Big Springs

Topographic quadrangle map of Big Spring, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. A location diagram is included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1902 Flood in Big Spring, Texas]

Photograph of the 1902 flood in Big Spring, Texas. There are buildings visible in the distance and to the right, as well as a train engine and a few cars filled with debris in the middle-left of the image. A man can be seen to the right in front of a small gate. Text below the image says "Flood in Big Spring in 1902 - [sic] Early settlers and particularly immigrants from Pennsylvania who came to work in the T&P shops, often wrote back about the sandstorms on the frontier. But now and then they had occasion to write about floods, too, which inundated the T&P yards. This view is east from Gregg Street." and "T&P Topics, Jun 1957, pg 21 - J. H. Bradford Photo."
Date: June 1957
Creator: Bradford, J. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ben Hawkins - April 19, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ben Hawkins - April 19, 1956]

A letter written to Mr. Ben Hawkins, Internal Revenue Department, Big Spring, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated April 19, 1956. Carswell advises Hawkins of letters written to and unanswered by the Coldwell Electric Co. of Big Spring relative to W-2 Forms for Subject OP 95040. Carswell requests that Hawkins contact the firm to request that the forms be sent, again.
Date: April 19, 1956
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: First Floor Framing Plan

First floor framing plan for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. Other sections include first floor framing details, and notes.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Basement Floor Plan

Basement floor plan for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. Other sections include a plot plan, key to material, retaining wall detail, sidewalk detail, curb detail, and index to drawing.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Third, Fourth, & Fifth Floor Plans

Floor plans for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include a third floor plan, fourth floor plan, fifth floor plan, and notes.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Building Elevation Drawings

Building elevation drawings for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include north and east elevations. Other sections include a thru main entrance, steel ladder details, details of fresh air intake louvers on north elevation, and details of cooling tower louvers on east elevation.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Third, Fourth, & Fifth Floor Plans

Floor plans for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include a third floor plan, fourth floor plan, and fifth floor plan. Other sections include riser drawings.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Floor & Ceiling Plans

Building plan for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. It includes separate floor and ceiling plans, pump details, and a chart with information for plumbing, heating, & air conditioning symbols.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Stair Details

Stair details for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include section thru stairs, basement plan, plan at first floor main lobby, typical floor plan, plan at roof, typical tread & riser, section thru edge of typical stair, wall bracket detail, typical wall section, and typical spandrel detail.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Floor Plans

Floor plans for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include a sixth floor plan, and penthouse floor & main roof plan. Other sections include details of cooling tower intake louver on west elevation, detail of flashing for stub columns in cooling tower, detail of cooling tower flashing, detail of typical parapet, penthouse roof plan, and typical metal coping detail.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Mechanical Plans Title Page

Mechanical plans title page for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. It includes details about the origin of the mechanical plans, like creator, date, and location.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: First & Second Floor Plans

Floor plans for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include first and second floor plans, and a plumbing riser drawing.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Floor Framing Plans

Floor framing plans for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include a typical floor framing plan, 2nd floor framing plan, and notes. Other sections include typical floor framing details, and 2nd floor framing details.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Roof Framing Plan

Roof framing plan for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. Other sections include machine room floor framing plan, penthouse roof framing plan, penthouse roof framing details, machine floor framing details, and roof framing details.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Miscellaneous Details

Miscellaneous details for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include a section thru elevator shaft, elevator details at typical floor, elevator door frame details, access door detail, east elevation, interior elevations first floor lobby, terrazzo base detail, typical women's toilet details, rest room plans, typical men's toilet details, and detail of marble threshold.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Door & Window Details

Door and window details for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include installation details for aluminum entrances, details of typical exterior door frame, details of interior door frame in 8" masonry wall, detail of interior door frame to equipment rooms, detail of interior door frame in 2' plaster partition, installation details for aluminum windows A and B, and installation details for aluminum windows B & C.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Sixth Floor, Penthouse Floor, and Roof Plans

Floor plans for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include a future sixth floor plan, penthouse floor & main roof plan, and elevation of penthouse floor plan.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Wall Entrance Details

Wall entrance details for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. Sections include detail of entrance on north wall, and detail of platform & rail for entrances on north wall. Other sections include detail of planting boxes, detail of letter anchor, west elevation showing metal letters, and section thru west entrance platform.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Floor & Roof Plans

Floor and roof plans for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include future sixth floor plan, and penthouse floor & main roof plan. Other sections include air conditioning riser diagram, and expansion tank detail.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Basement Floor Plan

Basement floor plan for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. Other sections include diagram of lighting panels, electric service riser diagram, wiring schedule, electrical symbols, outlet height schedule, lighting fixture schedule, wiring device schedule, and notes.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Steel Placement Diagrams

Steel placement diagrams for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. They include typical structural slab steel placement diagram, and a typical beam steel placement diagram. Other sections include penthouse roof slabs, machine room floor slabs, roof slabs or penthouse floor slabs, first floor slabs, column schedule, pier schedule, typical column tie details, detail of pier at basement wall, and column and pier notes.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: West & South Elevation Drawings

Building elevation drawings for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. It includes west and south elevation drawings.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooley Office Building, Big Spring, Texas: Stair Details

Stair and beam plans for an office building commissioned by G. C. Cooley in Big Spring, Texas. It includes stair details, floor plans, penthouse floor plan, and beam diagrams.
Date: 1952
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History