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[Photograph of a Cannon]

Photograph of a burnt out cannon in front of a forest.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Photograph of Jesse and Dorothy Fletcher at Cannon]

Photograph of Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher and Mrs. Dorothy Fletcher standing next to the cannon on campus, "Arizona Bill." They are visible from the waists up, and Dorothy stands slightly in front of her husband.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of HSU Cannon Arizona Bill]

Photograph of Sergeant First Class James Robert playing a bugle horn beside the Hardin-Simmons University “Arizona Bill” cannon. A typed note on the back of the photograph reads, "10-27-99 HSU Cannon -- S.F.C.U.S. Army James Robert ROHR Veteran's Honor Guard -- V.F.W. [Veterans of Foreign Wars] Abilene Texas."

Date: October 27, 1999

Creator: Meinhardt, Bob

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Moody Center]

Photograph taken from a distance of Moody Center at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The “Arizona Bill” cannon can be seen in the foreground.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Cannon that shot Lord Nelson's arm off

Photograph of the cannon that shot Admiral Lord Nelson's arm off, taken in Santa Cruz on Tenerife. Several ships that appear to be naval vessels are visible in the background.

Date: 1968

Creator: Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[News Clip: Circus]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.

Date: November 28, 1964

Duration: 2 minutes 29 seconds

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

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[News Clip: The Making of 'Alamo']

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.

Date: March 1, 1988

Duration: 25 minutes 04 seconds

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

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[News Clip: The Texas Experience]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.

Date: unknown

Duration: 59 minutes 43 seconds

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

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[News Clip: Texas Experience]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.

Date: unknown

Duration: 55 minutes 41 seconds

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

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Statues on Point Lobos near the Cliff House]

Photograph of a row of classical statues overlooking the Pacific Ocean near Point Lobos in California, imported by millionaire Adolph Sutro, from Belgium just before the 20th century. The statues rested on the parapet at Sutro Heights.

Date: 1900~

Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 37.777875 -122.512073

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Exterior View of a Mission Church and a Cannon]

Photograph of an exterior view of the Our Lady of Loreto Chapel in the Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, with a cannon in front of it. The building has mesquite trees and cactus around it.

Date: May 16, 1952

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of Six Cannons Firing a Salute]

Photograph of six cannons, lined up facing left in a gravel or concrete lot in front of a two story building. One of the cannons in the middle has just fired, leaving a thick, light-colored cloud coming from the muzzle. To the right of the cannons, there are military members in uniform, standing with their backs to the cannons. There is a dark sedan parked to the left of the two-story building, and more cars are slightly visible past the cannons, parked in front of the building. There is handwr… more

Date: unknown

Creator: Cromeans, Ernie

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: University of Texas Permian Basin

[List of Cannon Pieces Given to Marcos Hernández]

List from Matía Quintero containing the pieces of cannons given to Marcos Hernández.

Date: 1845-09~

Item Type: Text

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo Alcalde, June 19, 1845]

Letter from Policarzo Martinez to the Laredo alcalde, informing him that two cannons will be sent to Laredo.

Date: 1845-06~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from José Lázaro Benavides to the Local Judge, September 28, 1845]

Letter from José Lázaro Benavides to the local judge, stating he has received two cannons.

Date: 1845-09~

Item Type: Letter

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

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[News Clip: Firm produces millionth shell]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Houston manufacturing company producing its millionth mortar shell for U.S. Armed Forces fighting in Korea.

Date: February 25, 1953

Duration: 40 seconds

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

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of 119th Field Armory Soldiers Shooting Cannon]

Postcard of soldiers shooting cannons in a field, with the caption, "Bat. D. 119th F.A. in action. Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. J. Claude Hill in Hartford, Michigan and says, "Dear Folks, Am getting along fine. Can limp around without my crutches. I am listed as a cannoneer and will be one of this bunch on the other side when I get well enough I expect! Will write you a letter soon. Loving son [?]."

Date: November 18, 1917

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Fritz Linnstaedter on Cannon]

Photograph of Fritz Linnstaedter sitting on the barrel of a large cannon in an open field, with buildings in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[5" Gun Crew Manning "E" Gun]

Photograph of a 5" gun crew manning Gun 16 during S.B.B.P. in October 1929. This is one of the ship's long guns, and it takes a large crew to adequately manage it, there is even a stripe painted on the deck that the crew operates around; most of the men in this photo are standing and watching the crew.

Date: October 1929

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Postcard of Soldiers Monument in Derby, Connecticut]

Postcard of a photograph of a monument with a statue figure on top, sitting between two long canons on a small mound surrounded by trees. The monument bears the word "Gettysburg," and handwritten text at the bottom of the postcard identifies it as a soldier's monument. A town area can be partially seen in the background, through the trees. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.

Date: 1904~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Howard Payne University Library