November 30, 2015 Featured Collections… The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum Located in Abilene, Texas, the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum serves as a display and teaching museum for the study of World War II. Pictured is a formation of Frenchsoldiers at an American cemetery in France…(more) KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection KXAS was the… Read more »
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Beyond the Bytes, November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015 Featured Collections … Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes The Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes includes family photographs, as well as a fascinating array of vintage postcards covering every holiday and locations around Texas and beyond…more Star of the Republic Museum The Star of the Republic Museum is located… Read more »
Hopping into the Space and Time Machine
As the world prepares for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to come out on December 18th, we in the Digital Newspaper Unit are hopping into our newspaper time machine to check into the first Star Wars movie reviews and news. The movie was initially distributed in limited release in May 1977. As the article appearing… Read more »
Beyond the Bytes, October 23, 2015
October 23, 2015 Collections … Danish Heritage Preservation Society The Danish Heritage Preservation Society contributes their collection of over 300 photographs to the Portal. These images date back to the 1800’s and portray a variety of events, organizations, people, and places that relate to the Danish culture in Texas. Explore in visula detail how… Read more »
Beyond the Bytes, October 16, 2015
October 16, 2015 recently added Collections … The Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC) features two of its extensive collections: The John J. Herrera Papers and The Mexican American Family and Photo Collection. The Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC) is part of the Houston Public Library System’s Special Collections Division which also includes the Clayton Library… Read more »
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