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Backwoods to Border

Description: Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press

Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds

Description: This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.
Date: 1972
Creator: Hudson, Wilson M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press
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Bob Kap Archive #3: South American Tour of Canada Team

Description: Home movies that document the 1962 World Cup held in various cities throughout Chile. The film begins with still portraits of Brazilian soccer players before transitioning to scenes of city streets, sightseeing, soccer games and practice drills, and soccer players traveling. The film is silent and alternates between color and black and white images.
Date: 1962-05-30/1962-06-17
Duration: 47 minutes 08 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Postcard depicting a bullfight in a Ciudad Juarez, Mexico arena. In the photograph, two men in costume wait to bullfight, and one man is directly engaging the bull. People are visible in the stands. Advertisements are visible in both English and Spanish. Postcard was stamped and mailed from El Paso, Texas on April 27, 1915. [Text on back of postcard.]
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Three Women on the Beach

Description: Photograph of three women sitting on a beach. They are wearing swim suits and hats and facing away from the water. A hand-written note in Spanish on the back of the photograph reads "Nena, Rosa and I on the beach."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Witte Museum

Family at the Beach

Description: Photograph of a family enjoying the beach. Thee women are wearing swimsuits while most of the men are wearing suits and ties. A older woman sits in front of the women, wearing a light-colored dress. Several groups of people lounge on the beach around behind the family.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Witte Museum

[In the audience]

Description: People in the audience are seen watching the children perform on stage. A woman holding a baby girl is seated next a woman with a stethoscope around her neck.
Date: December 16, 2005
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dancers]

Description: A boy wearing a Costeño outfit stands in front of a sign while a woman dressed in a traditional Mexican outfit is just a blur.
Date: December 16, 2005
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Four men in hats dancing]

Description: More than 100 persons from Dallas contributed to the Mexican state of Colima to be entered in the next Guinness book of world records for having created the world's largest lemonade at 3500 liters. 20,000 lemons, or one ton, from the valleys of Colima along with 3750 liters of water and 56 liters of syrup beat out the previous record holder of 2500 liters that was created in Victoria, Australia in 1996.
Date: August 6, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Man and Woman Posing at Tennis Courts]

Description: Photograph of man, Jorge Martinez, and woman posing at the tennis courts with his arm around her. The man is wearing pants with t-shirt and jacket while holding objects in hand. The woman is wearing a skirt with a button shirt. There is a fence and trees in the background. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish.
Date: April 30, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas

[Bull fighting]

Description: Photograph of photograph of a rejoneador during a bullfight in an outdoor arena. A matador is seated horseback as he thrusts a lance at an approaching bull.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscenses

Description: This book serves as a "treatise on insect and animal life" (p. 4) in and around San Antonio, Texas. It discusses the life patterns and behavior of Texas insects, fish, reptiles and other animals, as well as the hunting practices of the time, all in great detail and with accompanying photographs.
Date: 1913
Creator: Menger, R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

[Group of Young People in Magnolia Park]

Description: Photograph of a group of people in a park in Houston. There are three rows of people in the group. The top row is made up of young men standing, the middle row is made up of young women kneeling in the grass, and the front row is made up of young girls, also kneeling or sitting. The men are all wearing suits, however only one is wearing a jacket. The women and girls are wearing light dresses or skirts and blouses. There are trees farther in the background. On the back of the photograph, there a… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Airborne truck after going over a dirt mound]

Description: A silver, red, and black truck goes airborne after going over a dirt mound at high speed. The back part of the truck has the word 'NISSAN' across it in white lettering and the letters 'nism' in white and a symbol in red above the back tires. To the left of the truck's window are the words 'Lucas Oil' in black with a red, white, and blue logo above it. Above the window the name 'Chad Hord' is written in black. Underneath the window appear the words 'THE BOSS' in red with the 'O' in 'BOSS' as a w… more
Date: March 31, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Soccer ball and sideline official]

Description: During a daytime game a soccer ball and sideline official are seen during a game. The sideline official is wearing a black shorts, black socks, black shoes, a light blue jersey, and a white cap. He holds a flag in his right hand.
Date: August 29, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Advertisement of a baseball tournament at Cleveland Diamond field]

Description: Poster advertisement of a baseball grand tournament to be played beginning August 25, 1940 at the Cleveland Diamond field, Houston, Texas. The tournament is offered by the "Aces Fours Recreational Club" called the Latin American Baseball tournament. The first team to play is Aztecas vs. Sugarland, starting at 10 a.m. ; the second team is Port Arthur vs. Southern Select playing at 1:45 p.m.; the third team is Galveston 'Blue Moon' vs. New Gulf Tigers, playing at 4:00 p.m. The entrance fee is 33… more
Date: August 25, 1940
Creator: Aces Fours Recreational Club
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poster
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Advertisement of a baseball game between Seguin Apaches and Southern Select]

Description: Advertisement for two baseball games to be played between Seguin Apaches and Southern Select at the Cleveland Diamond field, Houston, Texas on Sunday, July 26, 1942 starting at 3 p.m. The names of the players of each team are shown on the poster. Entrance fee: Men: 35 cents ; Women: 20 cents plus taxes.
Date: July 26, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poster
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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