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The West Indies and Coast Adjacent

Description: This map shows the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea including the West Indies and coastline surrounding the area. Various regions are outlined and shaded in color. Major cities and bodies of water are marked. There is a block of text in the lower left corner labeled "Contents" which appears to group regions and islands by the countries that colonized them.
Date: August 12, 1804
Creator: Wilkinson, Robert, d. ca. 1825
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

No. 4. Map of North America: Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography

Description: This map shows North America and some of the surrounding areas. Each of the countries or regions is shaded using various colors. Major cities and capitals are marked (a text box in the lower left gives an "Explanation."). Bodies of water, locations of some Native American Indian tribes, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown by hachures and spot heights).
Date: 1839
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

No. 15 Map of Mexico, Guatimala, and the West Indies.

Description: This map shows Mexico and the Caribbean as well as the surrounding areas (including southern portions of the United States and northern portions of South America). Some parts of the map are shaded in green. Mexican states are labeled and cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures and spot heights). Beneath the title, there is a block of text labeled "Remarks" that describes the islands of the Caribbean. There is an inset (lower-left corner) sh… more
Date: 1849
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Mexico und die Republiken von Central-America.

Description: Map shows major trasnportation routes and major cities in the states of Mexico, the countries of Central America, and some portions of the Texas coast and the southeastern United States; railroad construction projects in Tehuantepec and Honduras in insets. Includes table of abbreviations with translations, legend, and tables lising major mountain peaks. Insets: "Tehuantepec Eisenbahn-project bearbeit von Barnard 1851" and "Honduras Eisenbahn-project bearbeit von E. G. Squier u. W. N. Jeffers 18… more
Date: 1853
Creator: Gräf, Carl
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Mexico, California & Texas.

Description: Map shows provinces or states in Mexico, cities and towns for Southwestern United States, Mexico, Belize, and Guatamala, gold discoveries in California, and areas of Native American habitation. Inset: "Guatemala or Central America." Includes key to gold discoveries. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:12,000,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Schönberg's map of Mexico.

Description: Map shows boundaries of the Mexican states and major cities; major city and railroad locations in the southern United States; coastline of the Gulf of Mexico. Includes illustrations of various ships. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:6,336,000].
Date: 1866
Creator: Schönberg & Co.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Pants

Description: Man's Pantalones (pants) of red, blue, green, orange, and white striped woven cotton. Textile created on back strap loom. All hand seamed. One selvedge and three hemmed ends.
Date: 1940/1949
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Rosa Anspach, February 17, 1950]

Description: Letter from D. W. Kempner to Rosa Anspach discussing considerations about entering a home that is under construction, the potential need to share a room, and mentions about Mrs. Freud currently in Guatemala. He also expresses delight about a marriage in Rosa's family and promises to write again in about a week.
Date: February 17, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 27, 1950]

Description: Letter to Cecile from her father about past travel to Cuba, Guatemala, and Mexico, and experiences in those countries as well as their government, society, politics, religion, economics, and history. He also writes about Mexican art and future plans to return to Havana or Mexico City.
Date: February 27, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Huipil panel

Description: Unused (neck opening never cut) huipil (woman's blouse). White cotton warp and weft handwoven on the back strap loom - technique called picb'il (supplementary weft brocade on a spaced or gauze weave textile - no supplemental weft). This style huipil is always wider than longer so the side panels will hang lower than the center panel. This huipil is never tucked into the skirt, thus giving the wearer freedom to move around and feel cool in the subtropical climate of 3500'.
Date: 1960/1969
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Huipil panel

Description: Unused (neck opening never cut) huipil (woman's blouse). White cotton warp and weft handwoven on the backstrap loom - technique called picb'il (supplementary weft brocade on a spaced or gauze weave textile - no supplemental weft). This huipil is never tucked into the skirt, thus giving the wearer the freedom to move around and feel cool in the subtropical climate of 3500'.
Date: 1960/1969
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Huipil panel

Description: Unused (neck opening never cut) huipil (woman's blouse). White cotton warp and weft handwoven on the back strap loom - technique called picb'il (supplementary weft brocade on a spaced or gauze weave textile - no supplemental weft). This style of huipil is always wider than longer so the side panels will hang lower than the center panel. This huipil is never tucked into the skirt, thus giving the wearer the freedom to move around and feel cool in the subtropical climate of 3500'.
Date: 1960/1969
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America

Description: This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter "is intended to show how the Communists have attempted to subvert the Latin American nations as a step toward the avowed Communist goal of world domination, and to show how the United States and other American Republics are meeting the perilous Communist threat" (p. 1). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions… more
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action

Description: This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "civic action as a weapon against Communist-inspired subversion" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Amerique Septentrionale

Description: This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Countries are outlined and shaded in various colors. Some major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Around the outside of the maps, there are various colored illustrations showing people, landscape, and animals. At the bottom of the page, there are two blocks of text; the the right, statistics regarding population, and to the right, "Explication du dessin."
Date: unknown
Creator: Laguillermie; Bonheur, Raimond & Levasseur, V.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Amérique Septentrionale en 1540

Description: This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Each country or region is outlined in color and labeled. Major cities and bodies of water are marked. There are several notations on areas throughout the map and there is text beneath the map with information regarding explorations and discoveries with a color key. Scale [ca. 1:33,333,333].
Date: unknown
Creator: Houzé, A.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Cinta

Description: Cinta (woman’s hairband) of red cotton with multicolored stripes and silk floss tassels at both ends. Textile was handwoven on the backstrap loom with cotton warp and weft.
Date: 1970/1979
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Map of Mexico, and Central America Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell's New Intermediate Geography.

Description: This map shows Mexico and Central America and the surrounding areas of the oceans . Each country is colored with major cities labeled. Additionally, bodies of water and geographic landforms are marked (with relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depth shown by form lines). Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Scale [ca. 1:14,482,259]. On the opposite side is a page of illustrated text titled "The Territories" which gives a brief set of facts (area, climate, population, etc.) abou… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Mexico and Guatimala [sic].

Description: Map shows early nineteenth century provinces, cities, locations of indigenous people, and locations of railways. Relief shown by hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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