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[Croix de Guerre WWI medal]

Description: Photograph of a medal from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is the French Croix de Guerre from WWI. It has a red and green striped cloth with a bronze palm frond on it to signify that it was given to someone in the army. The bronze cross is hanging below it and has two swords crossed behind it and the bust of a young woman wearing a Phrygian cap to signify the French Republic.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sword Blades and Poppy Seed]

Description: Photographs of "Sword Blades and Poppy Seed" by Amy Lowell, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the blue/grey spine with a label at the top of it containing the title. Image 2, the book opened up to the title page, with the left page containing publishing information.
Date: October 12, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Songs & Sonnets for England in War Time]

Description: Photographs of "Songs & Sonnets for England in War Time" a collection of lyrics by various authors inspired by the great war, held by UNT Special Collections. Published in the fall of 1914, just a month after Britain joined World War I, Songs and Sonnets for England in War Time reprints poems from a variety of newspapers and magazines. These are meant to inspire the nation and its individual subjects to victory and greatness in time of war. The volume’s cover is made of a grey wrapper that is … more
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Students Playing Tennis at Eagle Park]

Description: View of a sidewalk and fence with students playing tennis in the distance. Eagle Park was an area of campus where students could participate in athletic activities. It contained tennis courts, an archery range, horse shoe courts, and croquet courts.
Date: 1914~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a men's basketball game]

Description: Photograph of a men's basketball game played on an outdoor court, c. 1914. The court was located next to the old library (now Curry Hall). Many women spectators can be seen lined around the court, wearing their heavy coats and hats as the men walk along the court. Other buildings of the University's campus can be seen in the background.
Date: 1914
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Students passing between classes at North Texas State Normal College]

Description: Photograph, facing northeast, of male and female students passing between classes at North Texas State Normal College in 1914. The men are wearing suits and ties; the women are wearing full-length dresses and skirts with coats. The students are walking on paved pathways on the campus. Part of the Main Building is in the left of the photograph; part of a gazebo sheltering a water fountain and the Science Building are visible on the right. Bare trees are visible in the background between the Main… more
Date: 1914
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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