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The cabin book: or, sketches of life in Texas

Description: This is an English translation of the German text, which is a historical novel about the creation of the Republic of Texas. It consists of a series of sketches that depict the new Republic of Texas as a land of opportunity for immigrants.
Date: 1844
Creator: Sealsfield, Charles, 1793-1864 & Mersch, Ch. Fr.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Die Tochter Tehuan's: oder Texas im vorigen Jahrhundert.

Description: This German text is a work of fiction that paints a historical picture of life in Spanish Texas. The protagonist is a young Spanish immigrant, Don Hesu Navarro, who befriends Tehuan and his family. The action is centered around the San Jose Mission in San Antonio.
Date: 1866
Creator: Hoermann, Alto S. (Alto Sebastian), 1829-1867
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Casa de Espana Food Booth]

Description: Photograph of the Casa de Espana food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two people wait in line outside of the booth that reads "Casa de Espana" over the arch. Other people and cooking equipment are visible in the background.
Date: [1996-08-01..1996-08-04]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Casa de Espana Food Booth]

Description: Photograph of two women at the Casa de Espana food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two people wait in line outside of the booth that reads "Casa de Espana" over the arch. Other people and cooking equipment are visible in the background.
Date: [1996-08-01..1996-08-04]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Children

Description: Photograph of a group of children that were encountered during travels to northeast Africa and Spain.
Date: 1968
Creator: Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Duty free store]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 3, 1985, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Black caucus]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 7, 1984, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man Grilling Meat]

Description: Photograph of a man grilling meat at Plaza Espana, a Spanish food booth sponsored by the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The man is standing in front of a large grill and is moving the meat with a grilling fork. There are piles of meat on top of pieces of aluminum foil beside the grill.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Plaza Espana Food Booth]

Description: Photograph of Plaza Espana, a Spanish food booth sponsored by the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The booth appears to be selling various food items, as well as sangria; a lot of people are crowded around the booth. People standing at the top of a hill are visible behind the booth.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Men Braising Meat]

Description: Photograph of men braising meat in a Spanish food booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The men are cooking over a large grill; meat is spread out over the grill. Festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

{Portrait of Spanish opera soprano singer, Montserrat Caballé]

Description: Photographic portrait of Spanish opera soprano singer Montserrat Caballé. She wears a sleeveless light dress with a dark floral print, a plain light-colored wrap over her arms, and a long pearl necklace along with matching pearl earrings. Her hair is pulled away from her face to the back of her head, wear it hangs looser, as she looks off-camera towards the left side of the photograph.
Date: [1972,1973]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Espejo in the Big Bend

Description: Research paper written by Florian A. Kolodzie for a History class at Marfa High School on January 19, 1948. The paper is about the Spanish exploreres, especailly Antonio de Espejo, in the Big Bend area of Texas.
Date: 1972
Creator: Kolodzie, Florian A.
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Portrait of Spanish opera soprano singer, Victoria de los Ángeles]

Description: Photographic portrait of Spanish opera soprano singer Victoria de los Ángeles. She wears a dark-colored dress and a pearl necklace, as well as matching earrings, with her wavy hair cut short over her ears and forehead. Victoria de los Ángeles faces the left side of the photograph, looking somewhere off-camera.
Date: [1972,1973]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Cabin Book; or, Sketches of Life in Texas.

Description: This is an English translation of the German text, which is a historical novel about the creation of the Republic of Texas. It consists of a series of sketches that depict the new Republic of Texas as a land of opportunity for immigrants.
Date: 1844
Creator: Sealsfield, Charles, 1793-1864
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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