Month: February 2012

Feldbahn-Uebung, Uelzen-Celle, 1892, Photographs

This Geman railroad portfolio from 1892, held by SMU’s DeGolyer Library, consists of 32 plates documenting the railroad and military operations along the route from the German towns of Uelzen to Celle. This was a Feldbahn narrow gauge military railway (built by specialists) from Uelzen to Celle via Hermannsburg, built to conduct maneuvers (Uebung) and…Continue Reading Feldbahn-Uebung, Uelzen-Celle, 1892, Photographs

CUL Digital Collections: January 2012

In January, CUL uploaded 457 items into our CONTENTdm collections. CUL now has approximately 20,650 published items. Below are highlights: –  215 early Texas postcards digitized as part of the FY 2012 TexTreasures grant – Views of Texas Photographed by S. B. Hill, ca. 1880s, uploaded into the Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs collection…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections: January 2012