Mary F. Burgon Collection

Summary: Burgon donated photographic prints of horse and buggy hitching posts in Fort Worth. She also donated numerous slides of Fort Worth buildings, homes, and events.
 
 
Photographic prints, 4 by 6 inches, color, October 1, 1995
  • 1400 Belle Place, horse hitching post
  • 1325 Virginia Place, hitching post
  • 1214 Virginia Place, horse and buggy hitching post

Slides

  • Fort Worth Children's Museum, Water Birds Exhibit, 1947
  • West 7th Street, 1953
  • Medical Arts Building, September 1953
  • West 7th Street, Theatre Row, August 1954
  • Trinity River, Texas Electric smokestacks, 1954
  • Eagle Mountain Lake, November 1956
  • Eagle Mountain Lake, May 1957
  • Mixmaster pedestrian walkway, June 1957
  • Neighborhood ruined by flooding, June 16, 1957
  • Downtown Fort Worth, 1958
  • Trinity River looking east toward downtown Fort Worth, March 1959
  • U.S. Air Force jet, October 1959
  • First Airmail, under bomber, October 1959
  • West 7th Street canyon, 1950s

Downtown Fort Worth skyline, undated 

Pictured: Downtown Fort Worth skyline, undated

  • Will Rogers Memorial Center statue of Will Rogers and Soapsuds, late 1950s
  • Fort Worth from Continental Bank, late 1950s
  • Continental Bank, late 1950s
  • Aerial of Downtown Fort Worth, February 1960
  • Log Cabin, February 1960
  • Fort Worth skyline, 1960
  • Amon Carter Museum, March 1961, July 1962
  • Skyline from Amon Carter Museum, July 1962
  • Stone work from the Post Office on Jennings Avenue, April 1965
  • Mahlon Hotel, site of Draughon Business School in 1907, July 1965
  • 1414 Main, King's Liquor Store, Mahlon Hotel, July 1965
  • Winfield Jr. Building, 1965
  • Buildings torn down for Convention Center, 1965
  • 1112 Main Street, Crowdus Building, Jefferson Hotel, 1965
  • Log Cabin Village, July 1966
  • Fort Worth Zoo, Forest Park ferris wheel, July 1966
  • Blue Angels Aviation Air Show, Carswell, August 1968
  • Hells Angels Aviation Air Show, General Dynamics Plant, August 1968
  • Marquee Theater Lights, 1960s
  • Medical Arts building demolition, June 1973
  • Houson Street from Convention Center, November 10, 1975
  • U.S. Bicentennial parade, July 1976
  • Paddock Viaduct, May 1980
  • Lake Worth frozen over, December 1983-January 1984
  • Knights of Pythias, Castle Hall, May 1985
  • Fire Station Number 1, May 1985
  • 1709 Tremont, November 1985
  • 4300 Camp Bowie, November 1993
  • 2201 Kenley, Camp Bowie, 1993
  • 1505 Clover Lane, Camp Bowie, 1993
  • 1704 Grand Avenue, February 1995
  • 3100 West 7th, barber shop, February 1995
  • Shamrock Motel, February 1995
  • Weatherford Drive-In, Texas Highway 180, February 1995
  • 1352 Park Street, W.R. Ross House, carriage block, February 1995
  • 4900 Byers, Fairfield Bryce House, carriage block, February 1995
  • 4470 El Campo, Camp Bowie, officer housing, undated
  • Fort Worth skyline, undated
  • Stairs from Heritage Park to Trinity River, undated
  • Tarrant County Courthouse from Heritage Park, undated
  • Motel on Texas Highway 183, undated
  • Forest Park Train, undated
  • Downtown Fort Worth, undated
  • I-35W Bridges, undated
  • Atcheson, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, undated
  • 7th and Houston, undated