Photographs of "1914 & Other Poems" by Rupert Brooke, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image, is of the inside of the book with a faint illustration of a man's profile, the second image the see-through brown piece of paper is turned over to cover the illustration but to reveal the title of the book. Although Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) died before ever seeing battle, he was renowned for his war sonnets. W.B. Yeats noted that Brooke was “handsomest young man of England,” a fact that may account for some of his fame. Educated at Cambridge, he became a thespian, scholar, and soldier. Brooke, commissioned in the Royal Navy, never got to see battle. He died in 1915 at sea from sepsis. An eerie photograph portrait of the author’s profile, dated 1913, appears opposite the title page in this edition. Following the title page with publisher information and the typical copyright statement, we encounter a brief biographical note listing Brooke’s education and war time experience. His five war sonnets, titled “1914,” became notable for their romantic and patriotic view of the war. As a young man, Brooke wrote poems and published in anthologies and periodicals; his first volume of poetry, …

Photograph of a 1960 Rambler American automobile parked in the street.

Photograph of a 1960 Rambler American automobile parked in the street.

Photograph of a 1962 Rambler American automobile parked outdoors.

Photograph of a 1962 American Rambler automobile.

Photograph of actors and musicians in Western or pioneer-style clothing on a sound stage. Three musicians stand on a small platform. Their instruments are a bass, violin, and guitar.

Photograph of several actors on a uniquely designed film set. People stand in a variety of costumes and two people stand behind a set piece made to look like a counter.

Photograph of six actors on the set of a general store. Four men stand by the counter; one sits on the counter. A man in a wheelchair is in front of the counter; he looks back over his shoulder to a woman. The photograph also shows a camera operator.

Photograph of a group of actors posing for a picture of the Ghost River Kids. Two of the women wear leopard-print bikinis. One man wears a fake beard.

Photograph of an advertisement for Boswell's on an easel.

Photograph of an advertisement for Mission Orange soda.

Photograph of an advertisement for Bert & Steve, a taxi service. The text on the advertisement reads "The Safest Distance Between Two Points! Bert & Steve Ed 5-3333". Next to this text is an illustration of a boy wearing a collared shirt who is winking.

Photograph of a slide advertising Vandervoorts ice cream. The slide has an illustration of scoops of ice cream with black dots in a dessert glass. To the left of this illustration is text that reads "Chocolate Chip Mint Ice Cream Vandervoorts "It's sure-good"". In this text, each separate phrase of words uses a different font and the brand name Vandervoorts is stylized as the brand logo, the word Vandervoorts in a black rectangle with a black V behind it. The background of the slide is white and it is pinned to a black board. There are some white marks and lines made around the text and on the black board.

Photograph of an advertisement for White Swan coffee on an easel.

Photograph of an advertisement for White Swan coffee.

Photograph of an advertisement for Yellow Cab taxi service. The advertisement features text that reads "Have Taxi Will Travel Yellow Cab ED 2-3131". Next to this text is an illustration of a man's face. He has his eyes closed and is wearing a taxi driver hat and smiling.

Photograph of an advertisement depicting a cartoon man lounging on two rows of circles. Three of the circles depict coins, while the rest are blank. The cartoon man is wearing a suit and hat, as well as a black mask that covers all of his face except his eyes and mouth. He is smiling, while touching his hat with his right hand. He is also holding a lit cigar in his left hand, while his legs are crossed right over the left. The advertisement is taped to a large safe.

Photograph of an advertisement of a cartoon shopping cart facing the right, towards a large coin. The two items are in the middle of multi-shaded waves, the middle of which is the lightest color. The advertisement is attached to a safe.

Photograph of a slide with text that reads "WBAP-TV Channel 5" and "see Justice Thursday 7:30 p.m." including a cartoon illustration of a cow. The slide is against a wall.

Photograph of the University of North Texas Afro-Cuban Ensemble performing "Guaguancó" during the dedication of the Jon Kellis Steel Drum Room. Members of the ensemble are playing congas, shekeres, and other types of drums as two men sing.

Photograph of the University of North Texas Afro-Cuban Ensemble performing "Guaguancó" during the dedication of the Jon Kellis Steel Drum Room. Members of the ensemble are singing as they play shekeres, congas, and other types of drums.

Photograph of a box of Ajax laundry detergent.

Photograph of the logo of Albert J. Meek, Inc., a Packard dealership in Ft. Worth, against a white background.

Photograph of an albino squirrel on the UNT campus near the Willis Library.