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Follow on Google News | Histories of Communities Through Vintage ImagesLocal authors to sign Images of America and Legendary Locals pictorial histories
The people of Arlington have always had a can-do spirit. There's Carrie Rogers, the society matron who became marshal; Tillie Burgin, who changed the face of social services in Arlington; and Tom Vandergriff, the boy mayor who stayed on the job for 26 years. When educational opportunities were deemed inadequate, Edward E. Rankin and other leading citizens founded and supported a school that grew into the University of Texas at Arlington. Before there was the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, Jim Hayes opened the eyes of Arlington leaders to the difficulties of navigating the University of Texas at Arlington and the city in a wheelchair. Never willing to be overshadowed by Dallas or Fort Worth, their larger neighbors to the east and west, Arlington residents embraced industry and progress, and their enterprising spirit attracted the notice of the nation. Lea Worcester and Evelyn Barker have mined the rich visual collections of the University of Texas at Arlington Library Special Collections to bring Arlington's past and present to life. Photographs included are from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Arlington Citizen-Journal collections, as well as from private sources. Join the authors for a signing: Where: Costo 600 West Arbrook Blvd., Arlington TX 76014 When: June 15th, 2013; 12:00 —3:00 p.m. End
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