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[Théatres section in Encyclopédie]

Description: Photographs of pages from a book titled "Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" (Encyclopedia; or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts) held by UNT Special Collections. In the first and second images the edges of the blue cloth cover are visible past the pages and the pages themselves are uneven around the edges. There is also aging going on with the paper and some stains. The printed information on the page is about "Théatres." In th… more
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Casualty lists from the War Department]

Description: Photographs of casualty lists held by UNT Special Collections. They are arranged in a loose pile with the title and lists visible on most. The papers were early releases for newspapers to prepare their morning editions and afternoon editions. There are also specified release dates on each and a note to editors. They are authorized by the War Department of the US government.
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt t-shirt details]

Description: Photograph of a t-shirt design commemorating the NAMES Project Memorial Quilt. It has several panel designs in three quadrants of the full design. The fourth is the organization's name and there is a border around the design that reads "The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt" four times.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Henrietta Helpliner Bear from side]

Description: Photograph of a teddy bear named Henrietta Helpliner Bear. She is positioned on a stand and is wearing a pink poodle skirt and white t-shirt with a red AIDS ribbon as well as a little headset. There is a paper booklet on her ear that reads "AIDS Resource Center" with a little house design and more writing inside.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Stains between the pages of John Murray's Handbook]

Description: Photographs of stains between the pages in "A Handbook for Travellers in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden" held by UNT Special Collections. In the first image the pages are opened to a passage about Denmark and the stain is mirrored on both sides of the seam. It is from a pressed flower that was placed between the pages on someone's travels. In the second image the pages are also about Denmark but the stain shows the details of a different plant with what appears to have been leaves and some petals.
Date: October 3, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Student handbook, interior]

Description: Photograph of a student handbook, held by UNT Special Collections. The handbooks is open to two pages. The top of the left page is titled Administration, the right page titled Rules and Regulations. The left page lists the names of all the administrators, starting with the campus' president R. L. Marquis. The right page is filled with the rules that the attending student must follow and is expected of all of them.
Date: July 8, 2015
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ticket Book for Texas Normal College and Training Institute, 1890]

Description: Photographs of a Ticket Book for courses at Texas Normal College and Training Institute held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the front. It has a top section with information about when the tickets were used and the three tickets out of five at the bottom for drills, lectures, and study courses. The second image is of the back. The larger portion includes a promise signed by Lewis L. Fry, namesake of Fry Street in Denton, TX. There are also signatures on the backs of each ticke… more
Date: October 15, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Class rings]

Description: Photograph of three North Texas class rings, held by UNT Special Collections. The ring in the middle is gold with an eagle symbol, the one on the right is bronze with a shield symbol, and the one on the left is silver with a star symbol.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cover of the "Negro Year Book"]

Description: Photograph of the cover of a book titled "An Annual Encyclopedia of the Negro 1918-1919" held by UNT Special Collections. It is a paper bound book and the edges are coming apart. The cover has a border around the title and includes information about the book on the front.
Date: October 3, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Wool swimsuit]

Description: Photograph of a wool swimsuit, held by UNT Special Collections. The swimsuits a black tank top, a button on the left strap on the shoulder.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Title page for "The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England"]

Description: Photographs of a book titled "The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning High Treason, and other Pleas of the Crown, and Criminall Causes" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is a detailed picture of the title page alone. There is a Latin quote from Ecclesiastes 8:11 beneath the title and printing information at the bottom of the page. There are very detailed illustrations around the title making a border with columns, scroll-work, and vines.The second imag… more
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Avesta, cover]

Description: Photograph of the cover of an issue of The Avesta, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover color is red and light brown stripes, the word Avesta lined up vertically along the middle of the cover. In the top left corner is small handwriting in pen.
Date: July 8, 2015
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Surveying transit tool]

Description: A photograph of a desk pen in a marble and gold base from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The pen was from Byrd Williams III's Studio and Photo Service. The base has an engraved plaque with Williams's name on it.
Date: July 20, 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photographic paper packets]

Description: Three photographs of photographic papers from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The papers were used in the Byrd Photo Service. The first photo is of the label of Gevaluxe Velours Paper and the second is of the same label but further out. It includes a Kodak box for professional paper used in photography. The third photograph is of folders of the Kodak and Gevaluxe papers.
Date: July 20, 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two children at table]

Description: A photograph of two children from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is an oil painted portrait made from the print photograph. They are wearing matching red and white outfits and have their hands crossed on the table in front of them.
Date: July 20, 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Abacus and paper]

Description: A photograph of an abacus and invoice sheet from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The abacus is on top of the paper and looks hand-made with wooden pieces, nails, wires strung through it, and white and brown beads separated into seven on each. At the top of the abacus is a paper.
Date: July 20, 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Leica camera and strap]

Description: A photograph of a Leica camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is a front view of the camera and it has a strap attached to it. It is covered in a black grip-able material and has silver details around the bottom; the top is also done all in silver as well as the lens cap, which also has the Leica name engraved in it.
Date: July 20, 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Leica Manual and Leica camera]

Description: A series of three photographs of the Leica camera and it's companion manual from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. One picture is of the cover book of the book and shows the white and cream stains on it. Another picture is of the Leica camera on top of the cover of the book. The last picture is of the book open to the first page and the camera is set up in the space above it. The pages are separated from the spine but are still bound together.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[California and the West photobook]

Description: A photograph of the photograph book California and the West from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is a black material with fraying edges and finger smudges. Charis Wilson and Edward Weston put the book together and took the photographs.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Byrd Williams III design in front cover of Leica Manual]

Description: Two photographs of the inner cover of the Lecia Manual from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The first picture shows the inner cover and the title page of the book, which also includes a table of contents. The second picture is of the inner cover only and has Byrd M. Williams III's name written above a drawing labeling it as his.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Carved bowl of wooden pipe]

Description: A photograph of a carved wooden pipe with a black stem from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The carvings are in a striped pattern and each chisel mark is visible. There is also a white stripe around the black stem near where it connects to the wooden section of the pipe.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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