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[Students passing between classes at North Texas State Normal College]

Description: Photograph, facing northeast, of male and female students passing between classes at North Texas State Normal College in 1914. The men are wearing suits and ties; the women are wearing full-length dresses and skirts with coats. The students are walking on paved pathways on the campus. Part of the Main Building is in the left of the photograph; part of a gazebo sheltering a water fountain and the Science Building are visible on the right. Bare trees are visible in the background between the Main… more
Date: 1914

[World War One Small Box Gas Mask]

Description: World War One-era "small box respirator" gas mask, consisting of a canvas or cloth face piece, with inset glass or resin eye lenses, and straps that wrap around the back of the head. The front of the mask has a valve located behind a cloth-covered tube that goes over the mouth and attaches to a small yellow metal box containing activated charcoal (made of peach pits or the pits from other stone fruits). The wearer would have breathed only through the mouth, inhaling air scrubbed clean by the ch… more
Date: [1914..1918]

[Photograph of a men's basketball game]

Description: Photograph of a men's basketball game played on an outdoor court, c. 1914. The court was located next to the old library (now Curry Hall). Many women spectators can be seen lined around the court, wearing their heavy coats and hats as the men walk along the court. Other buildings of the University's campus can be seen in the background.
Date: 1914
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