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States

Site brings historic newspapers into modern age (open access)

Site brings historic newspapers into modern age

Newspaper article about the digitization efforts by the UNT Libraries' digital newspaper unit resulting in over one million Texas newspaper pages available freely online at the Portal to Texas History. There is a photograph of Trista Barker in the upper-right corner of the article holding a roll of microfilm in front of her face with a computer, monitor, and Mekel Mach V Microfilm Scanner behind her. There is a partial article on the back of the clipping.
Date: March 17, 2013
Creator: Smith, Diane & Faulkner, Max
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping About Herff Twins] (open access)

[Clipping About Herff Twins]

Newspaper clipping with two images of the "Herff Twins" Juanita (Mrs. Guy Chipman, Jr.) and Carolyn (Mrs. W. G. Kennon, Jr.) taken when they were students in Boerne at top, and later as married adults below. The caption text explains that the women are deeding family land to Boerne for educational uses.
Date: March 23, 1967
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for Anne Geise Herff] (open access)

[Obituary for Anne Geise Herff]

Newspaper clipping of the obituary for Anne Geise Herff (April 4, 1942 - February 29, 2012), describing activities during her life and various family members, along with information about services to be held March 4 and 5, 2012.
Date: March 4, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History