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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Fort Worth (Tex.)"”.
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A central branch YMCA for Fort Worth, Texas
This written thesis is prepared as a supplement to the design or graphic thesis which was completed this semester in Architecture 461. It is an extension of the written work which was begun with the program done in Architecture 422 in the fall semester. The intent in this composition is to further …
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Amon Carter: The Founder of Modern Fort Worth, 1930-1955
From 1930 to 1955, Amon Carter, publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, exerted his power to create modern Fort Worth. Carter used his stature as the publisher of the city's major newspaper to build a modern city out of this livestock center. Between 1930 and 1955, Carter lobbied successfully …
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The Development of IAM District Lodge 776 in Fort Worth, Texas, 1942-1946: A Case Study in the Growth of Organized Labor During World War II
… of Machinists (IAM), District Lodge 776, of Fort Worth, Texas, during the war years. The main argument of the thesis runs along three basic lines. First, it demonstrates that the experiences of the Fort Worth Machinists clearly fit into the national labor movement during the war years. …
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From Stockyards to Defense Plants, the Transformation of a City: Fort Worth, Texas, and World War II
… as those forces forever altered the city of Fort Worth, Texas. Prior to World War II, Fort Worth's economy revolved around cattle, food-processing, and oil, industries that depended largely on an unskilled labor force. The Fort Worth Stockyards laid claim to the single largest workforce in …