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Madstones and Twisters

Collection information about weather, plant and animal lore in Texas and Mexico. It also discusses folk remedies, folktales about tornadoes, information about prairie dogs, and ghost stories.

Date: 1958

Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

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[News Clip: Texans perform in Legion parade]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an American Legion parade in Washington, D.C., including a delegation of members from the Dallas area.

Date: September 1, 1954

Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

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

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Doc Rhuman featuring Purina]

Photograph of a sign that reads "F.A. Weimann Brenham, Texas" including information about livestock. In the background, there is a projector screen and displays for Purina products.

Date: February 17, 1954

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Couples on float at Maifest celebration in Brenham, Texas

Photograph of three couples riding a white and gold parade float with a throne at the back. The couples are dressed in festival or pageant attire to celebrate the Brenham Maifest, with the young women in voluminous gowns in pink and yellow and the young men in white jackets with black bow ties and slacks. The woman at the far right, Harriet Williams, wears a yellow dress created by Lilli Wolff and Mati Driessen. In the background is a crowd of parade watchers.