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".

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 In the first image the page on the left has a stamp that reads "Withdrawn" and the right is a table of contents for the first and second reports.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.

Photograph of a page with illustrations from 'Bleak House' held by UNT Special Collections. It is a novel written by Charles Dickens and the illustration is done by Hablot K. Browne. The illustration depicts a man in a long coat and hat with a cat on his shoulder standing next to a woman in a shop full of odds and ends. Beneath it is the line "The Lord Chancellor copies from memory."

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.

Photograph of a scanned document held by UNT Special Collections. It is No. 84 of the quarterly issues of the NTSTC bulletin. The date is June, 1927 and it is stamped with the label "North Texas State College Library; Denton, Texas".

Photograph of 'Bleak House' held by UNT Special Collections. It is a novel written by Charles Dickens and the illustration is done by Hablot K. Browne. The spine and cover are done in a maroon color and the material on the spine is cracked down the middle. The top and sides are also worn down and fraying. There are painted gold lines breaking up the spine into five separate chambers and the title is printed in gold in the second one.

Photograph 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 a page with an illustrated germination cycle for the plants.

Photographs of illustrations in "The Elizabethan Zoo: A Book of Beasts Both Fabulous and Authentic" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of a creature with the head of a human, breasts, scales, paws, hooves, and a tail that is called a Lamia. The second image's central focus is a tapered passage about the "Mantichora", or manticore, including different names and descriptions for the creature. The face of the illustration is visible on the other page. Image 3, is of a manticore, spelled Mantichora in the book. It has a lion's body, the head of a man with a wide mouth and rows of teeth, and a spiked barb at the end of the tail. Image 4, is of a rhinoceros with added details. There are layers of 'armor' on it that does not resemble the way a rhino truly looks, though the form as a whole is accurate to the rhino.

Photographs of illustrations from a book titled "Codex Seraphinianus" held by UNT Special Collections. Image 1 depicts a scene where alien-like figures, with yellow and white mottled heads in the shape of a football on a column, are pulling human skin onto a skeleton lying down on a bed. There are books piled and arranged under the mattress to hold it up. There are more skeletons waiting their turn and some newly made humans looking at themselves in mirrors. There are hooks along the back with a hat and three human skins hung up. At the top is a secret code that the entire book is written in. Image 2 is a chart of creatures with lots of different shapes and features that look familiar but not quite real. At the top, under the drawings as labels, and as paragraphs beneath them all is a secret code that the entire book is written in. Image 3 is of a dual-sided rhinoceros; the larger side has a figure rising up where its horn should be and the figure is holding a pole with stings and hooks on it. The hooks are peeling back the skin and revealing a second smaller rhinoceros …

Photograph of a page from a book titled "La creación: historia natural" held by UNT Special Collections. There is an illustration and two columns of text on the page. The image is a side-profile of a woman wearing a fur coat over cloth material. She is also wearing a headdress with a material similar to chain mail. It has a loop underneath her chin that is pinned to the side of her headdress. Her hair is braided beneath it. Image 2, a colored illustration of two people in a tiled open air room with columns. They are wearing gold, blue, cream, and red clothing with small red caps on their heads. A typed note at the bottom reads "Raza Blanca - Griegos" or "White Race - Greeks". There are pieces of thin protective paper stuck to it. Image 3, a colored illustration of two people outside of their wooden homes. The woman is kneeling down on the ground cooking and she is wearing a skirt. The man is standing beside her and is holding a spear and shield. He is wearing a red skirt and golden ankle and arm cuffs and a feathered headdress and cape. A typed note at …

Photographs of a book titled "Index to the Divine and Spiritual Writings of Joanna Southcott" held by UNT Special Collections. The first to images are of handwritten notes inside. The notes are separated by a line and are in cursive script. They mention future occurrences and deaths. The second image also includes a page that lists out what pages different words and phrases listed on them. The notes are each separated by a line and are in cursive script. The third image is of the cover, which has a marbled pattern in yellow, blue, orange, and brown. The spine is a brown cloth-tape material and has a small piece of white paper on it that reads "IND[EX]".

Photograph of the beginning of a list in "Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature" held by UNT Special Collections. It follows the last page of 'z' words and is titled "A Concise Account of the Heathen Deities, and other Fabulous Persons; with the Heroes and Heroines of Antiquity". It begins with 'a' like the dictionary and includes a short description of who the person or deity was. A clear band is holding the pages down and stains are visible on the pages.

Scanned document held by UNT Special Collections. It is a "Message from the President of the United States", Andrew Jackson, concerning the recent establishment of the Republic of Texas following their battles with Mexico. There is also another message from John Forsyth below on the same paper. Page 6, is the start of the "Constitution of the Republic of Texas" and includes a list of names in two columns at the top. Page 7, is section 7 through 17 of the "Constitution of the Republic of Texas".