men, not identified
  5. [Same as above]
  6. [Same as above]
  7. [Same as above]
  8. Women, not identified
  9. [Same as above]

Series VI. Printed Material and Research Notes

Box 24
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. Fort Worth National Bank, 1948, n.d.; Fort Worth Since 1873 (photocopy) and text of Fort Worth National Bank feature ads.
  2. Fort Worth Public Library Photograph Collection, 1973; Photocopies of photographs and descriptions in the Fort Worth Public Library’s Fort Worth Centennial Collection, ca. 1873-1919.
  3. Fort Worth, Texas, ca. 1849-1973; Lists of historic Fort Worth photographs, descriptions, and sources.
  4. Fort Worth, Texas, ca. 1873-1949; Notes and photocopies of photographs of historic Fort Worth buildings and places.
  5. Jack White Enterprises, ca. 1983; Brochure that describes the services of Jack White Enterprises.
  6. The Business Press (A Section of), July 1991; "Downtown Fort Worth Progress Report."
  7. Business Week, March 9, 1957; Featured article: "Between Dallas and Fort Worth: The 32 miles get shorter and shorter."
  8. C & G Printing and Advertising Company, Inc., May 1990; Magazine: Advisor.
  9. Carter Foundation Production Company, ca. 1963; Booklet: "Introducing Carter Industrial Park: A Prestige Site for Industry in One of the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Areas."
  10. Continental National Bank of Fort Worth, ca. 1970; Booklet: "Fort Worth, Where You Can See Forever."
  11. DFW Times Airport Guides, Nov. 1-Nov. 15, 1974; "Information and maps of the world’s largest airport."
  12. Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, n.d.; Booklet: "History of Fort Worth."
  13. Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. Industrial Department, ca. 1960; Booklet: "Fort Worth."
  14. Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. Industrial Department, ca. 1955; Booklet: "Opportunity in Fort Worth for Industry and Business."
  15. Fort Worth City Planning Department, April 1962; Booklet: "Planning Fort Worth, Texas, Past, Present, Future."
  16. Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1987-1994; Brochures and flyers aimed at tourism in Fort Worth; booklets: "Fort Worth, Texas, Facilities Roundup" and "Fort Worth, Texas: The Marketing Plan, A Blueprint for Success"; and a packet of loose materials: "Fort Worth, Texas: The Way you want Texas to be."
  17. [Same as above]
  18. [Same as above]
  19. [Same as above]
  20. Fort Worth National Bank, ca. 1965-1972; Booklets: "The Story of Fort Worth from Outpost to Metropolis" and "The Fort Worth National Bank Century One: 1873-1973" (included with the 1972 annual report.)
  21. [Same as above]

Box 25
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. Fort Worth National Bank and the Texas Electric Service Company, June 1958; Booklet: "Population and Growth Trends of the Fort Worth Metropolitan Area, 1850-2000."
  2. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1961; Booklet: "The Fort Worth Market."
  3. General Dynamics, n.d.; Brochure: "F-16 Air Combat Fighter."
  4. Great Southwest Corporation, 1961; Packet of informational brochures and a map.
  5. Higgins Printing Company, 1980, 1985; Two calendars, one with photographs of historic Fort Worth schools, n.d.; and the other with historic photographs of downtown Fort Worth, 1889-1927.
  6. Miscellaneous Brochures and Flyers, 1992, n.d. ; City Center Fort Worth, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Oakwood Cemetery Association, Tarrant County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and The Spaghetti Store.
  7. Moncrief Radiation Center, Fort Worth, 1985 ; Paperback: 25 Years of Service One Day at a Time, by Nancy Butler Kincheloe. A history of the Moncrief Radiation Center.
  8. Ronald Reagan, June 6, 1965; Program: "An Evening with Ronald Reagan." Ronald Reagan was the featured speaker at this dinner at Will Rogers Coliseum.
  9. Senior Citizen Centers of Greater Tarrant County, Inc., 1985; Calendar: "Remembering Fort Worth: A Sesquicentennial Calendar," contains historic photographs of Fort Worth, 1904-1924.
  10. Strykers’ Western Fotocolor, Fort Worth, Texas, ca. 1967; Postcards: Scenes of Fort Worth buildings and streets. Includes the Amon Carter Museum, downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth Art Center, Tarrant County Convention Center, Tarrant County Courthouse
  11. Time, Inc., June 1972; Article: Reprint from Fortune: "A Texas-Size Airport for the Age of the Jumbo Jet" by Walter McQuade.
  12. Witherspoon and Associates, Inc., 1961; Book: Safari Diary, Africa, 1961 by Mrs. F. Kirk Johnson, photos by F. Kirk Johnson. Design and art direction by Jack White.
  13. [Same as above]

Series VII.  Miscellaneous

  1. Audio Recording, ca. 1956; "The Gruen Plan: For a Greater Fort Worth Tomorrow." [A reel to reel tape. Tape no. 2, 71/2 ips, 23 minutes.]
  2. Letter opener, n.d.; Majestic Reproduction Co., Fort Worth, Texas. Walter B. Griffin, Owner. [8 inch brass letter opener.]

Series VIII. Oversize Materials
Subseries 1. Photographs, 11" x 14"
Aerial Views

Box OS355
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. Dallas/Fort Worth, 1961, 1963, n.d.; Looking west from downtown Dallas; looking north near downtown Fort Worth area; and a view of the Dallas/Fort Worth Turnpike at Loop 820 (3 photos)
  2. Fort Worth, Texas, 1886; Map, "The Queen of the Prairies, County Seat of Tarrant County" (3 photos)

Buildings

  1. Board of Trade Building, ca. early 1900s; Seventh and Houston streets. Continental Bank and Trust was located here (4 photos) ;Continental Bank and Trust. See Board of Trade Building
  2. Federal Building, ca. early 1900s; Jennings at West Eleventh Street. U.S. Post Office location. Weather Bureau is on roof (19 photos)
  3. [Same as above]
  4. Fire Station, No. 1, ca. 1900; Commerce at Second Street (2 photos)
  5. First National Bank, ca. 1930s; Seventh and Houston streets (5 photos)
  6. Fort Worth City Hall, 1911; Throckmorton and Ninth to Tenth streets (4 photos)
  7. Fort Worth National Bank, ca. 1894-1895 and 1970s; Second and Main streets. Employees in front of bank building (3 photos)
  8. Fort Worth Stock Yards Hotel and Exchange, ca. 1900 (2 photos)
  9. Fort Worth University, ca. early 1900s (2 photos)
  10. Grain Elevator, n.d.; Saginaw, Texas (1 photo)
  11. Hotel Texas, ca. 1930s; Main and Eighth streets (1 photo)
  12. Kell Cleaners and Hatters, ca. 1930s; East Lancaster. Interior and exterior views with employees (5 photos)
  13. Majestic Theater, ca. 1920s; Tenth and Commerce streets. Interior and exterior views (5 photos)
  14. Preachers Service Station, 1944; Dallas County (3 photos)
  15. St. Joseph’s Infirmary, ca. 1900; Exterior view (5 photos)
  16. Swift and Company, ca. early 1900s; Office and processing plant (2 photos)

Box OS356
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. Tarrant County Courthouse, 1873; Courthouse Square on Market Day, looking east from Houston and Weatherford streets (2 photos)
  2. Tarrant County Courthouse, 1894; Courthouse under construction with commissioners (8 photos)
  3. [Same as above]
  4. Tarrant County Courthouse, 1896; View from the Trinity River (2 photos)
  5. Tarrant County Courthouse, ca. late 1890s ; (3 photos)
  6. Texas Spring Palace, 1889; Exterior views (7 photos)

Businesses

  1. Petroleum Industry, early 1900s, n.d.; Ambassador Oil and Burkburnett oil fields (4 photos)
  2. Petroleum Industry, n.d.; Refinery (not identified) (1 photo)

Events

  1. Automobiles, 1902; West Texas businessmen visit Fort Worth. Scene in front of the Texas and Pacific Station at Main and Lancaster streets (4 photos)
  2. Flood, 1949; Trinity River overflowing banks, Montgomery Ward is shown at upper left of s scene (5 photos)
  3. Flower Parade, ca. 1900; Belknap and Houston streets. Mayfest Carnival of Flowers Parade (3 photos)
  4. Guaranty State Bank, ca. 1929-1932; Shows crowd on Main Street looking north. Guaranty State Bank and Washer Bros. shown as well as other buildings and signs on Main Street (4 photos)
  5. Market Day, 1876; Scene near courthouse square, Weatherford at Houston streets (4 photos)
  6. Livestock Show, ca. early 1900s; Children showing cattle (2 photos)
  7. Texas & Pacific Railway Company Station, 1904; Station fire (3 photos)
  8. WBAP-TV, 1947; President Truman speaking in front of Texas & Pacific Railway Company Station. First televised broadcast in the southwest. The WBAP-TV broadcast occurred three days before FCC license was actually granted (2 photos)

People

  1. Carter, Amon G., Sr., ca. 1930s; Pictured with Franklin Hawkes (?), W. T. Waggoner, and Will Rogers (1 photo)
  2. Cassidy, Butch, ca. early 1900s; Butch Cassidy and his gang: Harry Longabaugh (the Sundance Kid), Ben Kilpatrick, Will Carver, and Harvey Logan (Kid Curry). Photo by Fort Worth photographer John Swartz (1 photo)
  3. First National Bank Employees, 1886-early 1900s; Formal and candid poses in interior of bank (9 photos)
  4. Hayne, Al (Memorial), ca. 1970s; Al Hayne died rescuing people from the Texas Spring Palace fire in 1889 (2 photos)
  5. Musicians, ca. 1890s; Group of musicians with guitars and violins (men and women) (1 photo)
  6. Town Hall Meeting, ca. 1960s; Group meeting at Will Rogers Coliseum (1 photo)
  7. Unidentified Man, n.d.; Possibly a Tarrant County banker or attorney or Major K. M. Van Zandt (1 photo)
  8. White, John Nathan, 1926; John Nathan White and wife, Billie Lorena White, San Angelo, Texas (parents of Jack White) (1 photo)

Places

Box OS357
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. Coleman, Texas, ca. 1880s; Street scene (2 photos)
  2. Fort Worth, Texas, ca. 1930s; Caption: "Part of Skyline of Fort Worth, Biggest City of its Size in the United States" (3 photos)
  3. Fort Worth, Texas, ca. 1960s-1970s; Looking south from railroad bridge at confluence of two forks of the Trinity and looking east (2 photos)
  4. Fort Worth, Texas, ca. 1980s; Continental Plaza and City Center II under construction, night views (9 photos)
  5. Reynolds Mansion, ca. 1900; Located at Summit and West Freeway (4 photos)
  6. Stockyards, ca. 1920s and 1940s; Aerial view showing Armour and Company and Swift and Company packing plants; stockyards security force posed in front of Armour and Company general office (2 photos)
  7. Will Rogers Coliseum Complex, ca. 1950s; Aerial view also shows Amon Carter Museum, Casa Manana, Fort Worth Art Museum, Fort Worth I.S.D. offices, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, and Kimbell Museum site (2 photos)

Streets

  1. Houston Street, ca. late 1800s; Tivoli Hall, A. J. Anderson Gun Store, and Fakes Furniture. Horses, wagons, and people in street in front of buildings (2 photos)
  2. Houston and Weatherford Streets, ca. 1870s; Market day. View is looking west from the courthouse (6 photos)
  3. Jennings Street, ca. 1882-1883; Winter scene, electric trolley on street behind St. Patricks Cathedral (6 photos)
  4. Jennings and Throckmorton Streets, ca. early 1900s; View from roof of old post office. Streets, city hall, courthouse, and Carnegie Library in view (14 photos)
  5. [Same as above]
  6. Main Street, ca. 1889; Looking south from courthouse (2 photos)
  7. Main Street, ca. 1895; Looking south from courthouse (2 photos)
  8. Main Street from Eighth Street, ca. 1890s; Looking north toward courthouse, trolley and horses and wagons in view (5 photos)
  9. Main Street from Seventh Street, ca. 1890s; Looking north toward courthouse. American National Bank, trolley, horses and wagons (7 photos)
  10. Main Street near Seventh Street, ca. 1890; Looking north toward courthouse (2 photos)
  11. Main Street Near 700 Block, ca. 1914; Looking north toward courthouse, Burkburnett building under construction (5 photos)
  12. Main Street from Tenth Street, ca. 1928; Looking north toward courthouse, Hippodrome Theater marquee and Majestic Theater banner hanging across street (11 photos)
  13. Seventh Street, 1936; Looking east on west Seventh Street at Summit during the Texas Centennial celebration (8 photos)
  14. Seventh Street, 1977; Looking east on west Seventh Street at Summit. W. D. Smith took this photograph from the Rotary Apartments to reproduce his 1936 shot of the same view (1 photo)

Transportation

  1. Fort Worth Transit Co., n.d.; View of track construction along Camp Bowie Blvd. looking east at Montgomery Street (3 photos)
  2. Texas and Pacific Railway Company, ca. 1880s; Engine 642 with people posed on and in front of engine (1 photo)

Subseries 2. Photographs, 16" x 20"

Box OS358
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. Fort Worth Cats, ca. 1920s; Dixie Series Pennant, Fort Worth Cats vs. New Orleans (1 photo)
  2. Fort Worth National Bank, ca. 1970s; Prints and negatives. Aerial view of downtown Fort Worth featuring the Fort Worth National Bank building (6 negatives and 5 prints of same view in various sizes)
  3. [Same as above]
  4. Fort Worth Arts District, 1971; Aerial view showing Fort Worth skyline in the distance. Amon Carter Museum and the Kimbell Museum in foreground. Color photograph mounted on board, 15" x 18.5", by Gordon Smith.
  5. Fort Worth Downtown, 1968; Aerial view showing Tarrant County Convention Center in foreground, Fort Worth skyline, and Trinity River. Color photograph mounted on board, 16" x 19.5", by Gordon Smith.
  6. Unidentified Office Scene, ca. early 1900s; Bank or law office. Three gentlemen are standing posed in scene 16" x 20".

Subseries 3. Maps

  1. Fort Worth, Texas, 1886; Birds-eye view of Fort Worth, "Queen of the Prairies." Border of map is illustrated with Fort Worth businesses (one 16" x 20" and one enlarged view in two sections each approx. 16" x 20")
  2. Fort Worth, Texas, 1888; Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, May 26, 1888. Tarantula map and buildings in Fort Worth on sheet, 11" x 16".
  3. Fort Worth, Texas, n.d.; Early map of additions and subdivisions within the city of Fort Worth certified by the city engineer, Jane Cotti (?) Possibly late 1800s early 1900s.
  4. Park Hill, 1925; "A Restricted Residence District, Ft. Worth, Texas. Planned for the Fairmount Land Co." Color map, 11.5" x 12".

Subseries 4. Printed Material

Box OS359
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. A Greater Fort Worth Tomorrow, 1956; Paperback book. Research, analysis, planning & presentation by Victor Gruen & Associates. Copyright by the Greater Fort Worth Planning Committee.
  2. Historical Prints of Fort Worth, 1972; Portfolio published by First of Fort Worth (The First National Bank of Fort Worth) Fort Worth buildings, events, people, and streets, ca. 1870s-1977 (17 prints). There are no descriptions with the prints, but they are all reproduced in the Jack White Photograph Collection.
  3. Newspaper Clippings, 1987-1988; Chicago Tribune, Dallas/Fort Worth Weekly, Las Vegas Sun, Los Angeles Times, and Travel Weekly. Clippings feature Sundance Square, the Arts District, and downtown Fort Worth. They describe the city’s western heritage and its regional attraction.
  4. Fort Worth News-Tribune (The News-Tribune), 1976-1986; Newspaper issues and sections from several issues with the column, "In Old Fort Worth." The column, by Mack Williams, features interesting stories about the people, places, buildings, and events in Fort Worth history. A special issue in 1976, contains many historic photographs.
  5. [Same as above]
  6. [Same as above]
  7. Fort Worth Press, 1961, 1993; The 1961 special section features Texas Christian University, "TCU’S Greatest Games." A 1993 clipping is titled, "Memories of the Old Fort Worth Press from Blackie Sherrod."
  8. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1981-1985; The clippings and sections feature stories about Butch Cassidy, Texas Wesleyan University, the Tarrant County Courthouse, Interstate 30, the development of Fort Worth and Tarrant County’s important industries, the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, and "Eastside," a history of the Handley area.
  9. [Same as above]
  10. [Same as above]

Subseries 5. Extra Oversize Photographs and Printed Material

OS148B
Folder(s) Title, Dates, and Description

  1. Fort Worth National Bank, ca. 1970s and n.d.; Views of two of the bank’s buildings (4 mounted photos)
  2. Room Interior, n.d.; Unidentified (1 mounted photo)
  3. Fort Worth, Texas, 1886; Birds-eye view by H. Wellge. Enlarged view and copies (4 photos)
  4. Fort Worth National Corporation, 1972; Cover photographs for the Fort Worth National Bank/Century One: 1873-1973 annual report. The report is illustrated with 1886 Fort Worth birds-eye map by H. Wellge (13 items)
  5. Newspapers, 1928; Photostat copies of the front pages of the Fort Worth Record-Telegram and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1/28-2/5/28 (10 sheets)

Table of Contents: Series III-VIII

Series III: Negatives    8x10 Negs    4x5 Negs     35mm & 2.25 Negs  
Series IV: Geological Surveys   3x5 Prints    4x6 Prints     8x10 Prints    4x5 Negs
Series V: Daniel Family   5x7 Prints    7.5x10.5 Prints    8.5x10.5 Prints     10x12Prints
Series VI: Printed Materials & Research Notes
Series VII: Miscellaneous
Series VIII: Oversized Material/11x14 Photographs    Aerials    Buildings    Businesses    Events     People    Places    Streets     Transportation   16x20 Photos    Maps    Printed Materials     Oversize-General     

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