Resource Type

[Two Mourners and Hope at Washingtons Grave]

Engraving by Boston printmaker Thomas Clarke showing a man and woman weeping into handkerchiefs in front of the grave of George Washington. Washington's monument includes his face engraved below a cherubim and the epitaph "There is Reft in Heaven" and is set at the foot of a weeping willow. The two figures are being consoled by a figure of Hope, who stands by an anchor and points to heaven.
Date: [1695..1800]
Creator: Clark, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Portrait engraving of John Trumball]

Copperplate engraving print of John Trumbull Esq. holding a book. The print was designed and printed by American engraver Elkanah Tisdale and published by John Buel.
Date: 1700
Creator: Tisdale, Elkanah & Buel, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Etching of a woman floating over a dead man on the shore of the sea]

Etching print of a woman hovering over a dead man washed up on the shore of the sea. The print, "Elegy" was designed and printed by John Hamilton Mortimer on December 8th, 1778.
Date: December 8, 1778
Creator: Mortimer, Hamilton John
System: The UNT Digital Library

["Ben J. Franklin L.L.D." engraving print]

Engraving of "Ben J. Franklin L.L.D." for European Magazine printed on April 1, 1783. The design is attributed to William Angus and printed by J. Fielding. The engraving shows an image of founding father Benjamin Franklin in a circular frame to replicate a painting by F. Schwediauer.
Date: April 1, 1783
Creator: Angus, William & Feilding, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library

["The Stars" mezzotint engraving]

Mezzotint engraving print of a woman draped in fabrics with a wreath of ivy around her head playing a lyre with her face to the night sky. "The Stars" was designed by Middelton and printed by American printmaker John Sartain in Philadelphia in the early 1800s.
Date: [1797..1856]
Creator: Sartain, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Engraving for the Naval Chronicle of lieutenant John T. Shubrick]

Engraving print of Navy Lieutenant John T. Shubrick published by Analeclic Magazine, The Naval Chronicle, and Moses Thomas in 1816. The print shows a portrait at a small scale on a leaf that is damaged and torn along all four edges.
Date: 1816
Creator: Thomas, Moses & Ginbrede
System: The UNT Digital Library

["Residence of Robert H. Rose esq." etching and engraving print]

Etching and engraving titled "Residence of Robert H. Rose Esq." depicts the palatial historic home and grounds owned by Robert H. Rose in New York state. Several deer are resting on the lawn and several people are visible as silhouettes near the building.
Date: 1845
Creator: Smillie, James, 1807-1885 & Hinshelwood, Robert, 1812-1879
System: The UNT Digital Library

["A Western Lake by Sunset"]

Steel engraving on a book leaf titled "A Western Lake by Sunset" depicting a vast landscape surrounding a distant lake and small rivers. On the verso side of the leaf are penciled notes about its missing companion page, page numbers and the collectors' information.
Date: 1851
Creator: Durand, A. B. (Asher Brown), 1796-1886 & Smillie, James, 1807-1885
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Christmas Card from Mettie Rucker, December 1914]

Christmas card from Mettie Rucker. On the front is a picture of mistletoe and a cabin in a snow-covered forest. On the inside is a Christmas poem by H. M. Burnside.
Date: December 1914
Creator: Rucker, Mettie
System: The UNT Digital Library

[1940 Pin Up posters for calendar mockup]

Pin Up poster calendar mockup from 1940 of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The mockup for the calendar showcases images for the corresponding month beginning in January and ending in December.
Date: 1940
Creator: Vargas, Alberto
System: The UNT Digital Library

[1940 Pin Up posters for calendar mockup]

Pin Up poster calendar mockup from 1940 of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The mockup for the calendar showcases images for the corresponding month beginning in January and ending in December.
Date: 1940
Creator: Vargas, Alberto
System: The UNT Digital Library

[1940 The Varga Girl Esquire Calendar]

Pinup calendar from 1940, of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The calendar begins in January and ends with December, featuring verses by Phil Stack.
Date: 1940
Creator: Vargas, Alberto
System: The UNT Digital Library

[1942 The Varga Girl Esquire Calendar]

Pinup Esquire calendar from 1942, of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The calendar begins in January and ends with December, featuring verses by Phil Stack and a "checkpayer" wager and payoff scenario on the back of each pin up girl.
Date: 1942
Creator: Vargas, Alberto
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Varga Girl Calendar]

Pinup calendar from 1942, of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The calendar begins in January and ends with December, featuring verses by Phil Stack and astrological signs on the back of each pin-up girl.
Date: 1942
Creator: Vargas, Alberto
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Reveille]

A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde hula dancer Varga Girl paired with the verse Reveille by Phil Stack. The next image is a spread of illustrations by Pachner with descriptive text detailing men and women's winter sports and recreation fashion. This clipping came from the February edition of Esquire Magazine 1942.
Date: February 1942
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Pachner, [William]
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The 1943 Varga Girl Esquire Calendar]

Pinup Esquire calendar from 1943, of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The calendar begins in January and ends with December, featuring verses by Phil Stack and a "checkpayer" wager and payoff scenario on the back of each pin up girl.
Date: 1943
Creator: Vargas, Alberto
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The 1945 Esquire Varga Calendar & envelope]

Pinup calendar and envelope from 1945, of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The calendar begins in January and ends with December, featuring verses by Phil Stack.
Date: 1945
Creator: Vargas, Alberto
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Esquire's 1945 Varga Calendar Yearbook]

Esquire's 1945 Varga calendar yearbook of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The calendar includes all months except January, September, and December. The yearbook includes pages dedicated to birthdays and anniversaries, and "good numbers" for addresses and telephone numbers. Additionally, there are comics from various artists on each month published under Esquire Inc.
Date: 1945
Creator: Vargas, Alberto
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The 1946 Esquire Varga Calendar & envelope]

Pinup calendar and envelope from 1946, of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The calendar begins in January and ends with December, featuring verses by Phil Stack.
Date: 1946
Creator: Vargas, Alberto
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The 1947 Esquire Girl Calendar]

The Esquire girl calendar from 1947, of The Varga Girl(s) by Peruvian-American painter Alberto Vargas. The calendar is missing months June, August, September, and November.
Date: 1947
Creator: Vargas, Alberto
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Petty Girl Calendar for 1947]

Petty Girl calendar and envelope from 1947 featuring "12 Gorgeous Petty Pin-ups In Beautiful Full Color" by American pin-up artist George Brown Petty. The calendar features monthly prints from January to December.
Date: 1947
Creator: Petty, George
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Esquire 1948 Calendar]

Esquire's 1948 pin-up calendar features monthly artwork from various artists under Esquire, Inc, and verses by Frances Geiger Adams. Months May, June, September, and December are missing.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

["10,2,4" Dr. Pepper bottlecap]

Two storyboard image transfers of Pup presenting an enlarged floating "10,2,4" Dr Pepper bottlecap, and two image transfer drawings of Frosty Dog and Pup holding up an enlarged "10,2,4" Dr Pepper bottlecap. Printed ink on paper, circa 1956-1964.
Date: [1950..1964]
Creator: Dr. Pepper Company
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The 1950 Esquire Girl Calendar and Envelope]

The 1950 pin-up Esquire Girl calendar features twelve months of pin-up girl artwork by American artist Al Moore. The calendar begins in January and ends in December with accompanying printed envelope.
Date: 1950
Creator: Moore, Al
System: The UNT Digital Library