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El Paso Co.
Blueline format of survey map of El Paso County, Texas, showing blocks of land, creeks, lakes, rivers, and original land grants or surveys. No scale information is given.
Date:
1894
Creator:
Canda, C. J.; Drake, S. J. & Strauss, W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Co.
Blue line print of survey map of El Paso County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, townships, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map to denote the addition of a creek and Monument Number 7. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date:
1921
Creator:
McDonald, H. F. & Giles, J. Bascom
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso
Topographic quadrangle map of El Paso, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, and roads, with relief shown by contours and spot heights. Location, coverage, and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000 On back is a map of El Paso, Texas, and the vicinity, showing roads, bodies of water, and landmarks. Scale ca. 1:40,000
Date:
1950
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of T. and B Rr. Surv on El Paso Co. Tex.
Survey map of El Paso County, Texas, showing the land of the T. & B Railroad Company. The map includes blocks of land, plat numbers, and two unidentified lines (either creeks, roads, or railroads). Scale [ca. 1:70,000] (2000 varas to the inch).
Date:
1884
Creator:
Combs, Paul M. & Kuechler, Jacob
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ten Reasons Why the El Paso Sunland Is a Desirable Industrial Locaion
Pamphlet summarizing reasons that businesses might want to build factories or other industrial facilities in El Paso, Texas. It also includes a series of photographs showing factories, processing plants, and other industries labeled as: petroleum products; smelting; copper refining; natural gas; clothing; cement; meat products; electric light and power; and food processing and distribution.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
[El Paso Chamber of Commerce (Tex.)]
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document Stating A. H. Lilius Will Settle on Land in El Paso County, Texas]
Document certifying that A. H. Lilius will settle on land granted to them in El Paso County, Texas. The document is unsigned and undated.
Date:
July 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio De Bexar El Paso Del Norte, &c. &c.
Map of proposed and existing routes of travel taken by military expeditions across Texas. Map includes American-Indian trails, military posts, and water resources. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (20 miles to the inch).
Date:
1849
Creator:
Johnson, J. E.; Smith, W. F.; Bryan, F. T. & Whiting, W. H. C.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Army Recruits
Copy negative of a group of army recruits sitting in three rows on a curb. They are dressed in World War I-style uniforms. Some are holding hats in their hands. Behind them more soldiers are walking or standing. There is a building sitting on brick stilts in the background that has a porch with a railing. On the building is a sign that might say "E Company." The group pictured is Perishing's Troops from El Paso, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George T. Gates to Truett Latimer, March 10, 1953]
Letter from George T. Gates to Truett Latimer discussing Truett's visit to Texas Western College.
Date:
March 10, 1953
Creator:
Gates, George T.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mrs. Pittman, El Paso County Local Board No. 3 - June 5, 1944]
A letter written to Mrs. Pittman, Clerk, El Paso County Local Board No. 3, El Paso, Texas from T. N. Carswell, CAS dated June 5, 1944. Carswell advises Mrs. Pittman, as per his promise, that he talked with Judge Bennis in reference to securing help for Lt. Fuller.
Date:
June 5, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas: Salt Basin Sheet
Topographic quadrangle map of El Paso County, Texas, showing a salt basin, a village (Dos Alamos), ranches, and mountain peaks (Sierra Tinaja Pinta). The map also includes bodies of water and roads. Relief shown by contours (interval 50 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:125,000
Date:
1916
Creator:
Thompson, A. H.; Goode, R. U. & Herron, W. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. W. Williams to Ruby Blackburn - June 19, 1957]
A letter written to Mr. Jack Ross, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact, Austin, Texas (Attention: Ruby Blackburn, Executive Director), from P. W. Williams, Chairman, El Paso County Parole Board, dated June 19, 1957. Williams advises Blackburn that Subject No. 18,043 reported to the Board with a letter from T. N. Carswell. He requests that the file of Subject be sent.
Date:
June 19, 1957
Creator:
Williams, P. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Surratt to Truett Latimer, February 5, 1957]
Letter from David Surratt to Truett Latimer asking him to support the budget requests of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
Date:
February 5, 1957
Creator:
Surratt, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Marcy's California Trail
Map of the "California Road," used by gold seekers following the discovery of gold in California, through Texas. The map identifies the large towns that the trail passes through as well as other large towns, rivers, and includes notes on various geological features and historical points. No scale indicated.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Neal, A. D.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jeff Davis Co.
Cadastral map of Jeff Davis County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date:
1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jeff Davis Co.
Cadastral map of Jeff Davis County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date:
June 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Las Cruces
Topographic quadrangle map of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 200 feet with supplementary contours at 100 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date:
1955
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Official Highway Travel Map: State of Texas
Topographic map of Texas, produced by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, showing roads and highways, cities and towns, county lines, bodies of water, and areas of elevation as well as rest areas, tourist centers, and other state areas of interest. Inset map of the Texas Panhandle in the upper-left corner. The map also includes an index of cities and towns, mileage chart, and conversion table from liters to gallons and kilometers to miles in Spanish. Relief shown by shading. Scale [ca. 1:1,457,280] (23 miles to the inch). The back of the map includes a note from the governor, advising safe driving observances, and maps of 14 metropolitan areas of Texas, giving specific street and building names. Scale varies.
Date:
1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranches West of Pecos
Survey map of large Texas ranches that lie west of the Pecos River, including the name and/or the owner(s) of each ranch. Map also includes labeled counties, towns, rivers, creeks, and roads. A legend, indicating ranches correctly and incorrectly located within their associated counties, is included beneath the map's title.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Williams, J. W. & Neal, A. D., Sr.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Be Safe! Wait A While]
Newspaper clipping about the lawsuit from Lower Valley residents over the City of El Paso's effort to extend its limit to their area.
Date:
January 30, 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruby Blackburn to P. W. Williams - January 9, 1957]
A letter written to Mr. P. W. Williams, Chairman, El Paso County Parole Board, El Paso, Texas, from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Ruby Blackburn, Executive Director, dated January 9, 1957. Blackburn advises of the background and unusual situation of a subject from the Taylor County Jail and requests supervision by Williams after the transfer of Subject from Taylor County to El Paso County into the custody of her son. Additional correspondence typewritten at the bottom of page is written to T. N. Carswell by Ruby Blackburn which requests that he transfer his file on Subject to Mr. Williams.
Date:
January 9, 1957
Creator:
Blackburn, Ruby
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from parolee to T. N. Carswell - December 20, 1956]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from a parolee in El Paso, Texas, dated December 20, 1956. The parolee advises of having been transferred to El Paso without consent and requests advice from Carswell regarding the "present difficulty".
Date:
December 20, 1956
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to George Cates, March 26, 1953]
Photocopy of a letter from Truett Latimer to George Cates discussing his thanks for hospitality shown to Latimer and other representatives by the El Paso Chamber of Commerce and stating that he voted in favor of legislation related to a college and "experimental station" in the area.
Date:
March 26, 1953
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to parolee - December 26, 1956]
A letter written to a parolee in El Paso, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, dated December 26, 1956. Carswell acknowledges receipt of letter from Subject advising that the transfer has been completed and closes by offering his hope that Subject will be "better pleased" in El Paso.
Date:
December 26, 1956
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History