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[Photograph of a man standing outside]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man posing outdoors. He wears a short-sleeved, button-up shirt tucked into white, belted pants. He holds an object in his hands. A wire fence with wooden posts runs through the pasture behind him. A small building, partially obscured by trees, stands in the background.
Date: [1915..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a man and a woman on a picnic blanket]

Description: Photograph of a man and a woman sitting on a picnic blanket outdoors in the grass. The man sits on the left with his legs crossed. He wears a short-sleeved, button-down shirt and white pants. The woman next to him sits with her legs straight out in front of her with her hands resting on her knees. She smiles widely and wears a short-sleeved, button-down dress with patterned suspenders.
Date: [1915..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Paper dress

Description: Young girl's party dress of yellow heavy crepe paper over white cotton(?). “Paper dress” is knee-length, sleeveless, with rounded neckline and wide straps. A-line under-layer of white cotton is overlaid by 7 wide horizontal tiers of yellow heavy crepe paper “petals”. Center-back opening with single tiny circular white button at neckline. No labels visible in garment.
Date: 1915/1925
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual and Directory: A Catalogue of American Newspapers, 1915, Volume 1

Description: American Newspaper Annual and Directory contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Volume 1 of 2. Additional information includes class and trade publications and maps. Index to Class and Trade Publications begins on page 1209, in Volume 2.
Date: 1915
Creator: N. W. Ayer & Son
Partner: UNT Libraries
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N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual and Directory: A Catalogue of American Newspapers, 1915, Volume 2

Description: American Newspaper Annual and Directory contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Volume 2 of 2. Additional information includes class and trade publications and maps. Index to Class and Trade Publications begins on page 1209.
Date: 1915
Creator: N. W. Ayer & Son
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Hard Clover Seed and Its Treatment in Hulling

Description: "The seeds of many species of the clover family are frequently incapable of readily taking up the water necessary for their germination. The reason for this incapacity is that the seed coats of such seeds are completely waterproof -- at least for a time. Seeds having such impervious seeds are known as hard-coated or simply as hard seeds." -- title page. This report discusses hard clover seed and effective and ineffective methods for hulling the seed, including by machine.
Date: 1915
Creator: Harrington, George T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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House Flies

Description: This report discusses the common housefly with regard to its life cycle, role as a carrier of diseases, and natural enemies as well as effective control measures against it.
Date: 1915
Creator: Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950 & Hutchison, R. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Simple Trap Nest for Poultry

Description: "A trap nest is a laying nest so arranged that after a hen enters it she is confined until released by the attendant.... It is very simple and may be built at a small cost. The use of trap nests is essential in breeding poultry for both egg production and exhibition, where pedigree records are used in selecting either the males or females, and has a place in mass selection for increasing the egg production.... This bulletin gives full directions for making a trap nest." -- title page
Date: 1915
Creator: Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fleas as Pests to Man and Animals, With Suggestions for Their Control.

Description: "Fleas are of importance to main in two ways: First, as disease carriers and, second, as parasites or annoyers of man and animals.... In many instances they have been known to render houses uninhabitable for a time, and certain species cause considerable loss among poultry as well as annoyance to other animals." -- title page. This bulletin discusses the life cycle of the flea, its habits, its role as a carrier of bubonic plague, and the injuries it causes to domestic animals. Methods of destro… more
Date: 1915
Creator: Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Squab Raising

Description: "Pigeon raising is conducted successfully as a special business, also as a side issue on a small scale in towns and cities and on general farms. The demand for squabs, especially in large cities, is gradually increasing. Squabs are often used to replace the supply of dressed game which is decreasing in this country.... This bulletin discusses the general management of pigeons for the production of squabs and also contains a summary of data secured from pigeon breeders throughout the United Stat… more
Date: 1915
Creator: Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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