Photograph of a 101st Airborne challenge coin from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows the back of the brown, rusted coin with a symbol of expanded angel wings engraved at the top, with the bottom of it containing the words "Rendezvous with Destiny." Image 2, front of coin. "101st" and "Airborne" are negraved at the top with an eagle head engraved under it. Under that, in two small engraved banners are the words "Normandy Bastogne Holland" and "Berchtesgaden."

Photograph of an 101st Airborne lighter from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows the front of the silver lighter, with the cap sightly rusted. On the front of its is a black crest with the word "Airborne" above it and a white eagle head on it with its yellow beak. Image 2, back of silver lighter. The words "101st ABN. Div" are engraved on the cap and the word "Vietnam" on the bottom followed by the years 1967-1968.

Photograph of an 101st Airborne patch from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections. The patch is black with the word "Airborne" stitched at the top in yellow with a space in between. On the bigger part of the black patch is the head of an eagle stitched on.

Photograph of the cover of "American Soldier Ballads" by F.B. Camp, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is dark yellow in color with the title at the top in red lettering.Under the title is an illustration of soldiers sitting or standing around a fire. This edition of Patriotic Toasts was published in 1917 by Forbes and Company in Chicago. Each page has a lithographic decorative blue border surrounding the printed text, and the dense cardboard cover contains a stoic depiction of Uncle Sam carrying an American flag, reinforcing the book’s self-proclaimed patriotism. The author, Fred Emerson Brooks, a popular 19th century poet, wrote several books of “toasts” – short poems likely meant to be read aloud in social gatherings. A notice in the back of this volume advertises Brooks’s other publications, including the comically titled Cream Toasts and Buttered Toasts, with a series of quotes from major newspapers attesting to Brooks’s sparkling wit. The collection of poems in this book captures the vigor of the American spirit at the time of its entry into World War I. Poems such as “Old Glory” and “Liberty’s Banner” are dense with the nationalist rhetoric that would eventually lose much of its appeal …

Photographs of "Outlines of Lessons in Botany: For the use of Teachers, or Mothers Studying with their Children" held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Weaver Juvenile Collection. It is the first of two volumes to teach children about plants and their uses. The book is open to the appendix and is resting on a plastic book cradle with weighted strings holding the pages down.

Photograph of an application for oil rations held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Rare Book & Texana Collections. It is a form that needs to be filled out in order to receive oil rations for driving and travel. It is filled out by "Mrs. Abbie F. Stevens" for use at "20 Riverview Ave." in Waltham, Massachusetts. There are logged dates when gallons of oil were delivered and who delivered the gallons. The form is number "V-534248M-5".

Photograph of an application for oil rations held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Rare Book & Texana Collections. It is a form that needs to be filled out in order to receive oil rations for driving and travel. It is filled out by "Mrs. Abbie F. Stevens" for use at "20 Riverview Ave." in Waltham, Massachusetts. There are logged dates when gallons of oil were delivered and who delivered the gallons. The form is number "V-534250M-5".

Photograph of Barsanti's Distinguished Service Medal from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows a circular medal that is navy blue around the rim with the words "For Distinguished Service MCMXVII" in gold. In the middle is a golden eagle with its wings exapnded and a flag like crest in the middle of it. The medal is attached a red, white and blue ribbon. The medal lies in a black box with a white inside. Image 2, closeup of Distinguished Service Medal.

Photograph of two silver dog tags that belonged to Major General Olinto Barsanti, connected by a chain, slightly rusted and scratched on the surface. The first dog tag at the top of the photo shows the letters engraved onto it backwards, as does the dog tag on the bottom with the word "Barsanti barely made out.

Photograph of a black military name tag with several small scratches on it, and the name "Barsanti" printed in white capital letters.

Photograph of Barsanti’s Vietnam ring from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections. The ring is a shiny bronze, and is seen from the side. On the side of the ring the word "Vietnam" is engraved with the word "Airborne" under it and the head of an eagle. At the bottom of the ring are the engraved words "Screaming Eagles." The top of the ring is circular with a clear stone in the middle. around the top the words "General" can be seen as well as the numbers 89.

Photographs of the title page and open cover of a book titled "Reports on the State of the East India Company" held by UNT Special Collections. In the first image the page on the left has a stamp that reads "Withdrawn" and the right is a table of contents for the first and second reports. There is a handwritten note at the top that reads "Great Britain Parliament, Houe of Commons, Committee of Secrecy to Enquire into the State of the East India Company." The cover is propped up on a black wedge to protect the spine and there is a weighted white string holding the left pages down. The second image is a close up of the title page.

Photographs of "The Bells of Peace" by John Galsworthy, held by UNT Special Collections. The brown paper cover is framed by a red line, the title in simple black print. Image 2, page titled "The Bells of Peace" with two paragraphs, the first letter of each a red L. Image 3, pages 3 and 3. They are both titled "The Bells of Peace" at the top. Each page has 2 paragraphs, the first letter of each big and red. The bottom of page 3 has the date June 1920.

Photograph of the cover of "The Bombing of Bruges" by Paul Bewsher, held by UNT Special Collections. The pale blue cover has the title at the top and author at the bottom, all imprinted in dark blue lettering.

Photographs of the illustrations in a book titled "A Compleat Herbal of the Late James Newton, M.D. Containing the Prints and English Names of Several Thousand Trees, Plants, Shrubs, Flowers, Exotics, & c." held by UNT Special Collections. There are four rows of the drawings with names written above each. The plants on the two pages are "Tufted Meadow, Corn, an Panick Grass" and "Wheat Rie and Oate Grass". The book is resting on a clear plastic book cradle and some of the pages are being held down by a white weighted string.

Photographs of box 484 from the President William H. Bruce Records, 1904-1924 collection held by UNT Special Collections. It is a gray archival box with cards attached that detail what is included in the box. The information appears to have been typed with a typewriter and some lines have been crossed out and replaced with the words "University of North Texas-President's Office." The second image shows the folders inside of box 484 from the President William H. Bruce Records, 1904-1924 collection.

Photographs of a pressed flower in "Wildflowers from Palestine" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is a Carmel Daisy and there is a short description of its place in Palestine and references to biblical figures. There are also four quotes beneath the description from poetry about flowers. Image 2, is a Passion Everlasting flower with faded stems and bright maroon petals. It is taped into the book. Image 3, is the cover of "Wildflowers from Palestine." It is mostly green and has a white spine with green detailing. The title is in yellow and has green scroll-work behind it.

Photographs of casualty lists held by UNT Special Collections. They are arranged in a loose pile with the title and lists visible on most. The papers were early releases for newspapers to prepare their morning editions and afternoon editions. There are also specified release dates on each and a note to editors. They are authorized by the War Department of the US government.

Photographs of pages from a book titled "Reports on the State of the East India Company" held by UNT Special Collections. The two images show pages of charts with the money involved in the company including the costs and income from it. There are comments and notes above and below the chart. The pages edges are visible and are clearly aged. The edge of the cover is also visible in the first image.

Photographs of a Consumer Rationing kit from WWII held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Miniature Book Collection. In the first image it is standing up next to a dime for size comparison. The box is thin and orange and has a label on the front with rules about rations and ration stamps. There is important information included at the bottom and a pencil marking that reads "#53". It was a replica of what the stamp booklets looked like during WWII. In the second image the case is in the back and a booklet and ration book are set out in front of it. There is a dime placed beside them for size reference. The book is titled "Consumer Rationing in World War Two" and the booklet is the fourth in a series.

Photographs of "Practical Taxidermy" held by UNT Special Collections. Image 1, shows the cover, which is bound in a bronze material with a design of a stand, plants, and a border in a darker brown. The title as well as the bird on the cover are done in a lighter yellow shade to make them stand out. The book is resting on a clear stand. Image 2, The illustration is of a peregrine falcon in the process of being taxidermied. A note beneath it reads "Peregrine Falcon on Flight. Showing method of binding, etc." Image 4, The drawing is of the inner structure of a taxidermied lion. The note beneath it reads "Lion Mounted from the 'Flat'".

Photographs of "The Shame of Oscar Wilde" held by UNT Special Collections. In the first image the cover is yellow and has a red border around the text. There is also a quote from Robert Burns under the title. Image 2 is the title page with a quote from Robert Burns, and information about printing. The yellow cover is visible past the pages. Image 3 shows a passage that reads "Issued for Private Circulation Only and Limited to 50 Copies on Japanese Vellum and Five Hundred Copies on Handmade Paper Numbered from One to Five Hundred and Fifty." Image 4 shows the floral designs in the corners and a small leaf design beneath the quote on the title page in more detail. Image 5 is an excerpt from the book covering witness testimony at the trial of Oscar Wilde.

Photograph of the cover of a book titled "Codex Seraphinianus" held by UNT Special Collections. It is made with a black cloth and the title, sub-title, and author is printed in gold paint, and there is also a cloverleaf border in gold. In the center is an illustration of a man riding a deer with large golden antlers that are touching a seemingly-organic spiked container. A stream of light is coming out of the deer's head and is hitting a mirror at the same time as a light is coming out of the rider's head. Attached to the mirror is a spiked contraption that seems organic that drops balls into a metal bowl when the mirror and a spike are interacted with. The rider is also wearing an interesting red suit that combines with the saddle on the deer.

Photograph of the cover of a book titled "An Annual Encyclopedia of the Negro 1918-1919" held by UNT Special Collections. It is a paper bound book and the edges are coming apart. The cover has a border around the title and includes information about the book on the front.