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[John O. Meusebach Dedication]

Description: Photograph of decorative landscaping with stones creating a tear-drop shape and grassy plants lining the inside edge. The interior of the teardrop is filled with gravel and a low, round hedge trimmed in a wagon-wheel shape near the curve; at the point, there is a small marker with the text "Dedicated to John O. Meusebach," with partially-legible text below. There is a stone pathway leading up to the marker and grass on either side of the landscaping; a chain-link fence and street parking are … more
Date: June 1983
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[South Corner of the Star Exchange Building]

Description: Photograph of the front and east side of the Star Exchange Building (located at Churchill Drive) in New Braunfels, Texas. It is a single-story, white front-gabled building with rectangular windows on either side of the door, which has a five-paned window above the lintel. The side of the building has textured siding, painted blue, and two rectangular windows with white trim. There is a bush planted at the corner of the building as well as a telephone pole at the right side of the image and t… more
Date: June 1983
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.708158 -98.097811
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Drive at Conservation Plaza]

Description: Photograph of a field of yellow flowers that has a gravel road running along the bottom of the image and curving around the right side toward buildings that are partially visible behind trees in the background. A red wooden sign is visible near the left side of the image that has "Conservation Plaza" written in large letters above a round image and smaller text that includes "The New Baunfels Preservation Society."
Date: June 1983
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.707711 -98.097795
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

"The Promise of God's Favor"

Description: Handwritten narrative text and analysis of a Bible story based on Joel 2:21-26, which is included at the top of the page (King James translation), with underlining in red. The text discusses the prophet Joel and the plague of locusts.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Mount Horeb Baptist Church Library

John's Vision of the Church

Description: Description and analysis of a Bible text based on Revelations 1:12-16, which is included at the top of the page (King James translation). The text outlines the various analogies and symbols used in the verse in four parts: I. The Figure to which the Church is likened, II. The Quality of the Church, III. The Numerical Description of the Church, and IV. The Visibility of the Church is stated.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Mount Horeb Baptist Church Library

"What WIll You Do With Jesus"

Description: Handwritten narrative text and analysis of a Bible story based on Matthew 27:22, which is included at the top of the page (King James translation), with underlining in red. The text discusses giving up things or habits for Lent and how it may extend to other tiems.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Mount Horeb Baptist Church Library

"The Ministry of Reconciliation"

Description: Handwritten narrative text and analysis of a Bible story based on II Corinthians 5:18, which is included at the top of the page (King James translation). The text discusses different kinds of estrangement and reconciliation.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Mount Horeb Baptist Church Library

[Program: Appreciation Service Honoring Bill Rhodes, 1997]

Description: Program listing the order of events for a service honoring the life and work of Reverend William Rhodes, Sr., which was held at Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church. It also includes a brief biographical statement about Rhodes and two translations of the Bible verse from Psalms 37:25 on the cover.
Date: 1997
Creator: Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Location: 32.762773 -96.749837
Partner: Mount Horeb Baptist Church Library

[Alonzo Davis at Exhibit Entrance]

Description: Photograph of artist Alonzo Davis (right) posing with an unidentified woman next to the title wall at the entrance to his exhibit. Text on the wall says: "Sky Ladders & Power Poles recent works by Alonzo Davis. March 15, through April 28, 2[001]. The Visual Arts Series is made possible by a generous donati[on...]." An open booklet on a black stand is in front of the wall, to the left of the couple and a portion of the exhibit room is visible in the background at right. Handwritten on back:… more
Date: 2001
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Billboard for the opening of the Dr Pepper Museum]

Description: Photograph of the first billboard advertising the opening of the Dr Pepper Museum in spring of 1991. It has an illustration of the front of the building at left with a large image of a Dr. Pepper bottle cap over the side of the building. Text at right says "Dr Pepper Bottling Co. of Texas salutes Dr Pepper Museum, Waco."
Date: October 18, 1990
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dr. Pepper Museum

A Biography of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, 1897-1966

Description: Autobiographical narrative describing the life of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, a Baptist minister who served at six churches in Texas. It provides background about his life, education, family, and work. It also includes the text of several sermons.
Date: August 28, 1968
Creator: Brent, Warren Sidney & Kirk, Irene Collins
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Mount Horeb Baptist Church Library

[El Mundo Para Dios]

Description: Contact Print of nine women wearing light-colored dresses with short, dark capes posing in a line on either side of two men from the Salvation Army wearing dark, high-collared uniforms. They are standing on a low stage between an American flag (left) and another flag at right, behind a long bench with fabric draped over the back and potted palm trees on the floor at either end. A young girl, also wearing a light-colored dress and cape, is standing near the center of the bench in front of banner… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Souvenir Book: 100th Anniversary of Mt. Horeb Baptist Church, 2016]

Description: Booklet celebrating the 100th anniversary of Mt. Horeb Baptist Church in Dallas, including background information about the organization and history of the church along with photographs of people and events, personal narratives from members, statements of congratulations from families and businesses, advertisements, and the program for celebration events on July 17th.
Date: 2016
Creator: Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Location: 32.762772 -96.749817
Partner: Mount Horeb Baptist Church Library

History of the Schools and Churches, El Paso, Texas

Description: Booklet intended to provide information for prospective El Paso residents about the churches and schools in the city. It provides a brief sketch of each location with a photo, a history of its organization and establishment, and pastors or teachers working at the location. The book also has advertising from local businesses.
Date: 1903
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Historical Sketch of Aoy School

Description: Booklet providing background of the Aoy School in El Paso, including brief biographical information about the founder, Olivas Villanueva Aoy, as well as information about the location and building, teachers and principals, and other general information about the history from the founding through 1949.
Date: April 27, 1951
Creator: Schaer, Bertha Archer
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Location: 31.750881 -106.481476
Partner: El Paso Public Library

My Life of Eighty Years

Description: Bound autobiographical manuscript written by Mary Stanton outlining her early life in Georgia, her education, and working as a teacher and administrator in El Paso before retiring in 1925. She also briefly discusses travel and personal thoughts about teaching, with an addendum regarding the early organization of the El Paso Public Library.
Date: July 25, 1943
Creator: Stanton, Mary I.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Douglass High School, 1895-1956

Description: Book outlining the history of Douglass High School in El Paso, with photos and biographical sketches of teachers and alumni: "This is a booklet covering some of the events and people of the Black community of El Paso. An attempt to capture from words and old photographs a few of the lasting impressions of some incidents which will always be remembered of Douglass High School" (p. 3).
Date: 1981
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Location: 31.754339 -106.483482
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Report of the Public Schools of El Paso, Texas: 1898

Description: Report on El Paso public schools for the 1898 academic year, including information about board members and teachers, salaries and financing, a breakdown of lessons taught at each grade level, rules and regulations for the schools, and reports from the treasurer and superintendent.
Date: 1897
Creator: El Paso Public Schools
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Sign Commemorating Historic Mass]

Description: Photograph of a sign beneath a tree outside the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The sign is set in concrete, in the shape of a mission-style parapet, with the dates 1845 and 1917 on either side of a star, near the top. The text describes the purported saving of the first German in Texas. In the background, the northeast side of the church is partially visible; it is made of light-colored stone and has a series of stained-glass windows that are shaped as pointed arches.
Date: June 1983
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.703686 -98.128059
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Portrait of Professor J. H. Shorter]

Description: Photograph of Professor J. H. Shorter, an African-American man, posing for a portrait in a suit and tie. Handwritten text on the back of the photo reads "Profs J. H. Shorter, My Best Friend." The photo is from the estate of B. T. Wilson.
Date: unknown
Creator: Biddle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Medina Dam]

Description: Postcard of workers in the quarries used to build Medina Dam. Text on the back of the card reads "Showing Quarries from which rock is taken for making concrete for the dam More than 2500 laborers are at work in this project. Dam is located in left of picture in Distance." The card is addressed to Mr & Mrs. Harry Morland.
Date: March 9, 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.539200 -98.933347
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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