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Chateau Pecauld Arbois: Pays de Pasteur, Capitale des Vins du Jura (open access)

Chateau Pecauld Arbois: Pays de Pasteur, Capitale des Vins du Jura

Pamphlet describing museums and sites of interest related to wine-making in Arbois, France.
Date: 1990~
Creator: Arbois (France)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M.-C. Fortier to R. Renfro, July 24, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from M.-C. Fortier to R. Renfro, July 24, 1995]

Letter from Marie-Claude Fortier from the Wine-Museum of Arbois to Dr. Roy Renfro (head of the T. V. Muson Memorial Vineyard) discussing various trips and a hope that they can meet up as well as information about the research at the Wine-Museum regarding correspondence and rootstock trading between American and French viticulturists around the end of the 19th century. In particular, she has found a reference to Munson (enclosed as a photocopy), who received the "Legion of Honor with the title of 'Chevalier du Merite Agricole' in 1888" and is hoping to get additional information from the archives in Denison. Fortier has also included a pamphlet about Arbois, France.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fortier, Marie-Claude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Grapes to the Rescue

Cartoon discussing how T. V. Munson sent Texas grape vines roots to France to combat the root disease, phylloxera, and was awarded a "Legion of Honor" by the French government. The illustrations depict two people grafting grape roots and T. V. Munson accepting the Legion of Honor in a crowd of people.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reynolds, Patrick M.
Object Type: Artwork
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 (open access)

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