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Texas Garcias Quadrangle: Grid Zone "D"
Topographic quadrangle map of Garcias, Texas, showing roads and highways, water bodies, ranches and farms, boundaries between Hidalgo County and Starr County and the United States and Mexico, windmills, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date:
1956
Creator:
Shane, Henry K.; Temple, R. C.; Hunter, R. C.; Peterson, B.; Heap, F. C.; Carroll, L. J. et al.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas: Monte Christo Quadrangle Grid Zone "D"
Topographic quadrangle map of Monte Christo, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, ranches and farms, water bodies, borders between counties, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 10 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date:
1956
Creator:
Hodges, J. N.; Hunter, Robt. C.; Weinert, McD. D.; Shane, H. K.; Hodge, W. W.; Carroll, L et al.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
(Starr County) Texas: Escobares Quadrangle
Topographic quadrangle map of Escobares, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing roads, towns, water bodies, ranches and farms, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date:
1956
Creator:
Barr, J. L.; Carroll, L. J.; Weinert, McDonald D.; Murrell, B.; Hunter, Robt. C.; Hodges, J. N. et al.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas (Starr-Hidalgo Counties): Los Ebanos Quadrangle
Topographic quadrangle map of Los Ebanos, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, water bodies, the border between the United States and Mexico, and landmarks. Most of the map is comprised on intentionally blank, unsurveyed area. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date:
1956
Creator:
Hodges, J. N.; Hunter, R. C.; Weinert, McDonald D.; Shane, Henry K.; Carroll, L. J.; Temple, R. C. et al.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas (Starr County): Roma Quadrangle Grid Zone "D"
Topographic quadrangle map of Roma, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing roads and highways, towns, water bodies, wells, the United States-Mexico border, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date:
1956
Creator:
Hodges, J. N.; Cleary, J. D.; Wilson, M. H.; Hodge, Walter W.; Temple, R. C.; Coleman, H. P. et al.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas: El Sauz Quadrangle
Topographic quadrangle map of El Sauz, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, ranches and farms, creeks, rivers, borders, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Includes red overprint of road classifications. Scale 1:62,500
Date:
1959
Creator:
Waugh, W. H.; Rehberg, A., Jr. & Kenda, P.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr. to John J. Herrera - December 27, 1955]
Letter from Ed Idar, Executive Secretary of the American GI Forum of Texas, to John J. Herrera, requesting Herrera to make a five minute radio tape to address the poll tax rallies in January in each of the three Valley counties.
Date:
December 27, 1955
Creator:
Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales - December 5, 1951]
Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales, refuting Perales's views on the article "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grand Valley of Texas".
Date:
December 5, 1951
Creator:
Sánchez, George Isidore, 1906-1972
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Lyle Saunders]
Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Lyle Saunders. Perales protests against the unfair views expressed by Saunders and Olen H. Leonard in the pamphlet titled: "The wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas". Perales demands the names and addresses of the informants in the pamphlet.
Date:
December 3, 1951
Creator:
Perales, Alonso S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-44
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Maximum compensation and expense allowance of county commissioners of Starr County.
Date:
May 26, 1953
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, August 20, 1953]
Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing the terms of an oil & gas lease in Starr county.
Date:
August 20, 1953
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. J. Browne to Thomas L. James, August 17, 1953]
Letter from M. J. Browne to Thomas L. James discussing the lease details for the Sugarland Industries No. 1 well. Further information is offered upon inquiry.
Date:
August 17, 1953
Creator:
Browne, Mark J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, October 26, 1953]
Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing the status of Lease No. C-2102 and the cleaning of a well.
Date:
October 26, 1953
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. F. Morton to Thos. L. James, December 21, 1953]
Letter from R. F. Morton to Thos. L. James discussing the oil lease for Taylor Oil and Gas Company in Starr County.
Date:
December 21, 1953
Creator:
Morton, R. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, September 14, 1953]
Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing Fidelity Oil & Royalty Company of Houston's lease on tracts of acres in Starr County.
Date:
September 14, 1953
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to G. A. Stirl, January 18, 1954]
Letter from Thomas L. James to G. A. Stirl discussing the details and time frames for an oil & gas lease in Starr County, Texas.
Date:
January 18, 1954
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Falcon Dam fills up]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Falcon Dam on the Rio Grande being finished.
Date:
July 2, 1954
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Special bulletin from the American GI Forum to all officers and members - January 16, 1952]
Special bulletin from the Headquarters of American GI Forum of Texas replying to the charges by Alonso S. Perales regarding criticism Perales's made to the article, "The wetback in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas."
Date:
January 16, 1952
Creator:
American G.I. Forum
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mc Allen
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date:
1954
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Falcon Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date:
1956
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
La Reforma Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date:
1959
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Wetback roundup pushed in Valley]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a campaign to deport undocumented Mexican laborers from the Rio Grande Valley.
Date:
July 18, 1954
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Falcon Dam]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
March 11, 1952
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Fort Ringgold (Administration Building)]
Photograph of the Fort Ringgold (Administration Building) (located at 1/4 mile Southeast of junction of US 83 and TX 755) in Rio Grande City, Texas.
Date:
May 14, 1959
Creator:
Utley, Robert M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History