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The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers; or, the Summer and Fall Campaign of the Army of the United States in Mexico--1846; including Skirmishes with the Mexicans, and an accurate detail of the Storming of Monterey; also the Daring Scouts at Buena Vista together with anecdotes, incidents, descriptions of country, and sketches of the lives of the celebrated partisan chiefs, Hays, McCulloch, and Walker.

Description: A narrative recounting the experiences of Texas Rangers in Texas and the actions they were involved in. Includes lists of soldiers killed and wounded.
Date: 1859
Creator: Reid, Samuel C., Jr.
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas

Description: This book covers statistical information for the state of Texas. It includes "great inducements for the investment of capital, health for the invalid, interesting sights and scenes for the tourist and pleasure seeker, broad fields of research for the historian, unsurpassed hunting grounds for the sportsman, and other resources waiting to be unlocked by the key of capital in the hands of labor and industry" (title page).
Date: 1890
Creator: Missouri Pacific Railway Company
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Partner: UNT Libraries

[Postcard of Mexican Postage Stamps]

Description: Postcard of a collection of Mexican postage stamps around a note that reads, "We are in Mexico now and I am crazy about it. Lot of love for you all. Mother sends love - Leonora U." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 65 Beach Ave. Charlotte, N. Y."
Date: September 14, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Visa for R. E. Denison to Visit Mexico]

Description: Visa authorizing R. E. Denison of Texas to travel to Mexico for up to one year, starting May 1921. The front of the card has a partial photograph -- attached to the upper-left corner -- of Denison, wearing a suit and hat, standing in front of a large plant or tree. There is an official stamp from the consul general in Laredo, Texas on the front of the card.
Date: May 14, 1921
Creator: Mexico. Consul General.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

The Journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the City of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska

Description: Compilation of translated texts describing the explorations of Coronado and his companions as they traveled in Central American and parts of present-day United States, with some supplementary historical notes for context.
Date: 1922
Creator: Winship, George Parker, 1871-1952
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Partner: UNT Libraries

[Postcard of Bath House and Pool at Agua Caliente]

Description: Postcard of a group of people in suits and five swimmers near the brightly tiled edge of the pool, described as "Bath House and Pool, Agua Caliente, Mexico." The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Carroll E. Ward Texas Ice Co. Beaumont, Texas, U. S. A."
Date: August 31, 1934
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Toni Marie Jones Third Grade Photos]

Description: Third-grade school photos of Toni Marie Jones in a white frame, including an individual portrait in an oval frame at left and a full class portrait in a rectangular frame at right. In the individual portrait, Jones is visible from the chest up, wearing a blue striped dress with a round lace collar and a large, matching bow in her hair. In the group portrait, there are 28 students and 3 teachers posing in four lines on steps in front of a red curtain; a boy in the front row is holding up an il… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Calvillo Foto
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

Papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 2

Description: "Leftwich's Grant is the second volume in a series that is intended to document the colonization of an area in Central Texas that eventually became known as Robertson's Colony." It covers "the three years that [Robert] Leftwich spent in Mexico City and Saltillo" and includes "a complete account of his official negotiations with both the national government in Mexico City and the state government of Coahuila and Texas. It also includes documents concerning Dr. Felix Robertson, President of the T… more
Date: 1975
Creator: McLean, Malcolm Dallas
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Partner: UNT Libraries

[Coach Spilsbury and Football Team Photo]

Description: Photograph of the Juarez Stake Academy football team wearing uniforms, seated in a locker room with graffiti on the walls. Coach Spilsbury is standing at right, wearing a green shirt, with a towel around his neck, and black slacks with a large belt buckle. They are identified (L-R): Harold Whetten, Edward Duncan, Marco Wong, Curtis Whetten, Trent Hatch, Unknown, Abel Varela, Bruce Romney, Coach Max Spilsbury.
Date: 1990
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College
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