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Passport signed by Lorenzo de Zavala, Howard coll F56
Passport signed by Lorenzo de Zavala during the time he was Governor of the state of Mexico.
Date:
November 18, 1832
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drawings. Selected and Executed by T. V. Munson
Bound blank book containing 16 illustrations of plants, insects, sea shells, and a bird that are identified by Latin binomial nomenclature, often with a common-name label as well. The images are a mix of color and pencil-only and each one has a tissue page to separate it from the previous page. Two images include more information, indicating that they were drawn in 1872.
Date:
1872~
Creator:
Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Pomological Society Medal]
Round medal with a left-facing bust portrait in the center, labeled "H. Mitchell, Sc." with text around the outside: "American Pomological Society - Founded 1848 - Marshall Pinckney Wilder, Pres." On the reverse, there is a basket at the bottom, with images of grape leaves and fruit around the outside; in the center, text has been etched: "Prof. T. V. Munson for 12 Seedling and Texan Grapes ~1885~."
Date:
1885
Creator:
American Pomological Society
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Award: Best Exhibition of Grape Vines, 1885]
Certificate awarding a "first degree of merit" to T. V. Munson for "Best Exhibit of Grape Vines" at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exhibition. The text is surrounded by a decorative border and by illustrations of Native Americans with a shield and a bald eagle (center, top) and of a group of Greek women (center, bottom).
Date:
May 30, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[French Exposition Medal]
Souvenir medal from the world's fair held in Paris, featuring a number of symbolic images. On one side, there is a woman seated beneath a tree, holding out a laurel crown to a man at left; at the bottom is an image of the exposition space with the Eiffel Tower. Text around the image says "Exposition Universelle" around the edge and the year, 1889, near the center. The other side has an angel blowing a trumpet in a tree, below a star, with her arm around the bust of a person wearing laurels (at right). Text at left says "Republicque Française" and a decorative box below has the name "F. U. Munson."
Date:
1889
Creator:
Bottée, Louis Alexandre
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
World's Fair of Paris 1889: Commemorative Certificate
Certificate from the 1889 World's Fair in Paris commemorating an exhibit of vines by Thomas Munson. The text is bordered by detailed illustrations including cherubs or angels at the top, on either side of a coat of arms labeled "equality"; columns on either side with dates and text labels 1789 at left (with "liberty" at the top and "commerce" at the bottom) and 1889 at right (with "brotherhood" at top and "industry" at bottom); and book below the text, held open by a branch and ribbon.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Award: Grape Exhibit, 1893]
Award certificate issued to T. V. Munson in recognition of his display illustrating all of the parts of the grape vine, with other documentation about viticulture. There is detailed text in the center of the certificate describing the exhibit, surrounded by extensive illustrations. Among the images, there is a canoe at the bottom with a series of seals on the side with persons in the boat representing various cultures; at left, a woman is holding a trumpet and lifting a laurel wreath; and at the top, another woman is reclining against a buffalo (left) and reaching out toward an image of a large building while watching Native American boys play (right).
Date:
1893
Creator:
United States. World's Columbian Commission.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Commemorative Louisiana Exposition Medal]
Triangular commemorative medal with images in central circles, surrounded by stars and inititials. On the front, there is a bald eagle with wings outspread, holding up a box with the text: "Commemorative Medal, Louisiana Purchase Exposition." Below the text box are two fishes and a shell. On the reverse, there are two female figures, at left, a woman wearing a helmet and holding a U.S. flag out behind her, next to a partially-naked woman removing cloth decorated with bees. Text around the outside of the image says: "Universal Exposition Saint Louis United States of America, MCMIV."
Date:
1904
Creator:
Weinman, Adolph A. (Adolph Alexander), 1870-1952
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Louisiana Purchase Exposition Bronze Medal]
Round commemorative medal featuring a bald eagle with wings outspread, holding up a box with the text: "Bronze Medal, Louisiana Purchase Exposition." Below the text box are two fishes and a shell. On the reverse, there are two female figures, at left, a woman wearing a helmet and holding a U.S. flag out behind her, next to a partially-naked woman removing cloth decorated with bees. Text around the outside of the image says: "Universal Exposition Saint Louis United States of America, MCMIV."
Date:
1904
Creator:
Weinman, Adolph A. (Adolph Alexander), 1870-1952
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Arthur - Canal
Canal
Date:
1910~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Engineers Office
U.S. Engineers Office
Date:
1910~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Engineers Office
U.S. Engineers Office
Date:
1910~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Lock and Dam #2
Lock and Dam #2
Date:
February 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Lock and Dam #2
Lock and Dam #2
Date:
February 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Lock and Dam #4
Lock and Dam #4
Date:
February 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Lock and Dam #4
Lock and Dam #4
Date:
February 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Snagboat Guadalupe
Snagboat Guadalupe
Date:
February 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Snagboat Guadalupe
Snagboat Guadalupe
Date:
February 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Snagboat Guadalupe
Snagboat Guadalupe
Date:
February 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Snagboat Guadalupe
Snagboat Guadalupe
Date:
February 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Snagboat
Snagboat
Date:
February 13, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Snagboat
Snagboat
Date:
February 13, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Snagboat Trinity
Snagboat Trinity
Date:
February 13, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River: Snagboat Trinity
Snagboat Trinity
Date:
February 13, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History