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Map of the Northern Pacific R.R. its connections and tributary country.

Map shows southern portion of Canada, railroad lines across northern United States from Pacific coast to the Great Lakes, mineral resources, military posts, towns, Yellowstone National Park, and Dakota Territory; Minnesota divided into township grid. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: [1876..1889]
Creator: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of the United States showing locks and railroads with proposed improvements to the Welland Canal]

Map shows major existing and proposed railroad and canal routes; major cities, state and territorial boundaries; "Missouri or North West Territory," Washington, Oregon, Utah, New Mexico, and Minnesota territories. Includes table of "Dimensions of Locks," notes, state populations, and distances between points; note specifically discusses the widening of the Welland Canal. Small hand logo or symbol near center of map points to Chicago. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1855..1875]
Creator: Maillefert & Raasloff
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map showing the location of the Yellowstone National Park and its prospective railroad connection with the Eastern States.

Map shows state boundaries, railroads, cities, towns, military outposts, and notable geographic points, and particularly Yellowstone National Park, for the northern United States from the Pacific Coast to the the Great Lakes; Dakota [Territory], township grid for Minnesota, mineral resources. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: [1872..1889]
Creator: National Railway Publication Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sixty-Day and Kherson Oats (open access)

Sixty-Day and Kherson Oats

Report discussing the results of experiments undertaken to determine the viability of early oats in different regions of the United States since early oats typically thrive only in the Corn Belt and Great Plains regions.
Date: 1910
Creator: Warburton, C. W. (Clyde William), 1879-1950
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
City Smoke Ordinances and Smoke Abatement (open access)

City Smoke Ordinances and Smoke Abatement

From Introduction: "In connection with the fuel investigations conducted by the Bureau of Mines much information has been accumulated as to the smoke abatement activities in various cities. The essential features of the information are presented in this report, which, it is believed, will be of public interest and benefit, especially to those communities that are just beginning organized effort to abate unnecessary smoke."
Date: 1912
Creator: Flagg, Samuel B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fire] (open access)

[News Script: Fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dallas fire department which spent a relatively calm day because of no major alarms occurred during morning.
Date: June 23, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library