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[La Princesita]

Description: Photograph of an early family album page with two photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The front page displays a newspaper cut-out of a dance performer wearing a strap dress, long earrings, and a decorated headband. On the right side are the lyrics of the song "La Princesita" (Little Princess) by the Spanish singer, José Padilla. Unknown words are written in blue ink. On the back page a group of children and a woman (on the very right) are on a floating port at an unidentifie… more
Date: [1924..1940]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

We lost our job at Mineral Wells, Texas

Description: This is a picture that was found in Mr. Weaver's collection, and captioned "We lost our job at Mineral Wells, Texas." This type of advertising was used by most of the drinking pavilions in this popular health resort to tout the beneficial effects of Mineral Wells' waters. There were numerous testimonials attesting the truth of such claims. When the Food and Drug Administration began to enforce the nation's drug laws vigorously in the mid-1930's, however, there were no rigorous scienti… more
Date: 1920?/1930?
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Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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