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[Pictures to Please You]

Description: Photographs of Clifton Bingham's "Pictures to Please You" with illustrations designed by Ernest Nister, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book has white and pink tones, with an illustration of two young blonde girls, one taller and older, standing in a doorway with white branches above them. The title is at the top with the first two words white bubble letters. Image 2, poem titled "Good for You" with a sketch at the bottom of a dog, cat and pig in striped shirts. Another sketch… more
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Pop-up Book of Phobias]

Description: Photographs of "The Pop-up Book of Phobias" by Gary Greenberg, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is a blue book with a navy blue spine, and the top right corners dark blue. The title is over the middle in gold lettering. The navy blue spine extends to the front cover, and contains the names of other people who helped with the book and three small figures in gold of a bridge, a spider and a plane pop-up. Image 2, pop-up of a dentist and the dentist assistant from the view of the patien… more
Date: March 1, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Pop-Up Buck Rogers: Strange Adventures in the Spider-Ship]

Description: Photographs of "The Pop-Up Buck Rogers: Strange Adventures in the Spider-Ship," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book contains an illustration of a man in a colorful space suit with a flying pack, next to him a lady in green dress and boots flying by hi. To the right is a robot creature with spider body and legs, and a head with a beak as well as blue wings attached to its purple body. The title is at the top, and the bottom right corner contains another robot creature, with th… more
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Pop-up Puss in Boots: with Pop-up Pictures]

Description: Photographs of "The "Pop-up" Puss in Boots with "Pop-up" Pictures," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book contains the title in the bottom right corner. On the right side is a white cat wearing a blue outfit and red boots, while holding a bunny over a hill of grass. Image 2, pop-up of a giant grey cat's head with bright green eyes and long yellow whiskers, holding a spoon in hand. In front of the head is a mouse running away. Image 3, closeup of the mouse running away from the … more
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Popeye and the Pirates: Animated!]

Description: Photographs of Segar's "Popeye and The Pirates," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is yellow with the title is in big bubble red letters at the top. Under the title is an illustration of Popeye swinging his arm, the word "splat" in an explosion in front of him surrounded by stars. On the left is a man sitting on top of a pile of gold bags. Image 2, illustration Popeye sticking out of a well, a man to the left and a woman on the right. Behind the well a bright green tree, water behind t… more
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Preliminary chart of entrance to Brazos River, Texas / from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A. Bache ; triangulation by J.S. Williams ; topography by J.M. Wampler ; hydrography by the parties under the command of E.J. De Haven & J.K. Duer.

Description: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes text on sailing directions and tides.
Date: 1858
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Rangers and sovereignty

Description: A book about Texas Rangers and the events they took part in. Some of the contents detail the battles that the Rangers fought in, the different criminals they dealt with, and some of the events in their own personal lives.
Date: 1914
Creator: Roberts, Dan W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Reminiscences of reconstruction in Texas ; and, Reminiscences of Texas and Texans fifty years ago

Description: The author's personal recollections of the Reconstruction in Texas. The work is "intended to be illustrative of the conditions existing in Texas, the customs, feelings, and sentiments of the people, that came under the obersvation of the author at that time; and in addition some short sketches of the judges that occupied the bench and the lawyers that practiced in the Third and Thirteenth Judicial Districts fifty years ago, with a few short sketches of some early settlers, clerical and lay"
Date: 1902
Creator: Wood, William D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Reports of the Secretary of War, with reconnaissances of routes from San Antonio to El Paso, by Brevet Lt. Col. J. E. Johnston; Lieutenant W. F. Smith; Lieutenant F. T. Bryan; Lieutenant N. H. Michler; and Captain S. G. French, of Q'rmaster's Dep't. Also, the report of Capt. R. B. Marcy's route from Fort Smith to Santa Fe; and the report of Lieut. J. H. Simpson of an expedition into Navajo country; and the report of Lieutenant W. H. C. Whiting's reconnaissances of the western frontier of Texas. July 24, 1850. Ordered to be printed.

Description: 1 map shows routes from San Antonio to El Paso in 1849. Includes rivers and some topographical features. 1 map shows the route pursued in 1849 by US Troops in an expedition against the Navajo Indians in New Mexico in the area near Santa Fe.
Date: July 24, 1850
Creator: United States. Congress (31st, 1st session : 1849-1850)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Richardson's new map of the state of Texas, prepared for the Texas almanac, 1873]

Description: Hand drawn color-shaded map showing counties, cities, rivers, creeks, railroads, roads, and topographical features of Texas as of 1872. Insets of Plan of Matagorda Bay, Plan of Galveston Bay, Plan of the northern part or panhandle of Texas, Plan of the great west, and Plan of Sabine Lake.
Date: 1872
Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Robot]

Description: Photographs of Jan Pienkowski's "Robot," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book is black with a robot/electronic design mostly made up of small yellow parts, but also includes orange, purple, pink, blue and green. The title is over the middle in big white letters, with the two O's in "Robot" like eyes. Image 2, heavily detailed pop-up page of a robot wear a red polka dot cap holding a robot baby in one robot hand, and a drink in another. Her robot legs are twisted grey metal. To… more
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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