[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 15, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 15, 1865]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, describing various aspects of his life, including gifts he has purchased for her, as well as his current living conditions. He also includes details about plants that he has seen.
Date: April 15, 1865
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress,  April 15, 1865] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 15, 1865]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, describing various aspects of his life, including gifts he has purchased for her, as well as his current living conditions. He also includes details about plants that he has seen.
Date: April 15, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard of a donkey hauling water, 2]

Photograph of a donkey pulling a large wooden barrel, standing in the middle of a dirt street near a two-story building; an unidentified man is standing behind the donkey. A handwritten label in the lower-right corner says, "Hauling water at Isabel, Texas." It is attached to a different postcard written by Byrd Williams, Jr. from his home in the Ysleta community in El Paso.
Date: 1919
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Port Isabel lighthouse, 2]

Photograph of the Port Isabel lighthouse near Padre Island in Texas. Byrd Senior photographed the lighthouse to make postcards for his store in Gainesville, Texas.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Sr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Ike arrives] (open access)

[News Script: Ike arrives]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about President Dwight D. Eisenhower arriving in Texas to dedicate the newly constructed Falcon Dam on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Date: October 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Boat] (open access)

[News Script: Boat]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Brownsville man building a houseboat and sailing it up the coast to New York.
Date: June 2, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Padre] (open access)

[News Script: Padre]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the dedication of the Padre Island Causeway in Port Isabel.
Date: July 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Flood recedes in valley] (open access)

[News Script: Flood recedes in valley]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the aftermath of a flood in the Rio Grande Valley, which forced hundreds to evacuate their homes in the area.
Date: April 16, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wetback roundup pushed in Valley] (open access)

[News Script: Wetback roundup pushed in Valley]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a campaign to deport undocumented Mexican laborers from the Rio Grande Valley.
Date: July 18, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Sea Turtle on a Beach]

Photograph of a caught sea turtle lying prone on a beach. The turtle has a large hook in its mouth and appears to be deceased. A caption on the image reads, "Sea Turtle-Weight 700 pound-Caught at Port Isabel."
Date: unknown
Creator: Nat Dickey Photo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Mattox] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mattox]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: October 28, 1986
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard of a donkey hauling water]

Photograph of a donkey pulling a large wooden barrel, standing in the middle of a dirt street near a two-story building; an unidentified man is standing behind the donkey. A handwritten label in the lower-right corner says, "Hauling water at Isabel, Texas." It is attached to a different postcard written by Byrd Williams, Jr. from his home in the Ysleta community in El Paso.
Date: 1919
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Sr. & Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Port Isabel lighthouse]

Photograph of the Port Isabel lighthouse near Padre Island in Texas. Byrd Senior photographed the lighthouse to make postcards for his store in Gainesville, Texas.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Sr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Gilbert / Padre] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gilbert / Padre]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Gilbert / Brownsville] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gilbert / Brownsville]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 5pm.
Date: September 15, 1988
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Gilbert / Valley Escape] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gilbert / Valley Escape]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 12pm.
Date: September 16, 1988
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Gilbert / Padre] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gilbert / Padre]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 6pm.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Gilbert / Padre Closed] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gilbert / Padre Closed]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: September 15, 1988
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Gilbert / Brownsville] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gilbert / Brownsville]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 6pm.
Date: September 15, 1988
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Spring BRK] captions transcript

[News Clip: Spring BRK]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the murder of Mark Kilroy, and other students travelling down to Mexico to party during their spring breaks.
Date: March 23, 1990, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Padre Island] captions transcript

[News Clip: Padre Island]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 5:30 P.M.
Date: August 11, 1979
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Harlinger] captions transcript

[News Clip: Harlinger]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: July 23, 1979
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Page 17 of Byrd Williams Jr. scrapbook]

Scrapbook page featuring 5 photos of a train and its engineers, a historical cemetery, the Port Isabel lighthouse (top right) and the Padre Island lighthouse (bottom right).
Date: 1906/1913
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Page 18 of Byrd Williams Jr. scrapbook]

Scrapbook page featuring 6 photos of a small town on the Gulf of Mexico, a church, a train, a pier with train tracks, and two photos of the Port Isabel Lighthouse.
Date: 1906/1913
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library