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View in the Ruins of the Alamo.

Description: Hand-colored engraved print of the Alamo cut from an unknown bound volume. The text under the picture reads: "Never, in the world's history, had defense been more heroic; it has scarcely been equaled, save at the Pass of Thermopylae." -- Page 341.
Date: unknown
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Little Frog and Pretty Mouse

Description: Front cover and page of text from a book titled "Little Front and the Pretty Mouse." The page of text has the title "The Hungry Spider." at the top and is written in verse.
Date: unknown
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Description of Oregon and California, embracing An Account of The Gold Regions; to which is added, An Appendix, containing descriptions of various kinds of gold, and methods of testing its genuineness.

Description: Front cover and spine of the folio, and front cover and title page of a text containing a hand-colored, engraved pocket map of the western half of the United States showing roads, settlements, and rivers with "explanation" in lower left corner.
Date: 1849
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

"Houston, Texas"

Description: From "Harper's Weekly." This item includes a sketch of Houston, Texas and the text on the reverse of the clipping.
Date: October 27, 1866
Creator: Davis, Theodore R.
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
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