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ON THIS DAY: Historic photos from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive for Sept. 23

1945: Veteran meat inspector C.W. Woolsey beside beef carcass at Armour & Co. meat packing plant. He was retiring after 45 years.
1945: Veteran meat inspector C.W. Woolsey beside beef carcass at Armour & Co. meat packing plant. He was retiring after 45 years. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections

What happened on this day? Here’s a look back at photos taken on Sept. 23 over the decades by Fort Worth Star-Telegram photographers.

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1951: Clown Joe Henry Thomason, right, checks the pulse of singer Patsy Admire as she entertained at Handley. The two were part of a motorcade touring eight towns to boost the third annual Keller Fair.
1951: Clown Joe Henry Thomason, right, checks the pulse of singer Patsy Admire as she entertained at Handley. The two were part of a motorcade touring eight towns to boost the third annual Keller Fair. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
1951: Lion-keeper Acy B. Smith juggles four cubs born to Rosy at Forest Park Zoo.
1951: Lion-keeper Acy B. Smith juggles four cubs born to Rosy at Forest Park Zoo. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
1939: A parade for a Free Fall Fair at Cross Plains High School. From left: Louise Carey, Johnye Frances Baldwin and Betty Jean Pembleton
1939: A parade for a Free Fall Fair at Cross Plains High School. From left: Louise Carey, Johnye Frances Baldwin and Betty Jean Pembleton Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
1946: A group of 69 Fort Worth Shriners are traveling on a Santa Fe tour of West Texas. From left, front: I.S. McConnell, E.L. Craft, W.E. Kinsey, Charles E. Hicks, S.R. Lockett, Jack Stanford, J.H. Marble. Back: J.L. Feagan and J.M. Lasseter.
1946: A group of 69 Fort Worth Shriners are traveling on a Santa Fe tour of West Texas. From left, front: I.S. McConnell, E.L. Craft, W.E. Kinsey, Charles E. Hicks, S.R. Lockett, Jack Stanford, J.H. Marble. Back: J.L. Feagan and J.M. Lasseter. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
2000: Between 250 and 300 riders, including Terry Richards, front center, rode in The Great Trail Drive at the Circle T Ranch in Westlake. The historic ranch would be soon developed by its owner, Ross Perot Jr. The event helped raise money for the Rocky Top Therapy Center.
2000: Between 250 and 300 riders, including Terry Richards, front center, rode in The Great Trail Drive at the Circle T Ranch in Westlake. The historic ranch would be soon developed by its owner, Ross Perot Jr. The event helped raise money for the Rocky Top Therapy Center. C. Somodevilla Fort Worth Star-Telegram
1983: Lamar High School Vikings football
1983: Lamar High School Vikings football Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
1938: Intersection of two cross-town thoroughfares, East Lancaster Avenue and Riverside Drive. This is one of the areas of high traffic accidents in Fort Worth, Texas. There are some cars in an intersection waiting to cross it.
1938: Intersection of two cross-town thoroughfares, East Lancaster Avenue and Riverside Drive. This is one of the areas of high traffic accidents in Fort Worth, Texas. There are some cars in an intersection waiting to cross it. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
1945: Veteran meat inspector C.W. Woolsey beside beef carcass at Armour & Co. meat packing plant. He was retiring after 45 years.
1945: Veteran meat inspector C.W. Woolsey beside beef carcass at Armour & Co. meat packing plant. He was retiring after 45 years. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
1939: Margaret Hughes, librarian in the children’s department of the new Fort Worth Public Library, conducts story hours for a children’s group.
1939: Margaret Hughes, librarian in the children’s department of the new Fort Worth Public Library, conducts story hours for a children’s group. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
1941: Seven boys on the Texas Christian University football team will open the season as the starting line against Tulsa: Phil Roach (80), Woodrow Adams (70), Leonard Pugh (60), Billy Blackstone (50), Captain Bill Crawford (61), Derrell Palmer (71), and Bruce Alford (83). The Frogs are adopting a new numbering system this season with ends wearing 80s, tackles 70s, guards 60s, and centers 50s.
1941: Seven boys on the Texas Christian University football team will open the season as the starting line against Tulsa: Phil Roach (80), Woodrow Adams (70), Leonard Pugh (60), Billy Blackstone (50), Captain Bill Crawford (61), Derrell Palmer (71), and Bruce Alford (83). The Frogs are adopting a new numbering system this season with ends wearing 80s, tackles 70s, guards 60s, and centers 50s. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collection
1987: Workmen installing the roof of the Equestrian Center at the Will Rogers complex.
1987: Workmen installing the roof of the Equestrian Center at the Will Rogers complex. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection/UT Arlington Special Collections
1961: Four men from Carswell Air Force Base 43rd Bomb Wing who hold speed records in B-58 flight meet Air Force Association President Thomas F. Stack. From left, Maj. William Polhemus, Capt. Richard Wagener, Stack, Lt. Col Henry Deutschendorf, Maj. W.R. Payne.
1961: Four men from Carswell Air Force Base 43rd Bomb Wing who hold speed records in B-58 flight meet Air Force Association President Thomas F. Stack. From left, Maj. William Polhemus, Capt. Richard Wagener, Stack, Lt. Col Henry Deutschendorf, Maj. W.R. Payne. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
2004: The Rock the Vote event was held at the University of Texas at Arlington campus.
2004: The Rock the Vote event was held at the University of Texas at Arlington campus. R. Jeena Jacob Fort Worth Star-Telegram
1941: Mrs. C.L. Dickerson carries her 3-month-old son, Jimmy, as she goes to board a train to Seattle on her way to Anchorage, Alaska, to join her husband, Lt. Dickerson, a former member of the Fort Worth police force who is stationed at Fort Richardson.
1941: Mrs. C.L. Dickerson carries her 3-month-old son, Jimmy, as she goes to board a train to Seattle on her way to Anchorage, Alaska, to join her husband, Lt. Dickerson, a former member of the Fort Worth police force who is stationed at Fort Richardson. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
1998: Ray Hicks, left, and Larry Stroud, both with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department, conduct bidding for abandoned horses at a livestock facility in Hutchins.
1998: Ray Hicks, left, and Larry Stroud, both with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department, conduct bidding for abandoned horses at a livestock facility in Hutchins. Paul Moseley STAR-TELEGRAM
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