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[Vials of Compound Q]

Two vials of Compound Q, a drug made available by Ron Woodroof through the Dallas Buyer's Club to fight AIDS.

Date: [1988..1992]

[March on Washington T-Shirt]

Yellow T-shirt with black text. There is a silhouette of the state of Texas and the words "March On Washington October 14, 1979."

Date: October 1979

[Award from the Foundation for Human Understanding]

Cut-glass trophy in a rough teardrop shape on a rectangular base. Gold text in the body says "John Thomas Life Time Achievement Award" and has the logo for the Foundation for Human Understanding at the bottom.

Date: [1996..1998]

[Resource Center Dallas T-Shirt]

White T-shirt with a blue and red logo over the left breast. The logo has an outline of a house with a candle inside and the text "Resource Center of Dallas Volunteer" written underneath.

Date: 1990

[Crossroads Market Bag]

Bag from Crossroads Market, a store run by Bill Nelson, Terry Tebedo, and William Waybourn throughout the 1980s. The bag has a logo with the initials "CM" in the center of a circle and text underneath that says "Crossroads Market Bookstore & Cafe."

Date: [1980..]

[Team Dallas Sports and Cultural Festival Buttons]

Five identical round buttons for "Team Dallas." One button is in the center and the other four are organized around it, facing out. Each one has an image of a red pegasus flying in front of a pink triangle. Beneath the image are the words "Sports & Cultural Festival October 8-11, 1993."

Date: October 1993

[Robert Schwab Award to Bill Hunt]

Rectangular glass award in a wooden stand. The glass is etched with the words "The Texas Human Rights Foundation" above a triangular logo that contains part of the U.S. flag and the text "...with liberty and justice for all." There is a metal plaque on the wooden base with the text "1992 Robert Schwab Award, BILL HUNT."

Date: 1992

[Armband for Terry Tebedo]

Black armband that was worn at Terry Tebedo's memorial service, sponsored by the Dallas Gay Alliance, in 1988. The pink triangle in the center is a symbol given to gay men in WWII, under Hitler's Nazi regime.

Date: 1988

[Dallas Gay Political Caucus Full T-Shirt]

Navy blue T-shirt that has a logo over the left breast and the initials DGPC (Dallas Gay Political Caucus) above it. The Dallas Gay Political Caucus eventually became the Dallas Gay Alliance.

Date: [1976..1983]

[Resource Center Dallas Logo]

Close-up of a blue and red logo over the left breast of a white T-shirt. The logo has an outline of a house with a candle inside and the text "Resource Center of Dallas Volunteer" written underneath.

Date: unknown

[Vials of Medication]

Two vials of the drug Compound Q. This non-FDA approved medication was acquired by the Dallas Buyer’s Club for the treatment of AIDS. The vials have serial numbers and words written in Chinese characters as well as dosages written on the sides.

Date: unknown

[John Thomas Bell Wall magnet]

Magnet for the John Thomas Memorial Bell Wall, a National AIDS Memorial, at the Cathedral of Hope in Dallas. It has an image of three bells bordered by the words "Justice," "Hope," and "Remembrance."

Date: unknown

[PFLAG Sticker]

Sticker for P-FLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). The sticker has a purple background and white text; there is an illustration of an interlocked heart and triangle in the center with the text "Family" above and "www.pflag.org" printed below.

Date: unknown

Creator: Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays

[World War One Small Box Gas Mask]

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]

[World War One Doughboy Helmet]

Doughboy helmet owned by Alvin Mansfield Owsley during World War One, made of steel with an anjustable leather chin strap. Officially known as the M1917 Helmet, it was also known colloquially as the dishpan hat, tin pan hat, washbasin, battle bowler, and Kelly helmet.

Date: unknown

Sewing basket

No Description Available.

Date: 1840/1901

Tommy and Dobbin

Set of 11 wooden blocks, hand-painted, which make up the bodies of Tommy the soldier and his horse Dobbin. Contained in wooden box with sliding lid, lid with colored illustration of the blocks and title; underside of lid with colored illustration showing 5 different ways the blocks can be arranged to make Tommy & Dobbin in different poses. Affixed to inside bottom of case is a second colored illustration showing 6 more poses.

Date: [1890..1900]

Spoons : World's Columbian Expostion, Chicago, 1893

A group of 6 spoons from the 1893 Chicago "World's Columbian Exposition" world's fair. Silverplated souvenir teaspoons, each with scrolling forms on handle. Bowl of each spoon is engraved with a view of a different building from the exposition: U.S. Government Building; Horticultural Building; Mines and Mining Building; Machinery Hall; Transportation Building; Manufacturers & Liberal Arts [Building].

Date: 1893

Creator: Leonard Manufacturing Company