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American Artillery in the Mexican War 1846-1847 (open access)

American Artillery in the Mexican War 1846-1847

This thesis presents a history of the United States' war with Mexico with a focus on the maturing of the United States artillery on the battlefields of Mexico.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Dillon, Lester R.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Audience Facing an Outdoor Stage]

Photograph of a large crowd of people, likely at a Lab Band concert, and possibly at Universidad del Sudeste (now the Universidad Autónoma de Campeche), in Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico. A large crowd of mostly young men is seen outdoors, many standing on a bleacher or riser-like area, with a large stone sculpture, at the right. Other people are seated in foreground and to left and lower right. Most of the men are in what may be school uniforms. A few women can be seen at lower left and lower right. One man in a suit seems to be walking around in front of the crowd, addressing them.
Date: [1967-01-26..1967-02-21]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

["Autovias" train in Mexican mountains]

Chihuahua - Pacific Railway's "Autovias" train, consisting of fiat diesel cars coming out of one of the 73 tunnels which are located on the line between La Junta and El Fuerte, Mexico on the 281 mile portion of the route traversing the mountain region over the Continental Divide around 1968.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Aztec Eagle" departing from Mexico City]

"The Aztec Eagle" train No. 1 northbound, modern streamlined passenger train of the National Railways of Mexico departing from Mexico City on the 802 mile run to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico located on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas. Circa 1960.
Date: 1960~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Band Members at Venue]

Photograph of members of the band and others at a venue, tentatively identified as Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico. Several band members are seated in the right part of photo, holding instruments. Two men are standing in front of the band; one appears to be speaking into a microphone which is draped with a banner for radio station RCN, Campeche and the other man, facing the band, is tentatively identified as Leon Breeden. Several unidentified men are visible in the left side of the image.
Date: [1967-01-26..1967-02-21]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A band sitting behind a woman on a television set]

Photograph of a television set. The photo is shot from a high angle, and a shape obscures the lower third of the image. To the left of the photo, a band sits with their chairs arranged in a double-row arc. A woman stands directly in front of them, holding a microphone and speaking to a camera. She is lit with a spotlight. The upper third of the image displays the lighting equipment for the set. Further away from the camera, a man stands in front of a large curtain. Television equipment can be seen to the right of the photo.
Date: 1960~
Creator: Sears, Joel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Benito Juarez monument

Photograph of the Benito Juarez Hemicycle in Zocalo, Mexico City's main square.
Date: 1964
Creator: Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Boquillas, Mexico and Rio Grande River]

Photograph of a view of Boquillas, Mexico across Rio Grande River from the Texas side of the water in Big Bend National Park. There is a gathering of structures beyond the shore and there is some vegetation growing throughout the surrounding area.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bright orange dress

Dress of bright orange cotton with geometric inspired embroidered front yoke and sleeves trimmed in brass pailettes. Knee length; rounded neckline opens to V at center front. Wide bracelet length sleeves. Bias tape on hem embroidered "Josefa for Anna & Edmundo Villa".
Date: 1960/1975
Creator: Ibarra, Josefa
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A building with a mural]

Photograph of a large, midcentury building. The main portion of the building appears to be a square, and it gives way at the bottom to a set of ramps with clean lines. The majority of the box is cement arranged in a hollow pattern, but the lower portion of it boasts a mural encompassing the history of the people that installed it, going from ancient times to present day. Two people sit at the bottom of the ramp. Another building can be seen to the left of the photo with stairs that lead up into it. The sky is slightly cloudy.
Date: [1960..]
Creator: Sears, Joel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 31, 1960 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 31, 1960

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 1961
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 32, 1961 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 32, 1961

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 1961
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 38, 1967 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 38, 1967

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 1968
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Caftan dress

Caftan style midi dress of yellow cotton. Embroidered T-shaped yoke of bright pink cotton has V-shaped opening and corded standing collar with yellow running stitches matching the sleeve cuffs. Extending from the front and back bases of the yoke are embroidered applied turquoise square and bright pink diamond shaped trim. Center front 21" split is bordered with 3 1/2" applied color blocks in royal blue, turquoise, bright pink and orange, and is embellished with large zig zag of pink chain stitching across the color blocks and bordered in purple rickrack effect chain stitching. Tape along hem is embroidered "Josefa for Anna & Edmundo Villa".
Date: 1960/1975
Creator: Ibarra, Josefa
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Carlos Merida at work on the design of a mosaic glass tile

Photograph of famed Guatemalan artist Carlos Merida in his Mexico City studio drawing a detailed section of artwork that will become a mosaic. An artwork is hanging on the all behind him and a decorative pot is visible on the floor to the right. Printed text below image: "Artist At Work - Famed Guatemalan Artist Carlos Merida is at work in his Mexico City studio on the design of the spectacular mosaic glass tile that will grace part of a wall in the Exhibit Hall of San Antonio's new $10 1/2 million civic center. The three-building complex will be an important part of HemisFair 1968, opening in San Antonio April 6, 1968."
Date: 1966~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cement and Artificial Stone Sculpture of Mexico (open access)

Cement and Artificial Stone Sculpture of Mexico

The intention of this study is not to present the technique as a new one in the realm of sculpture, but rather to investigate the various ways in which cement is being employed in the sculptural form and to point out its prominent use as well as the reasons for its popularity in Mexico.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Bowling, Henry E.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Chichen-Itza, the castle outer structure

Photograph of Chichén Itzá, the Mayan ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.
Date: 1962
Creator: Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Chihuahua - Pacific Railway train on Santa Barbara Bridge]

Chihuahua - Pacific Railway's passenger train on the horse shoe curve of the Santa Barbara bridge in a region of mountain vastness in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico around 1963.
Date: 1963~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
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

[Cousins Fishing]

Photograph of Paula Daniels and her younger cousin, Lynn, seated with their legs over the edge of a dock, turning to look back at the camera. They are holding fishing poles and two jars are on the dock next to them. Handwritten note on the back: "Paula and Lina at 'La Ceja' April 1965."
Date: April 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
[The Dan Smoot Report, Volume 9, December 1963 #1] (open access)

[The Dan Smoot Report, Volume 9, December 1963 #1]

Two issues of The Dan Smoot Report which were published in December of 1963. These newsletters are devoted to a discussion of the Kennedy assassination, particularly Lee Harvey Oswald's motivations and childhood.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Dan Smoot Report, Volume 9, December 1963 #2] (open access)

[The Dan Smoot Report, Volume 9, December 1963 #2]

Issue of The Dan Smoot Report published in December of 1963. The newsletter is devoted to a discussion of the Kennedy assassination, particularly Lee Harvey Oswald's motivations and childhood.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History