Cardboard puzzle "Cut Up History"
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker Brothers
Description: Cardboard puzzle, "Cut Up History: The Revolution". The puzzle is a series of illustrated strips and an illustrated guide showing the various scenes that can be created by piecing them together.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth30757/
Carta Generale Politica Degli Stati Uniti d'America
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: This map shows the United States and surrounding areas. U.S. states are outlined in color and labeled. Some major cities, bodies of water (colored blue) and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures and spot heights).
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50401/
General Map of the United States
Date: [186?]
Creator: Hughes, William, 1817-1867
Description: This map shows the United States and surrounding areas. States are marked with dotted lines and cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown by hachures). Scale [ca. 1:16,000,000].
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50378/
United States.
Date: unknown
Creator: Findlay, Alexander G.
Description: This map shows the eastern portion of the United States including the areas as far west as Texas. There is an inset in the lower right that shows the "Continuation of Florida." States and territories are labeled, but not delineated. Cities and rivers are marked, as well as labels noting the locations of some Native American tribes. Other geographic features are marked, with relief shown by hachures and mountains colored in green and brown.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50326/
[Ladder back chair made in Harrisburg in 1885 by an old German carpenter.]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Ladder back chair made in Harrisburg in 1885 by an old German carpenter, brought to Richmond by the wagon load. J.E. Dyer purchased two for $.50 each.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth566/
The United States of America
Date: unknown
Creator: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co.
Description: This sheet has a map of the United States on the front and accompanying text on the back. On the map, states and territories are shaded in various colors and labeled. Some cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked on the map (with relief shown by hachures). The accompanying text includes information about different regions of the United States (Atlantic Highland and Plain and The Mississippi Valley) as well as exercises regarding geographic and political features. Additionally, there is a physical map with purple coloring (which does not appear to be related to the map itself) and related questions. The textual pages have the number 25 and 28 in the upper corners; there appear to be page numbers above the map that are cut off but may be 26 and 27. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50298/
Map of the United States
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: This map shows the United States on the front and has two maps on the reverse side showing the North-West Territory and the western portion of the United States. On the first map, each of the states and territories is shaded, using various colors. Cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). On the opposite side of the page, the map of the western United States is on the left which has only geographic features marked (mountains shown with hachures and shading and bodies of water colored blue). To the right, the map of the North-West Territory has counties (in red), cities, and geographic features marked and labeled. There are page numbers at the bottoms of the maps: 23 beneath the North-West Territory, 24 and 25 beneath the United States, and 26 beneath the map of the western U.S. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50296/
Henry Jones
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Henry Jones
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2231/
Henry Jones
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Henry Jones
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2230/
[John Maddock and Sons Royal Vitreous oval shaped serving bowl with gold rim]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: John Maddock & Sons Royal Vitreous oval shaped serving bowl with gold rim, floral design in the middle
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2125/