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Bends in Sabine River Between Texas and Louisiana

Map of the sharp bends in the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana, showing the distance in feet of the flowing water in the river. The map also includes cut banks, sandy banks, ferry routes, bluffs, and vegetation lines. Scale [ca. 1:3,000] (250 feet to the inch). There is also an inset map of the Texas-Louisiana border, showing the Sabine River emptying into the Sabine Lake. The inset has markings for counties and parishes, large cities, and the bends in the river. Scale [ca. 1:1,140,480]… more

Date: 1921

Creator: Floore, S. P.

Item Type: Map

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Valley of the Red River, La. from Mississippi River to Shreveport

Map of the Red River Campaign during the Civil War, lasting from March to May 1864. The map shows locations of battle sites between Union and Confederate soldiers, including the Battle of Mansfield and the Battle of Pleasant Hill; the approximate date and/or time of battles; and routes traveled by soldiers. The map also includes towns, additional notable sites, bodies of water, and other geological features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:316,800] (5 miles to the inch).

Date: 1865

Creator: Von Kamecke, Theo

Item Type: Map

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Trails made and routes used by the Fourth U.S. Cavalry: Under command of General R.S. MacKenzie in its operations against hostile Indians in Texas, Indian-Territory (now Oklahoma), New Mexico and Old Mexico during the period of 1871-2-3-4 and 5

Military map of the routes used by R.S. Mackenzie and his troops, including New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas as well as parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Mexico. The map shows routes, trails, railroads, roads, camps, old forts, other landmarks, battles with American Indians, and names and locations of American Indian tribes in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Scale [ca. 1:1,405,436] (23.76 miles to the inch).

Date: 1927

Creator: Dorchester, E. D.

Item Type: Map

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Printing Invoice Removed from Oswald's Home

Photograph of a printing company invoice dated June 4, 1963. This document was in the possession of Lee Harvey Oswald and was removed from his home.

Date: 1963~

Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Lake and Oil Field

Photograph on postcard of an oil field, viewed from the opposite side of a lake at Mooringsport, Louisiana. A pier is visible on the left side, and many oil derricks can be seen across the street.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Lake and Oil Field

Photograph on postcard of an oil field, viewed from the opposite side of a lake at Mooringsport, Louisiana. A pier is visible on the left side, and many oil derricks can be seen across the street.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Map of Southeast Texas, Louisiana, and Western Mississippi]

This map shows a portion of the southern United States including Louisiana and the surrounding areas of Texas and Mississippi. For each state, the individual counties are shaded in various colors and labeled. Rivers and other bodies of water as well as some cities are also marked on the map.

Date: unknown

Creator: Fischer, Theobald

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

West Central States and States of the Plains: Southern Division

This map shows a portion of the United States including the states of Texas, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Arkansas, and Louisiana. The states are shaded in color and labeled. The International, Texas Pacific, Atlanta & Pacific, and Southern Pacific rail routes are marked on the map as well as major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. The back of the map is a page of illustrated text, label… more

Date: 1875

Creator: Harper & Brothers

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Southern States: Western Section

This map shows four of the southern U.S. states - Texas, Oklahoma (split into two to include 'Indian Territory'), Arkansas, and Louisiana - and surrounding areas. Each of the regions is shaded in color and major roads are marked in red. Major cities and bodies of water are also marked and labeled. An inset in the lower left corner shows the entire United States with the southern states shaded to show the focus of the main map. On the back of the map, the page contains illustrated text… more

Date: 1900?

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Reconnaissance of Sabine Pass

This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas and Louisiana around the Sabine Pass. The physical features are marked to portray coastline conditions. Depths are shown by soundings and marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the lower left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. It also notes that various measurements used for the map were taken between 1848 and 1852. Scale 1… more

Date: 1853

Creator: United States Coast Survey

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

A New & Accurate map of Louisiana, with Part of Florida and Canada, and the Adjacent Countries.

This map shows most of North America with major states and areas labeled. Bodies of water, forests, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown pictorially). There is a note in the lower left corner regarding the relationship of this map to previous, similar maps, particularly Mons'r. Bellin's "Maps of Canada, Louisiana &c." Scale [ca. 1:8,500,000].

Date: 1752~

Creator: Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Southern Republican. (New Orleans, La.), Vol. 3, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1900

Weekly African-American newspaper from New Orleans, Louisiana that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Date: February 8, 1900

Creator: LeBlanc, Joseph

Item Type: Newspaper

Partner: UNT Libraries

[Clipping: Capt. Smith, Check Pilot Comes to Avenger Field]

Newspaper clipping of an article about pilot Captain Forrester M. Smith from the Aloe army air field at Victoria, Texas. The article briefly details Smith's background and education. There is an advertisement for Coca-Cola on the back of the clipping.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Portrait of a Middle Aged African-American Man With a White Beard]

Photograph of a middle aged African-American man with a white beard looking to his left. He is dressed in dark clothing and is shown from the chest and up.

Date: unknown

Creator: Harper

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Two African-American Boys in Shorts]

Photograph of two African-American boys in shorts. The one on the right is seated and the other is resting his elbow on his shoulder.

Date: unknown

Creator: Mealy, E. W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

captions transcript

[News Clip: Zoo]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: January 14, 1978, 10:00 p.m.

Duration: 1 minute 05 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Roy Rogers off on Red River jaunt]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Roy Rogers going on a week-long trip down the Red River and Mississippi to New Orleans.

Date: May 2, 1956

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Script

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections