Mid Cities Daily News Photography

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Mid Cities Daily News Photography

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This collection is primarily comprised of scanned 35mm negatives from the Mid Cities Daily News. Images from this collection range in date from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s and are thought be the only surviving copies from the paper.

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Green Valley Drag Racing Burn Out
Green Valley Raceway was originally part of a dairy farm owned by Bill and Dorothy McClure. It was bought by a racecar driver, Bill Hielscher, in 1972. The last race was in July, 1986. It was located near the corner of present day Smithfield and…

Holiday Roller Skating Interior and Skaters
Holiday Roller Skating rink in Haltom City, Texas operated from the 1950s to the early 2010s before becoming an agricultural center for Birdville ISD.

Holiday Roller Skating Race
Holiday Roller Skating rink in Haltom City, Texas operated from the 1950s to the early 2010s before becoming an agricultural center for Birdville ISD.

Bank Robbery Investigation
An officer exams a bag of cash dropped after a dye pack exploded.

Bank Robbery Investigation
An officer exams a bag of cash dropped after a dye pack exploded.

Fire Fighter and Cat
A fire fighter with a cat he rescued from the flames.

Couple Looks on at Apartment Fire
A couple looks on in horror as an apartment fire rages.

Bedford Fire Fighter
A Bedford fire fighter atop a ladder attempting to quell the blaze at an apartment complex.
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