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Texas

Description: Map of Texas, showing cities and towns, county seats, state parks and forests, pioneer roads and trails, bodies of water, and other geologic features. The map also includes information on the lands of the Permanent School Fund. Bill Allcorn, Commissioner of the General Land Office in the 1950s, emphasizes the importance of freedom and independence in the Lone Star State in a note in the lower-left corner. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,344,320] (approximately 37 miles to the inch).
Date: 1959
Creator: General Land Office
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

State of New Mexico

Description: Map of New Mexico, showing county lines, roads, and towns. The map also includes American Indian reservations, National Parks, land grants, areas of elevation, and bodies of water. Relief shown by hachures. Scale ca. 1:760,320
Date: 1950
Creator: New Mexico State Highway Department
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

State of New Mexico

Description: Map of New Mexico, showing county lines, roads, and towns. The map also includes American Indian reservations, National Parks, land grants, areas of elevation, and bodies of water. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:760,320] (12 miles to the inch).
Date: 1950
Creator: New Mexico State Highway Department
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas

Description: Map of Texas, showing cities and towns, county seats, state parks and forests, pioneer roads and trails, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Note in the lower-left corner by Bascom Giles, Commissioner of the General Land Office in the 1950s. Handwritten note in pencil: "Property of N. H. Kincaid." Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:1,520,640] (24 miles to the inch).
Date: 1951
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[News Script: Lake Como]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the completion and dedication to the new recreation building at Lake Como Park. The park was possible by the 86 acre donation of land given by Amon Carter Senior. His son, Amon Carter Junior dedicated the building in honor of his father during the dedication.
Date: June 15, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Dallas opens golf links to negroes]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about municipal golf courses in Dallas being opened to negroes as part of the city's park department lowering the color bar on park facilities.
Date: June 11, 1954
Duration: 42 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Western United States : an invitation.

Description: Map shows national park locations and boundaries, major highways, state boundaries, major cities and towns along highway routes, ports, airports, and railroad terminals. Insets: "Alaska" and "Hawaiian Islands." Scale [ca. 1:4,600,000], [ca. 1:12,600,000], and [ca. 1:4,300,000].
Date: 1955
Creator: United States National Park Service
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[News Script: Bear]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Dallas zoo getting a grizzly bear.
Date: July 7, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Rio Grande River in Santa Elena Canyon 5]

Description: Photograph of the Rio Grande River running through Santa Elena Canyon with Mexico on the left and Texas on the right located in Big Bend National Park. Three individuals are standing along the shore and there is some plant life growing throughout the area.
Date: 1951
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[On Enchanted Rock]

Description: Photograph of a person standing on top of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. Large rock formations surround the individual and trees can be seen in the background.
Date: August 1951
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[View From St. Mary's Campground]

Description: Photograph of the view from Saint Mary's Campground in Glacier National Park. A car and a tent are located in the foreground of the photo. The campgrounds are surrounded by trees and a mountainous landscape can be seen in the distance.
Date: 1956
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Family Outside Basin Cabin]

Description: Photograph of unidentified family members standing outside a basin cabin located in Big Bend National Park. The cabin is a small building with rectangular windows and the number "25" marked on its doors. A mountainous landscape can be seen in the distance and various plant life is growing throughout the surrounding area.
Date: 1951
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Beside Balanced Rock]

Description: Photograph of an individual sitting beside Balanced Rock positioned on top of a rock formation. Some foliage is located on the left and right sides of the photo.
Date: August 1951
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[View at Bear Mountain]

Description: Photograph of large boulders and foliage growing on Bear Mountain at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. Cacti and other small plants are located in the foreground of the photo while boulders and trees are located at the top of the hill.
Date: August 1951
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Rio Grande River in Santa Elena Canyon 4]

Description: Photograph of the Rio Grande River running through Santa Elena Canyon with Mexico on the left and Texas on the right located in Big Bend National Park. Three individuals are standing along the shore and there is some plant life growing throughout the area.
Date: 1951
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University
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