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[Application 524248 for Mileage Ration]

Description: Photograph of an application for oil rations held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Rare Book & Texana Collections. It is a form that needs to be filled out in order to receive oil rations for driving and travel. It is filled out by "Mrs. Abbie F. Stevens" for use at "20 Riverview Ave." in Waltham, Massachusetts. There are logged dates when gallons of oil were delivered and who delivered the gallons. The form is number "V-534248M-5".
Date: October 15, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Application 524250 for Mileage Ration]

Description: Photograph of an application for oil rations held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Rare Book & Texana Collections. It is a form that needs to be filled out in order to receive oil rations for driving and travel. It is filled out by "Mrs. Abbie F. Stevens" for use at "20 Riverview Ave." in Waltham, Massachusetts. There are logged dates when gallons of oil were delivered and who delivered the gallons. The form is number "V-534250M-5".
Date: October 15, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Astronauts on the Moon: The Story of the Apollo Moon Landings]

Description: Photographs of Stanley Hendricks' "Astronauts on the Moon: The Story of the Apollo Moon Landings," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book is black with an illustration of an astronaut in space with the title on the right in white. Image 2, pop-up of two bright blue pages with a space pod pop-up, showing it crashing into the water with their red and white striped parachute next to it.
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Beauty and the Beast: with Five Set Scenes & Nine Trick Changes, Home Pantomime Toy Books]

Description: Photographs of "Beauty and the Beast" from the Home Pantomime Toy Books series by Dean & Sons, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book has the words "Home Pantomime Toy Book" at the top, the second word is red and the rest baby blue. Most of the page is an illustration of a clown, with an officer to its left and a woman behind him with a man in a color outfit by him, and someone laying under the white orb the clown is sitting on. In the orb is the book title in orange/red. The bo… more
Date: March 1, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Better to See You With]

Description: Photographs of the 2001-2002 artist's book competition winner "The Better to See You With" created by Herman Iselin. Wolf fur binding and embroidered red velvet end papers enclose pages with the story of Little Red Riding Hood embossed in Braille. The book was designed as a concept piece, which would allow a blind child to experience the story of Little Red Riding Hood. The cover of the book is a square shaped blob of grey fur. Image 2, top of closed book. The grey fur of the cover can be seen,… more
Date: 2001/2002
Creator: Iselin, Herman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Big Bend of Texas

Description: This book contains numerous photographs of the Big Bend area with descriptions. Featured photographs include images from Fort Stockton, Marfa, Capote Canyon, Alpine, Marathon, Fort Davis, Presidio, and others.
Date: 192X
Creator: Albertype Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas

Description: Biographical view of Texas and its history including narratives of the individuals who helped shape Texas history and information about important point in history including: the pioneer days of Texas, Texas' transition from a Mexican state to being part of the United States, and the wars in which Texas citizens took part.
Date: 2017
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas

Description: Biographical view of Texas and its history including narratives of the individuals who helped shape Texas history and information about important point in history including: the pioneer days of Texas, Texas' transition from a Mexican state to being part of the United States, and the wars in which Texas citizens took part.
Date: 1880
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bookano Stories: with Pictures That Spring Up in Model Form No. 4]

Description: Photographs of "Bookano Stories with Pictures That Spring Up in Model Form" edited by S. Louis Giraud, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book is an illustration royalty riding in a carriage, including a queen in extravagant clothes, a man in a striped outfit and a few children sitting around the. The carriage is gold with colorful ribbon around the top, water and buildings seen in the background. The title is at the top in red letter, with the subtitle in blue. Image 2, pop-up o… more
Date: March 1, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bookano Stories: with Pictures That Spring Up in Model Form No. 9]

Description: Photographs of volume No.9 of "Bookano Stories with Pictures That Spring Up in Model Form," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book has the title at the top in orange letters framed by yellow. The cover is completely covered in an illustration of a king sitting on a chair under a tent, with his guard and other workers by him. Outside the tent in front of them are several commoners looking to the king. Image 2, front view of a pop-up of a man in a yellow robe and turban sitting … more
Date: March 1, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Brazil: Provincial Railroads

Description: Map showing provincial railroads in Brazil as of 1876, indicating (with red ink) those already built, in the process of being built, and projected to be built. Includes 2 tables listing location, length, distance from Rio de Janeiro and other statistics of the railroads.
Date: 1876
Creator: Imperial Instituto Artístico (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
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
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Callahan County, Texas

Description: Cadastral map of Stephens County, Texas showing lands owned by the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. The county is marked to show individual properties; each piece of land is numbered and several are labeled with property owners. Geographic features are also noted on the map. Scale ca. 1:133,333 (4000 varas to 1 inch).
Date: 187X
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway. Land Department.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Cattle Ranges of the Southwest

Description: This book contains information about the use and condition of Texas pastures contemporary with the book. It also gives information about the obstacles in the way of renewing the cattle ranges and how the cattle ranges could possibly be renewed.
Date: 1898
Creator: Bentley, Henry Lewis
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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