[List of 'Heathen Deities' in Johnson's Dictionary]

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Photograph of the beginning of a list in "Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature" held by UNT Special Collections. It follows the last page of 'z' words and is titled "A Concise Account of the Heathen Deities, and other Fabulous Persons; with the Heroes and Heroines of Antiquity". It begins with 'a' like the dictionary and includes a short description of who the person or deity was. A clear band is holding the pages down and stains are visible on the pages.

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1 photograph : col. ; 3924 x 2817 px.

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Creator: Unknown. October 3, 2014.

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Photograph of the beginning of a list in "Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature" held by UNT Special Collections. It follows the last page of 'z' words and is titled "A Concise Account of the Heathen Deities, and other Fabulous Persons; with the Heroes and Heroines of Antiquity". It begins with 'a' like the dictionary and includes a short description of who the person or deity was. A clear band is holding the pages down and stains are visible on the pages.

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1 photograph : col. ; 3924 x 2817 px.

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This image was taken for use in the digital version of UNT Special Collections' Spring 2015 exhibit "Bureaucracy: A Love Story."

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  • Preferred Citation: University Photography Collection (U0458), University of North Texas Special Collections

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[Pages of Johnson's Dictionary] (Photograph)

[Pages of Johnson's Dictionary]

Photographs of the pages of "Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title page, which has further information about the contents and publishing beneath the title. The second image shows two interior pages. The left page is the end of the intro and is held down by a clear band. The right page is the start of the section.

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  • October 3, 2014

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[List of 'Heathen Deities' in Johnson's Dictionary], photograph, October 3, 2014; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633351/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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