Celebrating 70 Years: News on Film: 1959-1978

Robert Kennedy Speaking in Dallas, 1959

Joan Crawford, 1963

A story about actress Joan Crawford visiting Dallas for the annual meeting of the Pepsi-Cola bottlers association. In this footage, Crawford is asked about the state of Hollywood and glamor of new actors.

Piccadilly Lunch Counter Sit-In, 1964

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a civil rights demonstration at the Dallas Piccadilly Cafeteria.

Beatles-mania in Dallas, 1964

A story about teenage girls waiting overnight at the Preston State Bank in Dallas, Texas to buy tickets to see The Beatles in concert in September.

Harvey Milk in Dallas, 1978

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the Texas Gay Conference V at the Royal Coach Inn in Dallas, Texas, including an interview with Harvey Milk.

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