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Historic plaque, Lee County Courthouse

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Giddings, Texas. It reads: "Lee County Courthouse. Designed by J.R. Gordon along lines similar to New York State Capitol and several buildings at Harvard University. Classified as Richardsonian Romanesque style, after the famous Louisiana-born architect Henry B. Richardson. Built by Sonnefield, Emmins and Abright of San Antonion, 1899. Replaced first courthouse, which burned 1897. Located on crest of divide separating the Colorado and Brazos River Basins. Reco… more
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.181389441912657 -96.93802430422971
Partner: UNT Libraries

Historic plaque, First Girl's Tomato Club in Texas

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Cameron, Texas. It reads: "First Girl's Tomato Club in Texas. The first Girl's Tomato Clubs in Texas were organized in 1912 in Milam County to acquaint young women in rural areas with tomato production and canning techniques. At the request of the United States Department of Agriculture, Mrs. Edna Westbrook Trigg, a local high school principal, agreed to undertake the project. She organized eleven clubs throughout the county, with members ranging in age from t… more
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.850318044953756 -96.97671676556087
Partner: UNT Libraries

Historic plaque, Milam County Jail of 1895

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Cameron, Texas. It reads: "Milam County Jail of 1895. When the 1875 Milam County Jailhouse grew too crowded in the 1890s, it was removed to make room for larger facilities. In March 1895, the Milam County Commissioners awarded a contract to the Pauly Jail Building and Manufacturing Company of St. Louis, Missouri, for the construction of a larger prison. The company furnished all supplies, including St. Louis pressed bricks. County Judge Sam Streetman, who late… more
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.85105903066381 -96.97556848413092
Partner: UNT Libraries

Historic plaque, Mrs. Edna Westbrook Trigg

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Cameron, Texas. It reads: "Mrs. Edna Westbrook Trigg (December 30, 1868 - November 15, 1946). Pioneer leader of Texas women in rural club work. While serving as principal of a school near Milano, Mrs. Trigg was asked by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1911 to supervise Texas' first Girls' Tomato Club. Her role included organization, teaching, and experimentation. In Aug. 1912, her clubs showed canned products at Milano Fair -- the state's first … more
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.85387978238809 -96.97715772378842
Partner: UNT Libraries

Historic plaque, Milam County Courthouse

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Cameron, Texas. It reads: "Milam County Courthouse. This is the fourth structure to serve as the Milam County Courthouse. The local Masonic Lodge laid the cornerstone for the building on July 4, 1891. Designed by architect A.O. Watson of Austin, the courthouse at one time feature a second empire roof and a cupola with a four-sided clock. The clock was removed and the roof altered in a 1938 renovation project by the Federal Works Progress Administration. As the… more
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.85029767029963 -96.97574668068842
Partner: UNT Libraries

[News Script: Air Force]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Carswell Air Force Base unveiling a stone monument commemorating the Air Force's Seventh Bombardment Wing.
Date: June 8, 1962
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Viet-Wall]

Description: Video footage from the NBC 5/KXAS station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This story was produced for the 10:00 P.M. news broadcast.
Date: November 8, 1992, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

[News Clip: Mt. Rushmore Facelift]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about conservation work on Mt. Rushmore. The footage shows men hanging off of Thomas Jefferson's nose. The story aired at 6:00 A.M.
Date: July 8, 2005
Duration: 43 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Daughters of Republic of Texas]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a plaque unveiled by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas organization on the site of its original founding headquarters in Houston.
Date: November 8, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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