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[Helen Corbitt receiving award]

Photograph of Helen Corbitt receiving an award. Three unknown men are also pictured, all are pictured from the knee up. The three men are wearing similar dark-colored suits, Corbitt is wearing a light-colored dress with a crossing pattern. A table with a white cloth and a seal with the words "Chaine des Rotisseurs" are visible in the background. Stamped text on the back of the photograph: "Drucker - Hilbert Co., Inc., Photographers, 105 West 45th Street, New York 36, N.Y., BR 9-4472-3."

Date: 1950~

Creator: Drucker - Hilbert Co., Inc.

Partner: University of Dallas

[Photograph of Aeromarine First Air Hearse]

Photograph of the Aeromarine first air hearse in the sea. The text "This interesting sea plane was the first fling hearse. It carried six passengers, the casket, pilot, and the co-pilot. Built especially as a hearse by Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co. for the Fifth Avenue Memorial of New York City, this craft used two 400 horsepower Liberty engines and had a cruising speed of 100 miles-per-hour." is written below the photograph.

Date: unknown

Partner: McMurry University Library

[Boy standing in front of a Public Sculpture]

Photograph of a young boy in a striped shirt, standing in front of a public sculpture taken from across the pavement. The sculpture is large, organically shaped, with a hole in the top center of it, and is textured with a dark army green color. Rows of flags and building are behind the boy and sculpture.

Date: 1965

Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler

Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Letter from Captain George E. Madter to Captain Charles R. Griggs, March 21, 1945]

Letter from Captain George E. Madter to Charles R. Griggs regarding Madter's new four-month-old daughter and the "old gang." Madter asks Griggs if he has kept up with any of the old gang and asks "what do you hear from your little gal in Texas?" Madter is also apologetic for not being the best correspondent and the fact that this letter is so short.

Date: March 21, 1945

Creator: Madter, George E.

Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[A man on horseback wearing light colored pants, dark jacket, white shirt, and a hat]

Photograph of a man on horseback. The man, who is wearing light colored pants, dark jacket, white shirt, and felt cowboy hat, is seated on a dark horse. The man's face and the background are not distinguishable because of extensive fading. The photograph is cropped into a circle with a white rectangular border. There is a thick trim with gold edge around perimeter of the white rectangle. The photo is mounted on a cardboard substrate with backing that has a floral vining pattern. In a rectangle … more

Date: [1885..1910]

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[U.S.S. Texas Near Brooklyn Bridge]

Copy negative of the U.S.S. Texas battleship in front of Brooklyn Bridge looking northwest toward Manhattan. There is a smaller boat in front of the battleship and some buildings are partially visible in the background. Text under the ship says, "U.S.S. Texas, Flagship of U.S.N."

Date: unknown

Location: 40.702913 -73.996628

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Coney Island Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park Tilt-A-Whirl ride and visitors]

Photograph of the Tilt-A-Whirl sign at Coney Island in New York. The sign is red with san-serif text in bright yellow, as well as two blue stars surrounding in a yellow circle at the end of "Tilt-A-" and before "Whirl." Five visitors of the attraction wait in line in the foreground of the image and are wearing face masks.

Date: May 9, 2021

Creator: Brown, Stephanie

Location: 40.573628 -73.979163

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Models Wearing Afternoon Dresses]

Photograph of two models posing on stage as a small audience observes from their tables. There is text written below the photograph with the text "#604. Afternoon dresses in navy and beige rayon shantung Chinese dragon embroidered in gold and brilliant colors on bodice with diagonal closing."

Date: February 18, 1947

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Governor John Connally unveils the 1968 World's Fair plans

Photograph of four men standing behind a table, looking at a three-dimensional scale model of the plans for HemisFair '68 on a table. The men are (left to right): John Connally, H. B. Zachry, Frank Manupelli, and Walter W. McAllistr, Sr.; Manupelli is leaning between two of the other men to point at something. A projection screen is visible behind them.

Date: 1962~

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections