What Fort Worth, Texas, looked like in the 1940s

The Fort Worth Cats, a minor league affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers, are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals. In the top of the sixth inning the Cardinals' star player, Stan Musial (6) attempted a steal of second. Musial is shown sliding feet first into the bag as the throw from Cat catcher George Pfister bounces away from shortstop Barney White.

Some of the most popular planes are being taxied over for civilians to inspect. At the far left is a B-29 Super Fortress.

Spectators are lining both sides of the street as the procession travels down Main Street. A&M Cadets are marching in lines of six. They are passing the Milner Hotel, A. Davis Company, and the Texas Coffee Shop.

(George Washington) Carver Health Center for Negroes," established in January 1946, located at 506 Jones Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The building was originally built in 1913-1914 as the "Emergency Hospital" which later became the City-County Hospital. This building continued as City-County Hospital until 1939, when a new building for the City-County Hospital opened on July 16, 1939, known today as John Peter Smith Hospital. The Carver Health Center operated in the basement of the building.

Although it was the second house in the neighborhood and has been lived in continuously for 64 years, the little cottage at 605 W. First Street is still doing duty for its owners. Keller built the house in 1880 on property bought 90 years ago by Mrs. Keller's father, Charles Turner. The family lived in it until about 1908, when it was moved from the original location on Second to the north side of the block facing First, to make space for the 12-room home the Kellers now occupy. The smaller place now is a rent house. The house is of frame construction and has seven rooms, connected by old-fashioned folding doors. Originally it was situated in the middle of the 200-foot-square lot. Now it's set close to the street, the larger home being directly behind it. Four generations have lived in the cottage including the Keller buggies, carriages, and wagons to Fort Worth. n, November 16, 1944.

The building was built in 1889 and was once the city's skyscraper. When Col. John R. Hoxie, wealthy business man who established the Fort Worth Stockyards Company and the Fort Worth Packing House, came here from Chicago the southern end of Main Street was flourishing. To situate the bank he founded in an up-and-coming section, he bought property on what then was South Main and constructed the most modern building the town had seen. He remained in Fort Worth as the bank's president until 1894, when J. W. Spencer succeeded him. About 1900 the Farmers and Mechanics Bank moved to Seventh and Main. It remained there until 1918, when it merged with the American National Bank and moved, still as the Farmers and Mechanics National to the American National temporary headquarters at Fifth and Main. Shortly afterward, the Union Gospel Mission purchase the original Farmers and Mechanics building and used it until 1941, when Anderson bought it.

It was built in 1890. Mrs. Bailey has made the most of the unusual architectural features and floor plan in converting it into an attractive home-studio. On the corner lot, the home consists of two large rooms, one upstairs and one directly beneath it, formerly used as a stable and carriage room. Upstairs four alcoves, with built-in beds in the walls of each, open off the main room. From this queer arrangement Mrs. Bailey has made several bedrooms, a parlor, library, sunroom, kitchen, dining room and studio. She is particularly proud of the polished rosewood and walnut woodwork and the exquisitely carved walnut mantel which won first place in its class in the Chicago Exposition in 1893. Although it has attracted as much attention as any house in Fort Worth, there is still some controversy over the name of the builder and his reason for constructing such a home. Some even believe the legend that an eccentric sea captain modeled the house after his lost schooner.

It is a huge two-story brick house with a portico, chimney and three dormers. The property sits on a small hill. There are steps to reach a landing in the yard and half of the front yard is inclined at an angle. The driveway on the left leads to a two-car garage at the back. There is a car parked in the garage.

The first floor of the building housed Wally Williams, Incorporated Fashion Center and Seventh Street Drugs. There are several automobiles parked outside the Bewley Building and a few more traveling down the street.

The structure was completed during the summer. This is one story long building made of bricks, and has many windows. It contains eight classrooms, library, kindergarten room, office, health unit, book room, teachers' lounge, and a combination auditorium and cafeteria. Five acres of landscaped playgrounds surround the building. The school will be open for the first time to Fort Worth school children September 12.

This new church stands as a monument to years of work by the congregation and the former pastor, Reverend (Rev.) H. O. Bennett. It is one story brick building.

The flag-draped gray casket, bearing the body of Corporal (Corp.) James E. Newman, Japanese prison victim, is carried from First Baptist Church, where funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon, by an honor guard of six soldiers from Fort Worth Army Air Field.

Bob Hope golf match. Packed aboard this motor-scooter at the River Crest Country Club Sunday afternoon during the a Milk and Ice Fund benefit match between Bob Hope, Byron Nelson, Raymond Gafford and Jimmy Nichols, were, left to right, David Butler of Hollywood, Mrs. Gaylord H. Chizum, Bob Hope, Mrs. Lee H. Armer, and Mrs. Robert K. Hanger.

The stone house has a bay window and two symmetrical large windows in the front. The house features a large screened sun room to the left of the house. It has a very large yard. In the background is a neighboring house undergoing roofing work. There are two men working on the roof.

Livestock were back in the pens at the stockyards here Monday and Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) livestock handlers and packing plant employees were off the picket line and on their jobs again after a twelve-day absence. A load of Herefords arrive at the unloading dock as handlers supervise.

The floor is covered in tall stacks of paper on which the children are sitting. In the foreground, center, are Lawrence and Frances Barkley. In the rear, far right, is Carla Sue Davidson, who collected 1.500 pounds of paper. Others left to right, are Joe Taylor, Bob Hardie and Dennis Conarty.

The group of men were sent from Convair picket lines to patrol in front of Acme Fast Freight's offices at 701 E. 5th Street, because of a concern related to a truck driver that was out of a job after he refused to cross lines at the bomber plant.

More than 100 Fort Worth Cats fans lined up along West 5th Street early Wednesday morning when the public sale of tickets opened for the Fort Worth, Texas, portion of the Texas League playoff. Tickets were sold at the Adam Hat Store in downtown Fort Worth, Texas.

Shown is the front view of the Coliseum, where cars are parked lined up along the sides and curbs. There are three people shown on the left side of the picture.

In a few weeks, the famed roses will be blooming and other plants will be in flower, their roots drinking up beneficial moisture deposited by the snow. Though the snow mantle was thick, several points in the garden may be seen, even if only in outline.

Downtown vehicular traffic went one-way Monday. Left, a fewi of the northbound traffic on Main at Eighth. Right, Patrolman J. L. Nash at Houston and Seventh warns a morotist that center lanes on the one-way streets are for 'straight-ahead' driving and not for left or right turns. The motorist had started to make a left turn." "Star-Telegram Photo." Published Star-Tel Eve. Sept. 25, 1944. One-way vehicular traffic in downtown Fort Worth, Texas on Main and Eighth Street. There is a bus for Polytechnic High School, a truck, several cars, and a dairy truck at the intersection.

Ladd Furniture and Carpet Company building showing where E. A. Larkin, 70, plunged to his death. Mr. Larkin died of multiple injuries suffered from the fall from the furniture company's building.

This is a picture of a death scene. At this spot on University Drive, a short distance south of Crestline Road and near a meandering drive to Botanic Garden, the body of Miss Donna Kathleen Zeck, 25, bride-to-be of a Texas Christian University basket ball player, was found early morning. The body was found by Captain Mark R. Stephens, who was driving his car north on University Drive, rushing his wife to a hospital for treatment. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, October 30, 1946.

Shown here is part of the 297 military vehicles in the parade, which included peeps, jeeps, mobile artillery, motorized machine gun details, ambulances and antiaircraft units. The pavement is glistening from the rain. Jeeps are driving down the road in two neat rows. Most spectators are braving the rain and standing on the periphery of the street, although a few are peeking from underneath the awnings. Several downtown buildings with their storefront signs can be seen.

The 155th Infantry of the 31st Division came into their bivouac area around Farrington Field Saturday afternoon to help in Fort Worth's Army Day celebration Monday. Pup tents of the regiment are pitched under trees on the west side of the entrance to the stadium parking area.

There was an explosion at Convair employee F. W. Barton's garage apartment and the home of A. O. Chewning early Wednesday morning.

He stroked in the next one for a par four to finish with 70 and take the 54-hole lead with a 211 total. Far left is Herman Barron and Bob Hamilton standing a few feed beyond cup. The hill is lined with spectators.

This building previously served as the Klavern No. 1 Ku Klux Klan (KKK) hall. In 1927, Leonard's Department Store purchased the building for a warehouse. Since then, the building has been used as a boxing arena and, more recently, by Ellis Pecan Co. There are automobiles on the street.

People at the Botanic Garden's Municipal Rose Garden in Fort Worth. The view is from across a small pond. A pergola is at the top of terraced beds.

People walking in the Botanic Garden's Municipal Rose Garden in Fort Worth. The view is from the bottom of the stairs to the top.

Jumping the gun on the city-wide cleanup campaign set or August 12-19, this city street department crew Monday night started washing sidewalks and street in the business district, a service which has been curtailed for some time due to manpower shortages in the department. They will wash the street nightly throughout the summer as part of the city's effort to "clean up the city and keep it clean". Shown washing the sidewalk at 5th and Throckmorton on west side of the 500 block of the latter street are, left to right, Harry Reynolds, street cleaning foreman; Ben S. Ingle and C. D. Duncan, workers; C. C. Allsup, truck driver, in cab, and H. H. Hester, street superintendent, who is standing on running board.

There are people and automobiles on the street. Fakes & Co., The Fair, the Camera Shop, and the Ellison Furniture Store are among the visible businesses in the foreground. The Texas & Pacific Passenger Station can be seen in the distance.

The Greenville High School Band, brought to Fort Worth, Texas, as a compliment to Hale Clyde Salter, Greenville, Texas, grand commander. The band is marching in front of the Star-Telegram building. There are people watching the parade on the either side of the road.

Located on the west corner of Fifth and Main street, the 200-foot-tall, sixteen-story tower neighbors fellow Art Deco landmarks the Kress Building and Blackstone Hotel.

The Sinclair Building is a Zigzag Moderne skyscraper in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Located on the west corner of Fifth and Main street, the 200-foot-tall, sixteen-story tower neighbors fellow Art Deco landmarks the Kress Building and Blackstone Hotel.

This air view of the Farrington Field crowd and surroundings was made Saturday afternoon during the semifinals high school football game between the Wichita Falls Coyotes and Highland Park Highlanders by the Ritchey Flying Service.