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[The original Cervecería Boliviana Nacional building in La Paz, Bolivia]

Photograph of the original Cervecería Boliviana Nacional brewery building in La Paz, Bolivia.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Robert Johnson
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A river with rocky hills]

Photograph of a river surrounded by rocky hills and piles of dirt and gravel. Small structures reside in a near distance next to the river large, rectangular pieces of wood lie right next to the river. In the far distance, more hills are present that are slightly covered by the clouds.
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A rocky hill slope]

Photograph of a sloped, rocky hill surrounded by dry grass and soil. Between the crevices of the rocks, there are either smaller rocks or grass growing out of the crevices. In the front of the image, a large rock is visible on the soil and is surrounded by other smaller, cracked rocks.
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A view of a city with a mountain]

Postcard of an aerial view of a city in front of a mountain. The buildings are mostly short and wide rather than being tall and many lush trees are scattered throughout the city, gradually fading into the mountain. On the right corner of the postcard, the word 'La Paz' is written in cursive.
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Daytime in a city in Bolivia]

Postcard of a busy city with many cars and people walking on the streets. The traffic is a bit busy, with a long row of cars, and the people are mostly walking in groups. The buildings are wide and rows of trees run vertically throughout the roads and streets. The bottom of the postcard states 'Ovanida 16 dau...-LaPaz.'
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A city on a mountain]

Postcard of a city in front of a mountain with the buildings spreading as they get closer to the mountain. The city is shown on an aerial view, and the buildings are wide and short, with lush trees around the buildings and scattered throughout the city. On the top right corner of the postcard, 'La Paz' is written in cursive.
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A city on a mountain viewed between the trees]

Postcard of a city on a mountain viewed between two trees that act as a curtain. The buildings are wide are in close proximity to each other, but are intricately constructed. Behind the city, stands a mountain that is slightly covered by the clouds with the top dusted with snow. The bottom of the postcard states 'El Illimani-LaPaz, Bolivia.'
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Two girls on a rocky hill]

Postcard of two girls wearing hats smiling brightly on a rocky hill with cacti. One of the girls is sitting on the ground and is wearing a dress and sweater, along with a scarf tied around her neck; she is also holding a small, woven basket in her hands. The other girl is standing and wears similar clothing like the one who is sitting, but does not wear a scarf; she is holding a cloth sack behind her back.
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bolivia/ Al Ahram/ Tax relief] (open access)

[News Script: Bolivia/ Al Ahram/ Tax relief]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: August 20, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: On this day] (open access)

[News Script: On this day]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: November 3, 1969, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: School lunches] (open access)

[News Script: School lunches]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: August 24, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action (open access)

Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "civic action as a weapon against Communist-inspired subversion" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter "is intended to show how the Communists have attempted to subvert the Latin American nations as a step toward the avowed Communist goal of world domination, and to show how the United States and other American Republics are meeting the perilous Communist threat" (p. 1). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Simon- Abrams] (open access)

[News Script: Simon- Abrams]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about treasury secretary William Simon who opposes tax reforms to be introduced by Senate Liberals as he says that they would cost tax payers billions of dollars a year.
Date: June 5, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bolivia: Political and Economic Developments and Relations with the United States (open access)

Bolivia: Political and Economic Developments and Relations with the United States

This report includes background information on Bolivia's political unrest, particularly regarding instability in shifting leaderships, economic situation, and relations with the United States.
Date: November 14, 2008
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gracias a La Nacionalización De Los Hidrocarburos: a Critical Analysis of Bolivia’s Transition to Compressed Natural Gas (open access)

Gracias a La Nacionalización De Los Hidrocarburos: a Critical Analysis of Bolivia’s Transition to Compressed Natural Gas

This paper critically analyzes the implementation of compressed natural gas and the ways in which it creates discourse in urban Bolivia. The rapidly developing nation is keen on making ubiquitous use of compressed natural gas a reality by issuing subsidies, citing increased mobility, savings, and environmental stewardship as the primary motives. Currently, eight out of every 10 public vehicles in Bolivia are powered by compressed natural gas. Through semi-structured interviews, questionnaires and secondary data collection, this paper elucidates the transitional process of building a natural gas-based transport network through discursive governance. This work draws on the critical discourse analysis literature to dissect disaggregated modal preference data, government documents, and news articles collected in Santa Cruz, Latin America's second fastest growing city. Moreover, this paper identifies and examines the ways in which the counter-discourse impacts the transformation of the country’s energy matrix. Results show that Bolivian automobile owners are reluctant to convert their automobiles, despite reduced transportation costs, stating that minimal compressed natural gas infrastructure exists outside of urban areas, and the conversion damages their vehicles’ motor. Additionally, the research reveals that automobile owners are currently the main beneficiaries, though respondents who do not posses an automobile speak more favorably of …
Date: May 2015
Creator: McCollum, Jerl Levi
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
ATPA Renewal: Background and Issues (open access)

ATPA Renewal: Background and Issues

The Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) extends special duty treatment to certain U.S. imports from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru that meet domestic content and other requirements. The purpose of ATPA is to promote economic growth in the Andean region and to encourage a shift away from dependence on illegal drugs by supporting legitimate economic activities. This report outlines the various aspects of the ATPA, including significant dates and modifications.
Date: January 9, 2012
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cost of Avoiding Deforestation: Update of the Report prepared for the Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change (open access)

The Cost of Avoiding Deforestation: Update of the Report prepared for the Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change

According to the introduction, this report provides a global estimate of the cost of reducing the rate of deforestation.
Date: May 2008
Creator: Grieg-Gran, Maryanne
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kew-Eliasch Review Consultation: Report to the Office of Climate Change (open access)

Kew-Eliasch Review Consultation: Report to the Office of Climate Change

This paper discusses the research tools used to create baseline data for carbon offset mechanisms. The paper explains vegetation survey methodologies with examples of their application in a variety of contexts. These range from rapid studies using remote sensing imagery, to full multiphase survey methods. The paper gives specific examples of how these methods are used to monitor deforestation and forest regeneration.
Date: unknown
Creator: Moat, Justin; Crouch, Charlotte; Milliken, William; Smith, Paul; Hamilton, Martin; Baena, Susana et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capability and cost assessment of the major forest nations to measure and monitor their forest carbon (open access)

Capability and cost assessment of the major forest nations to measure and monitor their forest carbon

According to the Executive Summary, the aims and objective of this report are to provide an assessment of national capacity and capability in 25 tropical countries for measuring and monitoring forest as a requirement for reporting on REDD under IPCC guidelines. This paper was commissioned by the United Kingdom Office of Climate Change as background work to its report 'Climate Change: Financing Global Forests' (the Eliasch Review).
Date: April 7, 2008
Creator: Harcastle, P. D.; Baird, David & Harden, Virginia
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tropical Storm] (open access)

[News Script: Tropical Storm]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of tropical storm Delia which still hangs off the Texas Coast and has become erratic in its movement.
Date: September 4, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Hispanidad v. Pan America] (open access)

[Clipping: Hispanidad v. Pan America]

Newspaper clipping describing the recent Hispanidad or pro-Fascist doctrine in South America. Key political actors are mentioned including, the Argentinian Foreign Minister, the Argentinian Dictator, and a Spanish press attaché. On the back page of the article, is a brief passage about the creation of the amber bomb indicator light created by the General Electric company.
Date: April 26, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Bolivia and Irish] (open access)

[News Script: Bolivia and Irish]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Bolivia which is under near martial law as president Hugo Banzer claims a leftist conspiracy and is trying to overthrow his rightist military government. The reverend Ian Paisley who said that roman catholic guerrillas of the Irish Republican Army have killed and kidnapped west German industrialists.
Date: January 29, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cambodia and Bolivia] (open access)

[News Script: Cambodia and Bolivia]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of military sources in Phnom Penh says that heavy shelling from Cambodian rebels has halted an advance by government troops and killed 8 soldiers. Also, the Bolivian government says that troops have rescued an army general from angry peasants.
Date: January 30, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library