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History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest.

Description: Book describing the causes of the Spanish American War, the incident with the Battleship Maine, African Americans in the Navy, African Americans on San Juan Hill, Roosevelt, McKinley, Buffalo Soldiers, African American officers and regiments. General themes include civil rights and prejudice.
Date: 1899
Creator: Johnson, Edward A. (Edward Austin), 1860-1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Other

[Florence]

Description: A view of Florence, Italy, looking across from the west side of the Arno river. The church of Santa Croce is visible at center, while the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore can be seen on the left edge. The photo may come from a private collection in Harrison County of a travel tour.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 43.763523 11.263792
Partner: Marshall 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Gayle Cruthirds World War II Flight Log]

Description: Flight log created by Gayle Cruthirds, member of the 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, documenting his bombing missions over Italy and Eastern Europe between May 17, 1944 through September 20, 1944. Cruthirds discusses dates, flight times, mission location, weather, presence of flak and fighters, types of planes, and notes specific to each mission.
Date: 1944
Creator: Cruthirds, Gayle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: The History Center

[Postcard of Rvik, Iceland]

Description: Postcard of a small town built on the edge of a body of water where many boats drift. The message is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Carrol Elward 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas, U. S. A."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Maison de la Reine in Versailles]

Description: Postcard of a two story house near a still body of water. The scene is described as "Versailles - Pare du Petit Trianon - Maison de la Reine." The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas, U.S.A."
Date: September 3, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Campidoglio in Rome]

Description: Postcard of a stone courtyard with equestrian statues on either side of the entrance and a clock tower on one of the buildings surrounding the courtyard. The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas, U.S.A."
Date: August 21, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Musee de Versailles]

Description: Postcard of a grand horse-drawn carriage painted blue and accented with gold, with a large crowd in the background. The scene is described as "Musee de Versailles - Voiture du Mariage de Napoleon I." The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas, U.S.A."
Date: September 3, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Program: Ludwig Börne Statue Dedication Ceremony, June 11, 1995]

Description: Program for a dedication ceremony held by the Boerne Area Historical Preservation Society, on June 11, 1995, at 2 p.m., at the Boerne Public Library. The ceremony is for the dedication of a bronze Ludwig Börne statue, sculpted by Jonas Perkins, to the town of Boerne, Texas. the program includes an order of events, a brief history and background of Ludwig Börne, and a short bio about the statue's sculptor.
Date: 1995-06~
Creator: Boerne Area Historical Preservation Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[History of Boerne's Rare 1614 Low German Bible]

Description: A short guide about a Low German Lutheran Bible from 1614, which includes the book's history, the backgrounds of those involved in its creation, the mysteries surrounding the book, and the repairs done on it. A timeline summarizing the history of the book is also included on the back of the guide.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edmonds, Bettie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Location: 29.798161 -98.731219
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

Memories of Nelly Levy Berg: Her Life in Germany and her First Ten Years in America, 1910-1948

Description: Biographical narrative about Nelly Levy Berg and her family, detailing her early life in Germany (now part of Poland) and subsequent immigration to Houston, Texas. It also discusses World War II and the effects of the Holocaust on her extended family. The author (Berg's daughter) also describes a modern-day trip to Eastern Europe to revisit the locations.
Date: 1995
Creator: Wulfe, Lorraine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries

The Family Tree of Reginald Engdahl and Catherine Caroline Engdahl

Description: Document listing the family tree of Edward Reginald Engdahl and Catherine Caroline Engdahl with biographical information for all the people listed. The second page of the document is an illustration of a tree with branches labelled with names. The document is then organized by family and chronologically, beginning Edward Reginald Engdahl's ancestors, then Catherine Caroline Engdahl's ancestors, then listing their children and grandchildren, and Edward and Catherine's siblings family details.
Date: 1989
Creator: Engdahl, George & Striegler, Beverly Engdahl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Pamphlet for Rosenberg Library Free Lectures in February 1917]

Description: Pamphlet describing a series of free lectures, including reading lists, to be held in the Library Lecture Hall at the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas in February 1917. Topics of the lectures include Argentina and The Patagonian Pampas, Brazil, Chile and the Fuégian Archipelago, Ireland, Irish folk tales, town and city planning in Europe and America, and Greek influences on Western civilization.
Date: February 1917
Creator: Rosenberg Library
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Reminiscences of Gottfried Christian Daniel Toepperwein and a Brief History by His Son Lucian Ferdinand Toepperwein

Description: Translation of a written account of the Toepperwein family, described by the author as: "Genealogical Register. And a description of my life, beginning with my birth, written by myself, together with a statement of my wife and myself, and a table of children's births and deaths, everything in chronological order" (p. [8]). Photocopies of handwritten records are included at the end of the text.
Date: 1984
Creator: Wertheim, Flora
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[In Paris]

Description: Photograph of H_ley, Ruth, and Willie Mae Kell in Paris, near Notre Dame. Willie Mae is wearing a Red Cross uniform (currently held at the Kell House).
Date: 1918~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midwestern State University
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