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[Appeal to the Great Spirit Statue and Student With Books]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified student leaning on the marble base of the Appeal to the Great Spirit statue in the Hardin Administration building. The student is holding a stack of books in front of his body and a portion of the statue is visible over his head -- a Native American man on horseback with his arms outstretched and his head tilted up. Other people are partially visible in the background and appear to be seated in chairs that are arranged in a circle.
Date: 1968
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midwestern State University
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[News Clip: Art]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 5, 1968
Duration: 1 minute 18 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph at Elisabet Ney Museum

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph looking at a book inscription reading, "Very sincerely bride Nell Taylor, Feb 16, 1929, Elisabet Ney Museum" in front of a classic bust. In 1892, European portrait sculptor Elisabet Ney (1833-1907) purchased property in Austin at 304 East 44th Street, established a studio named Formosa, and resumed her career as a noted sculptor. Ney sculpted and collected portraits of notable Texans and Europeans. Following Ney’s death in 1907, her friends preserved the stu… more
Date: February 2, 1968
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Description of Treue Der Union Civil War Monument]

Description: Typewritten description of the Treue der Union monument in Comfort, Texas, for the Kendall County Historical Marker sign. The description includes a brief history behind the monument, and the German Union soldiers who honored their fallen comrades by burying them at the site. The description also provides a translation of the monument's name to "Loyalty to the Union." Three photographs also accompany the typewritten description.
Date: 1968
Creator: Texas Historical Survey Committee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 29.969768 -98.913844
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Client Card: Paolo Abbate]

Description: Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Paolo Abbate, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. According to the card, Abbate asks for 2 bronze casts of a "Standing Female Fig. w. Wing & Flower" at 27 inches tall.
Date: November 1968
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Amon Carter Museum

[San Sculpture Contest]

Description: Photograph of the scenery at the 1968 San Sculpture contest with a group of children seen seated by a sculpture on the ground. Patterson was 1st, Bartholomew 2nd and Lott 3rd.
Date: July 3, 1968
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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[News Clip: Art Festival]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 4, 1968
Duration: 5 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Fountain at Hemisfair Park]

Description: Photograph of a fountain located on the fairgrounds at Hemisfair Park located in San Antonio, Texas. The fountain is shaped like a ball and has long rods spraying water coming out from the center sphere. Behind the fountain there is a red and white striped carnival booth and some unidentified buildings. A red aerial car and wires can be seen above the fountain.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

Sculptures of birds in water at HemisFair '68

Description: Image of Sculptures of birds in water at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas. The fountain, located outside the United States Pavilion, was called Migration Fountain.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: Bill Bristow
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

United States Pavilion and Migration Fountain

Description: Photograph of a portion of the U.S. pavilion at HemisFair '68. Outside of the pavilion is the Migration Fountain, with a 100 foot wide cascade of water. The fountain decoration includes sculptures of stylized birds attached to metal rods. Created by Bill Bristow, artist and Trinity University Art Professor.
Date: 1968~
Creator: Bill Bristow
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Los Voladores De Pazeantla- flying Indians from Mexico

Description: In this photograph, Indians dressed in traditional clothing are standing at the set up ceremony for the ancient dramatic ritual dance from Veracruz, Mexico. Each man representing the five elements of the indigenous world climb to the top of a pole, one of them stays, playing a flute and dancing while 4 other men descend the pole with a rope tied by one of their feet. The rope unwraps itself 13 times for each of the four flyers, representing the 52 weeks of the year. In this photograph, the men… more
Date: 1968~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Los Voladores De Pazeantla- flying Indians from Mexico

Description: Photograph of one of Los Voladores de Papantla (the Flying Indians of Papantla) who performed ancient dramatic rituals at HemisFair '68. One of five performers danced atop a 114-foot pole on a 20 inch disk; then, four flyers leaped and spiraled downward with ropes secured to their waists to make 32 turns around the pole. In this picture, the Indian is standing with his arms outstretched on a platform dressed in a bird-like costume and wearing traditional ornaments. He is also wearing a very ela… more
Date: 1968~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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