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U. S. Cavalry detachments and bases of army pilots on or near the U.S.-Mexico border, 1918-1919. Map

Photographic reproduction of a hand-drawn map that identifies towns where Cavalry units were stationed on the border from El Paso to Del Rio in 1918 and 1919. An inset shows locations of the three U. S. Military District headquarters (Rockwell Field, California; Fort Bliss, Texas; and Kelly Field, Texas) for the pilots patrolling the border from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: 1918/1919
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Overland troop movements, 1916-1935. Map

Photographic reproduction of a hand-drawn map of the Texas/Mexico border showing line of forts from El Paso to Brownsville. Includes chart of mileages between Texas forts, listing of old forts in Texas still active in 1935, information about cavalry speeds and auxiliary units, and inset of U.S./Mexico border showing line of forts from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trenches]

Photograph of U.S. military soldiers waiting in the trenches in Douglas, Arizona. Soldiers are wearing military uniforms and hats. The landscape is a dry desolate desert.
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quicksilver (open access)

Quicksilver

From Introduction: "Material for this report was gathered during the last quarter of 1928 and the first quarter of 1929, when the author visited the quick-silver-producing districts of California, Nevada, Texas, Oregon, Washington and Arizona to view the progress made in recent years and gather material for a comprehensive study of the present-day quicksilver industry of the United States."
Date: 1931
Creator: Schuette, C. N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and inasmuch as they were recorded under widely differing conditions, they necessarily vary in fullness detail."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Community and Regional Water Supply Data in Support of Desalting Plant Projects (open access)

Preliminary Community and Regional Water Supply Data in Support of Desalting Plant Projects

Purpose and Scope: "The purpose of this study is to provide basic water supply data needed for future evaluation and selection of promising saline water conversion opportunities. This report presents information regarding the present and future supply situation of individual communities. Also presented is information on regional water plans with respect to provisions for municipal water supply."
Date: April 1970
Creator: Patterson, W. L. & Lobb, H. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 36, July 1932 - April, 1933 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 36, July 1932 - April, 1933

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 323.
Date: 1933
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 92, July 1988 - April, 1989 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 92, July 1988 - April, 1989

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 653.
Date: 1989
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, July 1967 - April, 1968 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, July 1967 - April, 1968

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 661.
Date: 1968
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Frontier Doctor (open access)

A Frontier Doctor

This autobiographical account of Dr. Henry Franklin Hoyt chronicles his family's history, his upbringing on a small farm in Minnesota, his work as a surgeon in New Mexico, Chicago, California, Texas and the Philippines, along with many other miscellaneous adventures.
Date: 1929
Creator: Hoyt, Henry Franklin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion (open access)

Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion

This book "is a compendium of America's Indian Wars and the mountain men, soldiers, cowboys and pioneers who took part in them" (dust-jacket). It includes information about all the major American Indian battles, the lives of notable men who fought in the battles, and the combat techniques employed. The index begins on page 247.
Date: 1991
Creator: O'Neal, Bill
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
United States Earthquakes, 1938 (open access)

United States Earthquakes, 1938

Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1938. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Southwestern road map : 1929 official road map (showing roads radiating from El Paso, Texas with mileage between points).

Map shows lesser and major highways, cities and towns, and points of interest for the southwestern states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, northern Mexico, and the southern portions of California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado; distances between cities. Includes legend [key to highways], distance tables, text, and advertisements; in lower right corner: Metcalf, El Paso logo. Scale not given.
Date: 1929
Creator: El Paso Auto Association
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elks Home, Douglas Arizona]

Postcard of the Douglas Elks Lodge located in Douglas Arizona. Elks Lodge # No. 955 is located at 650 E 10th St., Douglas, AZ 85607. According to the February 25, 2016 Douglas Dispatch; the lodge was established in 1902. However the construction of this building did not begin until February 20, 1916 and was then subsequently completed later that year in August of 1916. The original cost of the building was less than $20,000. The Elks are an American fraternal order founded in 1868. Part of the mission of the Elks is to give back to their communities by providing children's programs, veterans assistance, and community development.
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[G. Ave., Douglas , Arizona]

Postcard of G Avenue in Douglas, Arizona. Street scene of G Avenue. An electric street car/trolley is seen moving along G Avenue. Right of the image is the Bank of Douglas established in 1902.
Date: 1909~
Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[G. Ave., Douglas , Arizona]

Postcard of G Avenue in Douglas, Arizona. Street scene of G Avenue. An electric street car/trolley is seen moving along G Avenue. Right of the image is the Bank of Douglas established in 1902.
Date: 1909~
Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Map to help you enjoy all the scenic historic Southwest

Map pictorially shows points of interest across the western half of Texas, southern New Mexico, and southwestern Arizona. Includes legend. Scale not given.
Date: [1932..1952]
Creator: Lewis, B. E.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the lower Mississippi, Gulf and frontier Pacific railroad and its proposed connections, from Galveston, New Orleans, Vicksburg and Memphis via El Paso, across the territories to the California coast cities.

Map shows late nineteenth century rail routes and proposed rail routes across the Gulf Coast and Southwestern United States. Includes "Table of Distances." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1880?
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunny Slopes of Long Ago (open access)

The Sunny Slopes of Long Ago

Volume of popular folklore of Western America, including ballads, cowboy stories, myths, folk songs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 201.
Date: 1966
Creator: Hudson, Wilson M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Singers and Storytellers (open access)

Singers and Storytellers

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including personal anecdotes about storytellers and singers, as well as folk songs, myths, and ghost stories. The index begins on page 295.
Date: 1961
Creator: Boatright, Mody C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Happy Hunting Ground (open access)

Happy Hunting Ground

Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.
Date: 1925
Creator: Texas Folklore Society & Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map of the Texas & Pacific Rail Way [Sheet 2].

Map shows highlighted railroad routes between Shreveport and Texarkana across north central Texas, southern New Mexico, Arizona, and California to San Diego; American flag pinpoints locations along the route; roads, routes of military expeditions, military posts, Indian villages, mining activity, and notable physical features. Includes "Southern boundary of New Mexico by A.B. Gray U.S. Surveyor about 8 miles above El Paso." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,000,000].
Date: [1872..1881]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trends in the Use of Energy in the Western States, With Particular Reference to Coal (open access)

Trends in the Use of Energy in the Western States, With Particular Reference to Coal

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on energy consumption in the western United States. A focus on coal as the primary energy source is presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: January 1943
Creator: Parry, V. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library