Rescuing Texas History, 2010

Rescuing Texas History, 2010 is comprised of photographs, postcards, maps, letters, yearbooks, and other materials that reflect on bygone eras of Texas history.

The items in this collection come from multiple partners:

  • The Bell/Whittington Public Library
  • Cedar Hill Museum of History
  • Cleveland Historic Society
  • Cooke County Library
  • Dallas Firefighters Museum
  • Dallas Municipal Archives
  • Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
  • Fort Worth Jewish Archives
  • Friench Simpson Memorial Library
  • Harris County Archives
  • Longview Public Library
  • McAllen Memorial Public Library
  • Mesquite Public Library
  • Midwestern State University
  • Richardson Public Library
  • St. Philips College
  • Texas Woman's University
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

At a Glance

Basic statistics about this collection.
3,272
Items
15
Types
5
Titles
19
Partners
17
Decades
7
Languages
37
Counties
17
States
4
Countries
481,719
Usage
8 years, 5 months ago
Collection Created
4 years, 10 months ago
Last Updated

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[Kelly Plow Company Truck]
[Mule-drawn Trolley]
[Brown, Crain and Boring Families]
[A Soldier's Bunk and Equipment]
[Longview Race Riot]
[Longview Fire Department]
[Judson Schoolhouse of Longview]
[Longview Birthday Party]
[Culpepper Christmas Card]
[Mount Manitou Park]
[Kelly Plow Works]
[Mobberly and Dobbs]

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Partners

St. Philips College
550
Dallas Municipal Archives
423
Cleveland Historic Society
399
Wilson County Historical Society
379
Friench Simpson Memorial Library
243
Richardson Public Library
222
Longview Public Library
210
Dallas Firefighters Museum
193
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
181
Bell/Whittington Public Library
165
Fort Worth Jewish Archives
94
Cooke County Library
62
Mesquite Public Library
34
Haslet Public Library
33
McAllen Public Library
30
Midwestern State University
25
Texas Woman's University
13
University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries
12
Harris County Archives
4

Resource Types

Photograph
3,088
Postcard
81
Map
33
Text
16
Book
16
Yearbook
13
Letter
10
Poster
4
Pamphlet
3
Dataset
2
Legal Document
2
Artwork
1
Technical Drawing
1
Presentation
1
Report
1

Languages

No Language
2,020
English
1,249
Hebrew
5
Spanish
4
Other
2
French
1
German
1

Decades

2010-2019
32
2000-2009
58
1990-1999
116
1980-1989
224
1970-1979
248
1960-1969
159
1950-1959
146
1940-1949
70
1930-1939
160
1920-1929
111
1910-1919
162
1900-1909
118
1890-1899
48
1880-1889
25
1870-1879
91
1860-1869
1
1850-1859
4

Countries

United States
3,262
France
2
Mexico
2
Canada
1

States (expand list)

Texas
3,242
Oklahoma
13
Mississippi
5
California
4
Illinois
2
Arizona
1
Colorado
1
Florida
1
Iowa
1
Kansas
1
Kentucky
1
Minnesota
1
Missouri
1
Montana
1
Nebraska
1
Nevada
1
New Mexico
1

Counties (expand list)

Dallas County, TX
866
Bexar County, TX
559
Wilson County, TX
368
Liberty County, TX
323
Lavaca County, TX
242
Gregg County, TX
196
Washington County, TX
181
San Patricio County, TX
143
Tarrant County, TX
129
Cooke County, TX
63
Hidalgo County, TX
30
Nueces County, TX
21
Denton County, TX
15
Wichita County, TX
13
Beaver County, OK
7
Harris County, TX
5
Texas County, OK
5
Warren County, MS
4
San Jacinto County, TX
3
Upshur County, TX
3
Hunt County, TX
2
Montgomery County, TX
2
Nacogdoches County, TX
2
Travis County, TX
2
Aransas County, TX
1
DeWitt County, TX
1
Galveston County, TX
1
Harrison County, TX
1
Jefferson County, TX
1
Karnes County, TX
1
Lamar County, TX
1
Los Angeles County, CA
1
Palo Pinto County, TX
1
Parker County, TX
1
Refugio County, TX
1
Van Zandt County, TX
1
Ventura County, CA
1

Titles

Parks and Recreation Scrapbook
38
Right-of-way and Track Map, Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad
11
The Daedalian
11
The Chaparral
2
Kessler Plan Documents
1

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