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Wedding purse

Description: Uzbekistan Wedding bag or purse. Cotton cloth, rectangular, with rounded base. Knitted applique band at top/opening of blue, brown, white, and gold triangular motif. Beaded fringe at top, bottom, and horizontally along mid-point. Body of bag woven with green, pink, gold, purple/magenta horizontal ombre stripes. Strap of woven yellow and dark green. Unlined. 5 ¾" wide x 8 7/8" long; 9 ½" long strap as it hangs.
Date: 1950/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Wedding purse

Description: Uzbekistan Wedding bag/purse of black cotton cloth. Rectangular, opens at narrow end, with triangular flap. Edge with white beading. Three compartments, one full-length and two half-length. All-over embroidery in lengthwise bands of green lines, red, orange, blue and green curves. Lined in black linen. 4" wide x 9 ½long with flap open. No labels or tags.
Date: 1950/2010
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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[News Clip: Dr. Hook]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Dr. Lucyle Hook, the Dean of the American College for Girls in Istanbul, Turkey, visiting Texas to give an address to the Women's Group of the Dallas Council on World Affairs.
Date: January 5, 1958
Duration: 30 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Dr. Hook]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dr. Lucyle Hook, the Dean of the American College for Girls in Istanbul, Turkey, visiting Texas to give an address to the Women's Group of the Dallas Council on World Affairs.
Date: January 5, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
open access

[News Script: Mc Ghee]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about U.S. Ambassador George C. McGhee and his family returning home to Dallas after over a year living in Turkey.
Date: July 1, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Mineral Industry of Turkey

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the development of Turkey's mineral industry. Mineral production, consumption, and trade are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1958
Creator: Nahai, L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Festival ensemble

Description: Turkish festival costume machine embroidered on bright orange cotton. a) Jacket b) pants (chalwar /shalwar style) c) shirt (cotton, embroidered) white, tunic length d) Rectangular belt of orange cotton, embellished with machine embroidery in metallic threads of gold, purple, green, etc. in scroll, scallop, floral and vine forms. Lined with greenish cotton. Secures with single snap. Attached to lower edge at right side is small pouch, rectangular, with curved lower side, edged with metallic … more
Date: 1950
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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