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Explorers of Texas

Description: Historical leaflet issued during Texas Centennial containing information regarding the first explorers of Texas. Some of the explorers mentioned include Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, Fernando de Soto, and Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
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World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 1. Prehistoric to Spanish Explorers (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture on Texas prehistory through Spanish exploration, covering: (1) The Land and the Rivers, (2) First Settlers before 1500, (3) Indians of Texas by 1500. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-24T09:00:02/2018-08-24T09:52:06
Duration: 52 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries

Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543

Description: Book containing three translated narratives of early Spanish explorers in what would become the Southern United States. This includes the paths taken by the explorers, the people they encountered, and hardships they endured.
Date: 1984
Creator: Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, 16th cent. & Castañeda de Nájera, Pedro de, 16th cent.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543

Description: Book containing three translated narratives of early Spanish explorers in what would become the Southern United States. This includes the paths taken by the explorers, the people they encountered, and hardships they endured.
Date: 2017
Creator: Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, 16th cent. & Castañeda de Nájera, Pedro de, 16th cent.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Texas State Historical Association
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[News Clip: Explorers]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 13, 1985, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 47 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Little Explorers Unleashing Creativity at the Museum]

Description: In this delightful photograph, two curious kids are captivated by the wonders of the Old Red Museum. Their imaginations come alive as they play with small wooden artifacts, each piece holding a piece of history in its intricate details. Surrounded by the rich cultural heritage of Dallas County, these young explorers embark on a journey of discovery and learning, leaving behind traces of joy and fascination throughout the museum's galleries.
Date: March 2008
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.778637 -96.807313
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 1

Description: Book describing Texas history up to the time of annexation to the United States of America. This first volume is broken into 22 chapters covering the start of European immigration (roughly 1685) through the establishment of the Republic of Texas in 1835, with a number of appendices containing supplementary information.
Date: 2017
Creator: Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 1

Description: Book describing Texas history up to the time of annexation to the United States of America. This first volume is broken into 22 chapters covering the start of European immigration (roughly 1685) through the establishment of the Republic of Texas in 1835, with a number of appendices containing supplementary information.
Date: 1855
Creator: Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the City of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska

Description: Compilation of translated texts describing the explorations of Coronado and his companions as they traveled in Central American and parts of present-day United States, with some supplementary historical notes for context.
Date: 2017
Creator: Winship, George Parker, 1871-1952
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries

The Journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the City of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska

Description: Compilation of translated texts describing the explorations of Coronado and his companions as they traveled in Central American and parts of present-day United States, with some supplementary historical notes for context.
Date: 1922
Creator: Winship, George Parker, 1871-1952
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Interview with Marvin Steffins, September 17, 1990

Description: Interview with Marvin Steffins, international businessman and explorer. In the interview, Steffins discusses current events in Europe from his perspective, having traveled extensively in Europe.
Date: September 17, 1990
Duration: 27 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Steffins, Marvin & McCaleb, Gary
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Route of Cabeza De Vaca

Description: Map of the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca's journey through Texas, along the coast, up to San Angelo, along the Rio Grande, and finally down into Mexico. An area in south Texas is circled in red and labeled "Tuna Area."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Old Fort Davis

Description: Research paper for a high school American History class at Marfa High School on January 12, 1964. It tells of the first explorers in the Big bend region of Texas during 1583 and the establishment of Fort Davis in 1853 Her paper describes the Indian attacks by the Apaches and the end of the military's use of it. Now it is open to the public.
Date: January 13, 1964
Creator: Sanchez, Mary Helen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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Interview with Charles Passel, February 4, 1988

Description: Interview with Charles Passel, a geologist and Antarctic explorer. In the interview, Passel discusses his expedition to Antarctica with Admiral Richard Byrd, which he calls "the last romantic expedition."
Date: February 4, 1988
Duration: 30 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Passel, Charles & McCaleb, Gary
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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