Tag Archives: Waco

Bonnie and Clyde (and Pat) and The Texas Collection Artifact That Ties Them Together

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Eric Ames

Frank Jasek, the library’s resident bookbinder and preservationist extraordinaire, wheeled the book truck into my office, his face aglow with mischief. “Have you ever seen one of these before?” he asked, gesturing to a large bound volume measuring about a … Continue reading →

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Bringing Cartography, Digitization and Texana Together for a Limited Time Via Our Digital Collections [UPDATED]

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Eric Ames

If you’ve followed our blog for awhile, you may recall a post about the special digitization equipment we utilize here at the Riley Digitization Center, including our large format map scanner, the Cruse CS-285. Well, the “big guy” got a … Continue reading →

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Looking Closer at the Diamond Jubilee, Baylor University, 1920

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Eric Ames

Baylor University was in the mood to celebrate in 1920, for that was the year of its diamond jubilee. Seventy-five years earlier, in the Washington County town of Independence, the university was established and named for Judge R.E.B. Baylor; the … Continue reading →

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Deconstructing a 1912 Panoramic Photo

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Eric Ames

Our first post of 2012 featured this photograph of a train excursion taken by the Young Men’s Business League (YMBL) to the Texas town of Comanche in 1912. It turns out there’s a lot going on in this one photo, … Continue reading →

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