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1941: Texas Goes to War

Description: This book is a collection of essays discussing the role of Texans in World War II. It examines both the Texas soldiers fighting in the European and Pacific theaters as well as the Texans on the Homefront. The essays describe both the military and social aspects of the war. Index starts on page 241.
Date: 1991
Creator: Lee, James Ward; Barnes, Carolyn N.; Bowman, Kent A. & Crow, Laura
Partner: UNT Press

Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 16, Number 1, January-June 1964

Description: Monthly publication of the Continental Air Command containing articles of interest to intelligence officers in the Air Force Reserve. This issue includes articles on Rumania, China, Brazil, Asian Economies, The Colombo Plan, and the Soviet army.
Date: January 1964
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. Air Defense Command.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

L'Ancien monde et le nouveau en deux hemispheres.

Description: Map shows North America, South America, and part of Oceania in the western hemisphere and Europe, Asia, Africa, and the remainder of Oceania in the eastern hemisphere. Map is from the author's Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre [Atlas of All Known Parts of the Globe]. Scale [ca. 1:100,000,000].
Date: 1780
Creator: Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Arlington World War II Memories

Description: Compilation of biographical and autobiographical information about persons from Arlington, Texas who served during World War II. It includes narratives, copies of letters, forms, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items detailing their lives and service.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Asia.

Description: Map shows early nineteenth century political boundaries, principal settlements, rivers, and areas of indigenous habitation in Asia. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1829
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Asian Building]

Description: Photograph of an Asian building (possibly a temple) with pillars, several dragon statues on the roof, and lanterns hanging from the ceiling. There is a large group of people facing the building on a square and a man with a rickshaw with an unbrella in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Asian Building and Statues]

Description: Photograph of an archway with four large statues of warriors on the sides and several large buildings (possibly temples) in the background. On the right side there is a white shrine with several small statues of elephants and a golden statue in the middle. In front of the archway a woman and two small children are seated at a table under a brightly-colored umbrella and a woman with a bag and camera is walking towards the photographer.
Date: February 22, 1990
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Asian Lanterns]

Description: Photograph of lanterns hanging from ceiling (possibly in shrine) and other decorations with (likely Chinese) characters; the Golden sign (bottom, center) reads "Mountain Dragon."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Asian Shrine]

Description: Photograph of a brightly-colored shrine with vases of flowers, fruit, and garlands; there are palms, other trees, and vegetation on the left side and in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Asien.

Description: Map shows major physical features, political divisions, and cities for Europe, Asia, and Indonesia. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1871
Creator: Weber, Ph.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Boat in Asia]

Description: Photograph of man sitting in a small boat with brightly-colored umbrellas in a canal. On the left side, two people eating with chopsticks are partially visible and there are trees and vegetation on the water in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Boats on River]

Description: Photograph of several women wearing straw hats in small boats on both sides of a river. There are buildings, telephone lines, larger boats, and trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

British empire throughout the world exhibited in one view.

Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, political borders, major cities, and areas of British influence throughout six continents. Illustrations: "Australian Settlers and Natives," "North Americans white and copper colored," "Natives of British Asia and of East Indian Islands," "Natives [of] British Empire in Europe," and "Cape Colony and Southern Africa." Scale not given.
Date: 1846
Creator: Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Card Advertising Fern Line Shipping Services]

Description: Card advertising freight, reefer, deep tank, and passenger ships running from the U.S. Gulf to Manila, Iloilo, Cebu, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, with dates for docking at locations in the United States. Agents in various U.S. offices are also listed as business affiliates. The back of the card appears to have been used as an ink blotter.
Date: 1948
Creator: Fearnley & Eger, Inc.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Carta general para las navegaciones á la India oriental por el Mar del Sur y el grande oceano que separa el continente Americano del Asiatico: construida segun las derrotas, observaciones y trabajos de los mas celebres navegantes españoles y publicada por orden del Exmo Sr D. Guadalupe Victoria, primer presidente de la república [Sheet 2].

Description: Map routes of early voyagers and the dates when islands were discovered. Includes: Coast of Asia from Malacca to Kamchatka; portion of Aleutian islands. Inset: "Plano geometrico del embocadero de S. Bernardino ano 1792." Depth shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:11,500,000].
Date: 1825
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Carte de l'état du monde vers la fin du XVème siècle avec le tracé des principales expéditions maritimes des Scandinaves, des Portugais et des Espagnols jusque vers le milieu du 16ème siècle.

Description: Map shows Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, and Oceania. Maritime expedition routes to the late fifteenth century are noted throughout. Map appeared in the author's Atlas de Géographie Ancienne [1838]. Scale not given.
Date: 1838
Creator: Delamarche, Alexandre, 1815-1884
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Carte de l'Océan Pacifique au Nord de l'Equateur, et des Côtes qui le bornent des deux côtés : |b d'aprés les dernieres Découvertes faites par les Espagnols, les Russes et les Anglois, jusqu'en 1780.

Description: Map shows settlements and routes of Captains Cook and Clarke along coastlines of northeastern Asia and northwestern North America; route of Spanish galleons between Manilla and Acapulco. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1781
Creator: Lotter, Tobias Conrad, 1717-1777
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Carte des nouvelles decouvertes au nord de la Mer du Sud : tant à l'Est de la Sibérie et du Kamtchatka, qu'é l'Ouest de la Nouvelle France.

Description: Map shows routes of exploration, areas of Native American habitation, and major settlements; western New France [northwestern portion of North America] includes "Mer ou Baye de l'Ouest" possibily as an early and enormous representation of Vancouver Bay; dates and names of explorers/discoverers. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: [1750..1770]
Creator: Santini, Francesco
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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