[Four Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution Commemorative Medals and Buttons]

Four Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution commemorative medals and buttons for the 106th Congress in San Antonio, Texas. The medals have red, white, and blue ribbons, and each item has the shape of Texas on it.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble - Jacket, Skirts and Blouse

Ensemble of rose silk. The suit consists of a jacket, two skirts and a blouse. The jacket is made from a 1930's sari of pale pink silk embroidered with gold and silver threads, beads, and pink sequins in designs of vines, flowers and abstract line patterns. Jacket has a floating yoke and full leg-o-mutton sleeves with long narrow cuffs that have zipper closures. The jacket itself has a center front opening with no closure. The neckline, edges of closure, hem, and cuffs are edged in heavily beaded bands added by the designer. Designer's label sewn inside back at neck: "Richard Brooks". The blouse is of heavy pink silk, collarless, with round neckline. It is short-sleeved, with pleating at the shoulder. Vertical seaming on front and back for structure. There is a concealed center-back closure with snap at top and 5 clear plastic circular buttons down the length. The blouse is lined in a dark, dusty pink silk and has sewn-in shoulder pads. Designer's label is sewn inside back to the left of the opening: "Richard Brooks". The two skirts are are both of identical pink silk, matching the blouse, of identical construction. One is knee-length, and the other is full-length. …
Date: 1991/1992
Creator: Brooks, Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble - Jacket, Skirt, Blouse and Scarf

Ensemble of teal silk Ottoman. The suit consists of a jacket and skirt, blouse, and scarf. The jacket is of horizontally ribbed teal silk, banded on the bias, has a rounded neckline, is long sleeved, and has princess seaming for a tailored fit. The sleeves have soft pleating at the shoulders, and there are 3 circular gold buttons set with rhinestones at each cuff. There is a center front closure with 4 large buttons matching the style of sleeve buttons and one hidden snap at top. The buttonholes are hidden in the seam of the opening. The jacket is lined in black silk. The jacket has designer's label sewn inside at back of neck: "Richard Brooks". The matching skirt is of the same silk Ottoman, below-knee length, with soft pleats at front and darts at back from waistband down 5 1/2". Small slit at center back from hem upwards. The sides are cut on straight vertical stripe. The waistband has hook and two eyes, and there is a center back zipper closure. The skirt is lined in teal silk. There are no labels in the skirt. The blouse is of a thin teal green and metallic gold jacquard, woven with …
Date: 1991/1994
Creator: Brooks, Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Gown

Evening dress of black velvet and fuchsia satin. The dress has an empire-length bodice of black velvet, with a scoop neckline and long fitted sleeves which have hidden zipper closures. The Empire waistline is accented with a horizontal band of fuchsia satin with bow at center front. Extending down from the waistband is the full fuchsia satin skirt. The full-length skirt has vertical inverted pleats edged with bands of black velvet that extend from the waistband to just below the hips. At center back is a zipper closure. The bodice is lined in black silk, and has a black grosgrain ribbon inner waistband which secures with hook-and-eyes. The skirt has an inner slip lining of fuchsia fabric with a wide fuchsia satin hem matching the skirt. Designer label stitched into garment at right center-back, beside the zipper "Oscar de la Renta" with second label "Made in U.S.A." sewn below. Hand written on the designer label is notation "5638 F-92".
Date: 1992
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar
System: The UNT Digital Library

311 South Wacker

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The view of the skyscraper at 311 South Wacker street in Chicago is shown near the Sears Tower. All 65 stories of the building are visible.
Date: 1990
Creator: Kohn Pederson Fox Associates
System: The UNT Digital Library

311 South Wacker

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The upper half of the skyscraper is shown in this view. The building is light in color and composed of several vertical elements.
Date: 1990
Creator: Kohn Pederson Fox Associates
System: The UNT Digital Library

311 South Wacker

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The aerial view shows the building in its setting as well as the cylindrical elements atop the skyscraper.
Date: 1990
Creator: Kohn Pederson Fox Associates
System: The UNT Digital Library

Experience Music Project (EMP)

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The view is of the red and silver portions of the facade.
Date: 1999/2000
Creator: Gehry, Frank Owen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Sandals

Sandals of silver leather. The shoes have an open, square toe, and wide strap which wraps around ankle and buckles around lower ankle with a large silver-tone buckle. 2 1/2" heel, 1" wide, 1 1/2" deep. Label: "abstracts"
Date: 1994?
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Envelope, August 14, 1990]

Envelope addressed to the Dallas Police Southwest Station in Dallas, Texas. The envelope was mailed in August of 1990.
Date: August 14, 1990
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[March on Washington Button]

Round button from Dallas LGBT organizations. It has a white silhouette of the state of Texas on a black background. There is pink text around the outside that says "March on Washington '93" and the word "Dallas" inside the silhouette with a pink triangle above it.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cheer Dallas Megaphone]

White megaphone with a blue and red logo for Cheer Dallas in the center. Decorative blue and red stars are below the logo in a ring around the wide end of the megaphone. The megaphone is laying on its side with the logo up.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lifetime Achievement Award for John David Thomas]

Cut-glass trophy in a rough teardrop shape on a rectangular base. Gold text in the body says "John Thomas Life Time Achievement Award" and has the logo for the Foundation for Human Understanding at the bottom.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[March on Washington Wristband]

Rainbow-colored wristband with the text "1993 March on Washington" and the number 048183.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Award from the Foundation for Human Understanding (detail view)]

Cut-glass trophy in a rough teardrop shape on a rectangular base. Gold text in the body says "John Thomas Life Time Achievement Award" and has the logo for the Foundation for Human Understanding at the bottom.
Date: [1996..1998]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lifetime Membership Award]

Plaque that has a black background with gold lettering, mounted on wood. An image of a staff with a treble clef and music notes is at the top. Text below says "This Lifetime Membership is presented to John Thomas in appreciation and recognition of outstanding service to the Turtle Creek Chorale since the first season in 1980."
Date: [1995..1998]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Medals from the Gay Games]

Detail view of six medals from Gay Games III, an LGBT event similar to the Olympics. They are arranged in a rough star shape against a blue background, with a bronze medal in the center and five gold medals in a ring around it. Each medal has a colored cord attached at the top and stretched toward the edges of the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Medals from the Gay Games]

Six medals from Gay Games III, an LGBT event similar to the Olympics. They are arranged in a rough star shape against a blue background, with a bronze medal in the center and five gold medals in a ring around it. Each medal has a colored cord attached at the top and stretched toward the edges of the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lifetime Membership Award]

Plaque that has a black background with gold lettering, mounted on wood. An image of a staff with a treble clef and music notes is at the top. Text below says "This Lifetime Membership is presented to John Thomas in appreciation and recognition of outstanding service to the Turtle Creek Chorale since the first season in 1980."
Date: [1995..1998]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lifetime Membership Award]

Plaque that has a black background with gold lettering, mounted on wood. An image of a staff with a treble clef and music notes is at the top. Text below says "This Lifetime Membership is presented to John Thomas in appreciation and recognition of outstanding service to the Turtle Creek Chorale since the first season in 1980."
Date: [1995..1998]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Award from the Foundation for Human Understanding]

Cut-glass trophy in a rough teardrop shape on a rectangular base. Gold text in the body says "John Thomas Life Time Achievement Award" and has the logo for the Foundation for Human Understanding at the bottom.
Date: [1996..1998]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Resource Center Dallas T-Shirt]

White T-shirt with a blue and red logo over the left breast. The logo has an outline of a house with a candle inside and the text "Resource Center of Dallas Volunteer" written underneath.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Team Dallas Sports and Cultural Festival Buttons]

Five identical round buttons for "Team Dallas." One button is in the center and the other four are organized around it, facing out. Each one has an image of a red pegasus flying in front of a pink triangle. Beneath the image are the words "Sports & Cultural Festival October 8-11, 1993."
Date: October 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Robert Schwab Award to Bill Hunt]

Rectangular glass award in a wooden stand. The glass is etched with the words "The Texas Human Rights Foundation" above a triangular logo that contains part of the U.S. flag and the text "...with liberty and justice for all." There is a metal plaque on the wooden base with the text "1992 Robert Schwab Award, BILL HUNT."
Date: 1992
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library