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Passport signed by Lorenzo de Zavala, Howard coll F56 (open access)

Passport signed by Lorenzo de Zavala, Howard coll F56

Passport signed by Lorenzo de Zavala during the time he was Governor of the state of Mexico.
Date: November 18, 1832
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Award: Grape Exhibit, 1893] (open access)

[Certificate of Award: Grape Exhibit, 1893]

Award certificate issued to T. V. Munson in recognition of his display illustrating all of the parts of the grape vine, with other documentation about viticulture. There is detailed text in the center of the certificate describing the exhibit, surrounded by extensive illustrations. Among the images, there is a canoe at the bottom with a series of seals on the side with persons in the boat representing various cultures; at left, a woman is holding a trumpet and lifting a laurel wreath; and at the top, another woman is reclining against a buffalo (left) and reaching out toward an image of a large building while watching Native American boys play (right).
Date: 1893
Creator: United States. World's Columbian Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Fair of Paris 1889: Commemorative Certificate (open access)

World's Fair of Paris 1889: Commemorative Certificate

Certificate from the 1889 World's Fair in Paris commemorating an exhibit of vines by Thomas Munson. The text is bordered by detailed illustrations including cherubs or angels at the top, on either side of a coat of arms labeled "equality"; columns on either side with dates and text labels 1789 at left (with "liberty" at the top and "commerce" at the bottom) and 1889 at right (with "brotherhood" at top and "industry" at bottom); and book below the text, held open by a branch and ribbon.
Date: 1889
Creator: Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Award: Best Exhibition of Grape Vines, 1885] (open access)

[Certificate of Award: Best Exhibition of Grape Vines, 1885]

Certificate awarding a "first degree of merit" to T. V. Munson for "Best Exhibit of Grape Vines" at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exhibition. The text is surrounded by a decorative border and by illustrations of Native Americans with a shield and a bald eagle (center, top) and of a group of Greek women (center, bottom).
Date: May 30, 1885
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History