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Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 27, Number 2, Fall 2015

Description: Semiannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses on "Conflict and Resolution."
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Hazel, Michael V.
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Drawings. Selected and Executed by T. V. Munson

Description: Bound blank book containing 16 illustrations of plants, insects, sea shells, and a bird that are identified by Latin binomial nomenclature, often with a common-name label as well. The images are a mix of color and pencil-only and each one has a tissue page to separate it from the previous page. Two images include more information, indicating that they were drawn in 1872.
Date: 1872~
Creator: Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
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Original Productions of T. V. Munson. of Astoria, Illinois

Description: Ledger with a decorated title page containing handwritten notes by T.V. Munson, including texts that he wrote for speeches and editorials, diary entries, planning notes and sketches (including floorplans and house exteriors), lists of fruit varieties, and various other personal notes.
Date: ~1867/1875~
Creator: Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
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[Columbian Exposition Medal]

Description: Souvenir medal from the world's fair in Chicago. One side has an image of Christopher columbus wearing armor, with his arms outstretched as he makes landfall, with the text "Christopher Columbus Oct-XII MCCCCXCII" at right. On the reverse, there are a number of images around the central text: "World's Columbian Exposition in Commemoration of the Four-Hundredth Anniversary of the Landing of Columbus. MDCCCXCII - MDCCCXCIII to T.V. Munson." Images include (at top) a globe with an angel on eit… more
Date: 189X
Creator: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 & Barber, Charles E., 1840-1917
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[Certificate of Award: Grape Exhibit, 1893]

Description: Award certificate issued to T. V. Munson in recognition of his display illustrating all of the parts of the grape vine, with other documentation about viticulture. There is detailed text in the center of the certificate describing the exhibit, surrounded by extensive illustrations. Among the images, there is a canoe at the bottom with a series of seals on the side with persons in the boat representing various cultures; at left, a woman is holding a trumpet and lifting a laurel wreath; and at … more
Date: 1893
Creator: United States. World's Columbian Commission.
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[Commemorative Louisiana Exposition Medal]

Description: Triangular commemorative medal with images in central circles, surrounded by stars and inititials. On the front, there is a bald eagle with wings outspread, holding up a box with the text: "Commemorative Medal, Louisiana Purchase Exposition." Below the text box are two fishes and a shell. On the reverse, there are two female figures, at left, a woman wearing a helmet and holding a U.S. flag out behind her, next to a partially-naked woman removing cloth decorated with bees. Text around the o… more
Date: 1904
Creator: Weinman, Adolph A. (Adolph Alexander), 1870-1952
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[Louisiana Purchase Exposition Bronze Medal]

Description: Round commemorative medal featuring a bald eagle with wings outspread, holding up a box with the text: "Bronze Medal, Louisiana Purchase Exposition." Below the text box are two fishes and a shell. On the reverse, there are two female figures, at left, a woman wearing a helmet and holding a U.S. flag out behind her, next to a partially-naked woman removing cloth decorated with bees. Text around the outside of the image says: "Universal Exposition Saint Louis United States of America, MCMIV."
Date: 1904
Creator: Weinman, Adolph A. (Adolph Alexander), 1870-1952
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