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Coffee in the Gourd

Description: Collection of miscellaneous folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folk songs, information about Indian pictographs, legends, superstitions, and weather lore. The index begins on page 105.
Date: 1923
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press
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Petroleum Laws of All America

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines covering petroleum laws of the U.S. and surrounding oil producing countries. As stated in the preface, "this bulletin includes the petroleum laws of (1) United States; (2) the several oil-producing States; (3) Canada; (4) Mexico; (5) the Republics of Central and South America" (p. iv).
Date: March 1921
Creator: Thompson, Joseph Wesley
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Men standing on train tracks next to a building]

Description: Photograph of five men standing on train tracks next to a building labeled the "Santa Rosalia." One man stands on a cart sitting on the tracks while another man sits on a curb and the other three men stand. In the background, a man leans out of one of the Santa Rosalia's windows to talk to a man standing outside. Blue handwriting occupies the back of the photo.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three men standing in front of a burned bridge]

Description: Photograph of three men standing in front of a burned bridge in the Chihuahua division of Mexico. The men wear hats, long-sleeved shirts, and overalls and face towards the viewer. In the background, a railroad runs parallel to the burnt bridge, which two men with a cart are positioned on top of. Blue handwriting occupies the back of the photo.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The side of a train bridge]

Description: Photograph of the side of a train bridge in Chihuahua, Mexico. The bridge rises above sparse vegetation and extends from the right side of the image towards the left, disappearing into the distance. The text "Puente Ortiz Mayo 1929" and "Div Chihuahua Nacionales" are handwritten on the back of the photo, in blue ink.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A damaged building in Saucillo, Chihuahua]

Description: Photograph of a damaged building in Saucillo, Chihuahua in Mexico. Three men dressed in hats, long-sleeved shirts, and pants stand on and around a cart set atop a railroad. The building sits beyond the men and has multiple circles containing words marked on its outer walls. Blue handwriting occupies the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Men standing along train tracks, on a cart and near a fence]

Description: Photograph of men standing along train tracks in the Chihuahua division of Mexico. The men are wearing hats, long-sleeved shirts, and pants or overalls and stand in front of a fence or atop a cart placed on the train tracks. Behind the men is a long brick building with archways along its side and trees planted nearby. Blue handwriting, including the words "Seccion de la Cruz," occupies the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A man standing outside a building in Chihuahua, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a man standing outside a building in Chihuahua, Mexico. The man carries a large object in one hand and is dressed in a hat, long-sleeved shirt, and overalls. The building behind the man has a row of arched openings along its side and faces a set of train tracks. Blue handwritten text, including the words "Seccion de Meza," occupy the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Investigation of Toxic Gases from Mexican and other High-Sulphur Petroleums and Products: Report by the Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, to the American Petroleum Institute

Description: From Scope of the Work and Findings: "The work was divided into two parts, namely, field work and laboratory investigations. The most interesting and important of the laboratory investigations. The most interesting and important of the laboratory findings were: (1) The presence of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in the gases and vapors from light Mexican crude; (2) the extreme toxicity of H2S; (3) the absence of arsine, stibine, phosgene, hydrocyanic acid, and other toxic substances; (4) treatment reco… more
Date: 1923
Creator: Sayres, R. R.; Smith, N. A. C.; Fieldner, A. C.; Mitchell, C. W.; Jones, G. W.; Yant, W. P. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Happy Hunting Ground

Description: Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.
Date: 1925
Creator: Texas Folklore Society & Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Partner: UNT Press
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Texas and Southwestern Lore

Description: Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
Date: 1927
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Partner: UNT Press
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