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Ceremonial huipil

Ceremonial/Cofradia (religious society) Huipil. 2 breadth garment back strap loomed in cotton with cotton and silk single-faced brocaded designs - broad and widely spaced red warp stripes amid very wide areas of ixcaco (natural brown cotton) - no trim at neck or sleeves.
Date: 1960/1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Chichicastenango Market]

Photograph of a row of merchant booths at the Chichicastenango Market in Guatemala. Individuals are walking past the booths at the market. The Church of Santo Tomás can be seen in the background.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Clothing booths at the Chichicastenango Market]

Fotografía de puestos de comerciantes de ropa en el mercado de Chichicastenango, en Guatemala. Los puestos tienen ropa colgada en las paredes y en la parte superior. Se puede ver a personas pasando por delante de los puestos.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
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
[Daily Record Sheet of Patient Conversations and Balance Sheet] (open access)

[Daily Record Sheet of Patient Conversations and Balance Sheet]

Daily record sheet of patients visiting the doctor's office. The back of the sheet contains a handwritten table of balances, paid and unpaid, "Before Ann," "Wish Ann," and "After Ann;" the final notes show how much money is owed to each person following the Central America trip.
Date: 1967-11-29/1970-02-02
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Earthquake damage in Guatemala City]

Fotografía de los daños causados por el terremoto de 1976 en Ciudad de Guatemala. Dos automóviles están aparcados bajo una cochera a la izquierda. Una pila de bloques de hormigón descansa junto a un edificio con paneles metálicos. Se ve a un hombre colocando bloques de hormigón en los huecos de un edificio. Al fondo, los restos de los edificios dañados cubren un camino de tierra.
Date: [1969..1980]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Earthquake damage in Tecpán, Guatemala]

Photograph of damage to a building due to the 1976 Guatemala earthquake. Walls of the building still stand, but the roof is missing. A man pushing a wheelbarrow walks past the building. A white van is parked in front of the building.
Date: [1969..1980]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Huipil panel

Unused (neck opening never cut) huipil (woman's blouse). White cotton warp and weft handwoven on the back strap loom - technique called picb'il (supplementary weft brocade on a spaced or gauze weave textile - no supplemental weft). This style huipil is always wider than longer so the side panels will hang lower than the center panel. This huipil is never tucked into the skirt, thus giving the wearer freedom to move around and feel cool in the subtropical climate of 3500'.
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Huipil panel

Unused (neck opening never cut) huipil (woman's blouse). White cotton warp and weft handwoven on the backstrap loom - technique called picb'il (supplementary weft brocade on a spaced or gauze weave textile - no supplemental weft). This huipil is never tucked into the skirt, thus giving the wearer the freedom to move around and feel cool in the subtropical climate of 3500'.
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Huipil panel

Unused (neck opening never cut) huipil (woman's blouse). White cotton warp and weft handwoven on the back strap loom - technique called picb'il (supplementary weft brocade on a spaced or gauze weave textile - no supplemental weft). This style of huipil is always wider than longer so the side panels will hang lower than the center panel. This huipil is never tucked into the skirt, thus giving the wearer the freedom to move around and feel cool in the subtropical climate of 3500'.
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Individuals at the Chichicastenango Market]

Fotografía de personas reunidas en torno a un comerciante en el mercado de Chichicastenango, en Guatemala. Se puede ver a un hombre durmiendo en una silla. En el fondo, se ven varios puestos de comerciantes con ropa.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Individuals at the market San Francisco El Alto]

Photograph of merchants and other individuals at a market called the "Mercado San Francisco El Alto." Merchants are selling products such as fruit, dry goods, and clothing. Women can be seen carrying baskets on their heads that contain various items. In the background, a church-like building is visible.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Individuals at the Mercado Central Totonicapán]

Photograph of merchants and shoppers at the "Mercado Central Totonicapán" which translates to "Totonicapán Central Market." A native woman carrying a child on her back can be seen interacting with a merchant. Numerous individuals are sitting on the steps in front of a building.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Individuals with livestock]

Fotografía de individuos que sostienen cerdos al final de las cuerdas en el mercado de Chichicastenango, en Guatemala. Se pueden ver pequeñas cabras comiendo de cubos. Se encuentran en una zona cubierta de tierra y rodeada de pequeños edificios.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Iximche Mayan ruins]

Fotografía del sitio arqueológico de Iximche, que incluye ruinas mayas. Se pueden ver dos estructuras en ruinas. Al fondo se ve una hilera de árboles y nubes.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Landscape in North Guatemala]

Fotografía de un paisaje de colinas en el norte de Guatemala. El paisaje está cubierto de hierba verde con pequeños arbustos y árboles. Se puede ver a un hombre de pie en una colina. Al fondo se ven pequeños edificios.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Landscape in Northern Guatemala]

Fotografía de un paisaje montañoso en el norte de Guatemala. En primer plano se ve un alto tronco de árbol. Al fondo se ven los tejados de pequeñas casas. Las montañas están cubiertas de árboles y pequeños edificios.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from George Perutz to Kai Schwabacher, January 30, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from George Perutz to Kai Schwabacher, January 30, 1967]

Letter from George Perutz to Kai Schwabacher, discussing sales, business consolidation, and a gifted purse for his daughter.
Date: January 30, 1967
Creator: Perutz, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man playing a marimba]

Fotografía de un hombre tocando la marimba en un patio. El hombre está rodeado de un edificio y de plantas que crecen en el patio. Se puede ver a otros individuos sentados en el porche del edificio.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mercado Central Totonicapán]

Photograph of merchants and shoppers at the "Mercado Central Totonicapán" which translates to "Totonicapán Central Market." A native woman is walking past a booth full of various vegetables. In the background, merchants can be seen carrying items in baskets on their heads.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mercado San Francisco El Alto]

Fotografía de puestos de comerciantes en un mercado llamado "Mercado San Francisco El Alto". Se puede ver a personas hojeando mantas en un puesto de mercaderes. Los puestos de madera tienen telas de varios colores que los cubren.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Merchants at the Mercado Central Totonicapán]

Fotografía de comerciantes y compradores en el "Mercado Central Totonicapán". Se ve a una comerciante pesando productos para un cliente con una balanza artesanal. Varias cestas y bolsas de productos rodean a los comerciantes.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Morga skirt

Ceremonial Morga (Skirt) of purple and blue striped and patterned handwoven cotton and rayon. Created on a treadle loom with warp jaspe (ikat) patterning.
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library