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[Funeral Notice of Jim Goin]

Description: Funeral memento for James William Goin (1897-1978). Services were held October 4, 1978 in Denton, Texas at the Schmitz-Floyd-Hamlet Chapel. Interment was at Belew Cemetery in Aubrey, Texas.
Date: October 4, 1978
Partner: Private Collection of Bouncer Goin

["Carloads of Sweetness", train cars full of sugarcane]

Description: Obverse: Photograph of Carloads of Sweetness, train cars full of sugarcane, four women standing in one car; 1908 written in red ink; reverse: POST CARD, Addressed to Miss Ellie M. Carpenter, 2203 Muary St. Houston Texas, signed W.G.S., contains a short message in pencil, Charles E. Myers in ink, Schlueters Advertising & Souvenir Photographs Houston, Phone 6017 Old.
Date: July 4, 1908
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Framed picture of Ku Klux Klan Initiation near Richmond, TX, Sept. 4, 1922.]

Description: Photograph of Ku Klux Klan Initiation near Richmond, TX, Sept. 4, 1922. Large gathering of men in white Klan robes and hoods, plus men in street clothes. At center of the picture is a circle of men taking an oath (presumably of initiation), with their left hands over their hearts and right hand in the air. There is a large wooden cross at the center of the initiation circle with an American flag on top. Photo is labeled, "INITIATION NEAR RICHMOND, Tex., Sept. 4th 1922, PHOTO BY A. KLUCKER" … more
Date: September 4, 1922
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Frieze of San Jacinto Monument, Building of Industries

Description: Photograph of a portion of the frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. The segment is labeled "Building of Industries" and depicts men with shovels and beams on the left, men on horseback herding cattle in the center, and men with an oil derrick on the right. Partial images are visible on either side, labeled "Lamar's School System" on the left and "Stephen F. Austin Undertakes Texas Colonization" on the right.
Date: May 4, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

The Alamo

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas at 9 am. Tourists stand on the sidewalk outside the building. Orange traffic cones line the curb. A flagpole flying a Texas flag stands to the left of the building. A tall building can be seen behind the trees to the right of the Alamo. It has a sign that say "Crockett Hotel".
Date: May 4, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Alamo plaque dedicated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Description: Photograph of a plaque at the Alamo dedicated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. It says, "Part of the San Antonio de Valero Mission. 'Blood of heroes hath stained me; let the stones of the Alamo speak that their immolation be not forgotten.' The tablet placed by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the fall of the Alamo."
Date: May 4, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Monument in front of the Alamo

Description: Photograph of a side view of the monument in front of the Alamo, honoring the Defenders of the Alamo, located in San Antonio Texas. The upright part of the monument includes a statue of a man with his arms raised to the sky and two people kneeling near his feet. The inclined portion of the monument includes a carving of a torch angled toward the kneeling people. Text at the base of the upright portion of the monument says, "From the fire that burned their bodies rose the eternal spirit of su… more
Date: May 4, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Detail of a monument in front of the Alamo

Description: Photograph of the monument in front of the Alamo site, showing close-up detail of the sculptures. A group of men are depicted, most of whom are standing, on the left; toward the right, two men are moving a cannon and two others are seated. Two of the standing men are identified as William B. Travis and Davy Crockett. Beneath the sculpture, there is a list of names for the men who died at the Alamo.
Date: May 4, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Barracks at the Alamo

Description: Photograph of the outside wall of the barracks located on the grounds of the Alamo, located in San Antonio, Texas. The photograph is taken from Alamo Plaza of the outside of the barracks. The front of the Alamo is visible in the background, as well as trees located behind the barracks inside the Alamo grounds.
Date: May 4, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Monument in front of the Alamo, side view with sculptures of Defenders

Description: Photograph of a side view of a monument in front of the Alamo. It includes sculptures of a group of people standing together with several manning a cannon on the left; the space below the sculpture is etched with the Alamo Defender's names. One of the men in the scene is identified as James Bonham.
Date: May 4, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Plaques erected at the Alamo by the Masons

Description: Photograph of plaques on the wall of the Alamo, dedicated by the local San Antonio Masons groups to honor the defenders of the Alamo who were Masons. The plaque on the left reads, "Honoring these Masons: James Bonham, James Bowie, David Crockett, Almaron Dickenson, William Barret Travis and those unidentified Masons who gave their lives in the Battle of the Alamo, March 6, 1836. Erected by The Grand Lodge of Texas A.F. & A.M. March 6, 1976." The plaque on the right reads, "The Birthplace of Fre… more
Date: May 4, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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