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[Photograph of an Outdoor Party]

Photograph of a group of men, women, and children sitting on a blanket at an outdoor party. Three of the individuals have numbers handwritten on them which correspond to their names: 1. Mr. George Dawson, 2. Mrs. Juana Dawson, and 3. Stepheny Dawson. A handwritten note on the back of the photo is mostly illegible but is written in Spanish.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Mary Coe Daniels, Woman of the West

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Mary Coe Daniels, pioneer of West Texas, and her family. Daniels and her husband and children made their home in West Texas, despite threats of bandits and influenza. She kept house, ran a successful store, delivered babies, and even became a U.S. mail carrier. At the time this paper was created, Mary Cole Daniels was 76 year old and still greeting customers in her general store.

Date: April 1, 1969

Creator: Godbold, Susan

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Postcard of Chito Manriques in a Car]

Postcard of a man sitting in an old-fashioned car. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard states that the man is the brother of Juana Dawson, Chito Manriques. There is also a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the postcard.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of a Group of Men]

Photograph of a group of men on a rocky slope in front of a tree. George Dawson is labeled with a handwritten "1." A handwritten note on the back of the photo suggests that it was taken at "La Mora" ranch near Shafter.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Historic Marker Application: Acequia Madre de Valero]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Acequia Madre de Valero, in San Antonio, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and maps.

Date: 1968

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

Band in Uniform

Copy negative of the McMurry Band standing on a sidewalk outside a shop in Black Rocks, Mexico. One student is wearing a sombrero and having his shoes shined by a boy. Another is balancing baskets on his head.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Band Students

Copy negative of the McMurry Band standing together on a street in Del Rio Texas. Some of the students are in uniform, but most of the girls aren't. There are buildings lining the street, a bus behind them, and the location is written at the top left of the photograph.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Americæ Nova descriptio

This map shows the western hemisphere including North and South America and the surrounding areas. Some regions are outlined in color and places, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked pictorially in color. There are several color illustrations of ships and creatures in the oceans. Place names are also noted. Scale [ca. 1:50,000,000].

Date: 1682

Creator: Seile, Anne, d. 1678 & Vaughan, Robert

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Amérique Septentrionale en 1540

This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Each country or region is outlined in color and labeled. Major cities and bodies of water are marked. There are several notations on areas throughout the map and there is text beneath the map with information regarding explorations and discoveries with a color key. Scale [ca. 1:33,333,333].

Date: unknown

Creator: Houzé, A.

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Niños con Necesidades Médicas Especiales: Boletín para familias, Enero 2017

Newsletter from the Texas Department of State Health Services providing information on health care for children with special needs, including resources for medical help and community services.

Date: January 2017

Creator: Texas. Department of Health.

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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[News Clip: School plan]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: October 18, 1979, 10:00 p.m.

Duration: 2 minutes 06 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Centinela del Rio Grande. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 13, 1850

Weekly newspaper from Brownsville, Texas published in English and Spanish that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: March 13, 1850

Item Type: Newspaper

Partner: San Jacinto Museum of History

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Bob Kap Archive #3: South American Tour of Canada Team

Home movies that document the 1962 World Cup held in various cities throughout Chile. The film begins with still portraits of Brazilian soccer players before transitioning to scenes of city streets, sightseeing, soccer games and practice drills, and soccer players traveling. The film is silent and alternates between color and black and white images.

Date: 1962-05-30/1962-06-17

Duration: 47 minutes 08 seconds

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 637.

Date: 1960

Creator: Texas State Historical Association

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Texas State Historical Association