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[Decree Sent from Governor Vicente González to Spanish Captains]
Royal decree from the King sent by Governor Vicente González de Santianés to the various captains of the nearby villas and towns. The document contains the decree pertaining to the collection of former currency at the top, followed by different entries with dates of compliance from the captains.
Date:
1774-10~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Slaughter to Bartolo Garcia, August 26, 1852]
Letter from Joe Slaughter to Bartolo Garcia, informing him that Zocaria Salinas is going to Laredo to reclaim a horse.
Date:
August 26, 1852
Creator:
Slaughter, Joe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Starr County
Cadastral map of Starr County, Texas in the South Texas Plains region. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
April 1863
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Blas Gortari to his brother, October 26, 1864]
Letter from Blas Gortari written to his brother from his post int he Ringgold Barracks, saying that he is well, but he is not sure when he will have a furlough to visit home.
Date:
October 26, 1864
Creator:
Gortari, Blas
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Starr County
Cadastral map of Starr County, Texas in the South Texas Plains region. Some boundaries and features are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
March 1880
Creator:
Langermann, A. B.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tent
Patent for "a simple light inexpensive tent structure which may be made of any required size, and may be easily and quickly pitched or struck, and will be securely anchored to the ground by the weight of its occupants, and will promote their good health, and will afford them ready exit in emergencies" (lines 9-15).
Date:
December 11, 1888
Creator:
Gentzen, Herman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soldier's Cart
Patent for an "inexpensive, light, strong, and conveniently-arranged carts adapted for carrying the rations, baggage, and accouterments of one man, and adapted also when coupled together for the safe carriage of disabled men from the field by the least possible number of attendants, and adapted also to be coupled together in pairs side by side, and to be coupled infront of each other and also to a mule-cart to allow one animal to draw the baggage of from six to ten or more men, and to carry from the field two, four, or six men at a time, the carts .being thus as well adapted for hospital service as they are for relieving or lessening the fatigues of the march" (lines 9-24).
Date:
December 10, 1889
Creator:
Gentzen, Herman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rio Grande City 1894 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Rio Grande City in Starr County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1894
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rio Grande City 1894 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Rio Grande City in Starr County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1894
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roma 1894 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Roma in Starr County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1894
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Starr County
Cadastral "tracing" map of Starr County, Texas in the South Texas Plains region. Some notes and features are marked in color; locations of ranches, lagunas, roads, surveys, and creeks are noted. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
February 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James B. Wells to William John Bryan, September 22, 1905]
Letter from James B. Wells to William John Bryan declining Bryan's invitation to the West Texan Fair.
Date:
September 22, 1905
Creator:
Wells, James B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern
Patent for a flame lantern. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 12, 1908
Creator:
Trevino, Abundio
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the County of Starr, State of Texas.
Cadastral map of Starr County, Texas in the South Texas Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
October 15, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baby-Basket.
Patent for a collapsible baby basket which attaches to the robe rail on the back of an automobile's front seat, for use while the car is in motion, that may be stored under the rail when not in use.
Date:
September 10, 1912
Creator:
Thaison, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Starr County
Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date:
1913
Creator:
[Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mexican Border Photo Album]
Photograph album compiled by 1st Sgt. Oliver Taft Hazelton while he was stationed near the Mexican border containing images of the Texas National Guard activities there. Handwritten text at the start of the album says: "Photographic Views of scenes at and near Mexican Border on Rio Grande River - Ft. Ringgold, Texas during May-Sept. 1916."
Date:
1916
Creator:
Hazelton, Oliver Taft
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Soldier Sitting in a Cactus]
Photograph of a soldier sitting at the bottom of a large cactus with his hat off. The soldier has his head down looking at the ground holding his hat. There are other trees and building in the background. There is a note on the back of the photograph that reads: "Roma, TX. 1916 N. border."
Date:
1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Military Camps and Hidalgo, Texas]
Photographs of military camps and Hidalgo, Texas. The top left photo is of men in military uniforms standing near a small tent, with the caption "La Gloria." The top right photo is of a campsite being constructed with small tents at Young's Ranch. The bottom left photo is of a man with a large hat sitting on a horse. The bottom right photo is of the Hidalgo courthouse with men standing on the porch.
Date:
1916/1917
Creator:
Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Differential Gears
Patent for "Locking Device for Differential Gears adapted especially for use in connection with automobiles using the “full floating” type of rear axle." (lines 4-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 18, 1916
Creator:
King, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Starr Co.
Blue line print of survey map of Starr County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:213,333] (4000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date:
1918
Creator:
McDonald, H.F. & Ehlinger, L.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auto Body
Patent for an invention made for the improvements of the auto body and provide a way to convert a motor vehicle body to a comfortable bed with a foldable cushion for the back seat.
Date:
September 16, 1919
Creator:
Lawrence, John & Whitton, Orvil C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber
Patent for the improvement of shock absorbers through the introduction of more flexible material into the air container.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Crawford, Edward M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. Army 14th Calvary Entering Rio Grande City]
Postcard of the U.S. Army 14th calvary on horseback entering Rio Grande City. Buildings are shown on either side of the calvary. Text on the front reads "14th Cav. entering Rio Grande City, April 30th."
Date:
April 30, 1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History