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[Hotel Victoria]

Description: Postcard from the inside of Hotel Victoria looking out. The foreground appears to be a balcony or patio with arches and decorative stone- and metalwork. Outside, there are several unique-looking buildings, portions of a town, and mountains rising the background.
Date: March 1954
Partner: Palestine Public Library

The Jacal in the Big Bend: Its Origin and Evolution

Description: Draft of a paper tracing "the jacal from its pre-Hispanic origins in the pithouse to its emergence as a surface structure like those described by the earliest Spaniard soldiers and missionaries in the La Junta region." The author also identifies modern examples of the jacal that are still in use today; the paper includes a glossary and illustrations.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Partner: Texas A&M University Kingsville

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 83, July 1979 - April, 1980

Description: 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 437.
Date: 1979/1980
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

La Babia Ranch Wall

Description: Image of the name of "La Babia" ranch painted on the outer stone wall of the ranch. La Babia was a 450,000 acre ranch located in Musquiz, Coahuila, Mexico.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reeves, Frank
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

[Spanish Mission]

Description: Photograph of a Spanish Mission. There is no accompanying information regarding the location or the name of this Spanish Mission. To the left, there is an ornately craved wooden door providing the entrance to the church. To the right, there is another large plain door which provides the entrance to the mission courtyard. On the rooftop, five different men have been posted as lookouts. In front of the courtyard entrance, dozens of Villistas have gathered in front of that entrance.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Revolutionaries in Chihuahua City]

Description: Photograph of armed revolutionaries walking by the post office building in Mexico's Chihuahua City. The people riding past the rebels in horse-drawn carriages peer over at the group. Individuals inside the post office can be seen looking down at the scene from the windows. Young boys run alongside the carriages to keep up with the revolutionaries.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Main plaza gazebo in Matamoros]

Description: Photograph of the gazebo at the main plaza in Matamoros, Mexico. The gazebo features a mosaic tile base, a painted ceiling, a chandelier, string lights, pillars, and ironwork railing. The area surrounding the plaza is slick with rain. A flag pole with a small waving flag appears to the right.
Date: [1980..1994]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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