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Map of Texas and part of New Mexico

Map of most of the state of Texas and some of the surrounding areas, including parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. It includes markings for roads, major cities, bodies of water, and and some geographic features, with relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes list of authorities, coordinates of selected locations, and descriptive notes on various rivers.
Date: 1857
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from the Carry Nation Home in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.]

Photographic postcard of the Carry Nation Home in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Two images appear on the postcard. On left, an exterior view of the house - a white wooden two story building with front porch and railed balcony. Potted fern hanging baskets can be seen hanging from the top of the porch. An American flag is flying from the second story balcony. A sign proclaiming the building as "Hatchet Hall" can be seen just below the flag. Another free-standing sign to the right of the sidewalk in front of the house reads: Carry Nation Home Tours. The photo on the right is of the interior of the house. An organ is against a papered wall. On the carpet surrounding the organ is a row of small wooden chairs. To the right of the organ is a free-standing lamp and on the left is a table with a glass pitcher. Back of postcard reads: "Carry Nation Home "Hatchet Hall" 35 Steele Street Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 The Home, built in 1882, operated as a boarding house for the families of alcoholics, 1908-1911, by the world famous crusader against liquor sales. Carry A. Nation. Interior: The music room where Carry taught Sunday …
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gloyd McNabb in Scottish attire.]

Postcard image of Gloyd McNabb in Scottish attire. Gloyd McNabb is the granddaughter of Carrie Nation. Girl is standing on a rock formation with a long stick in her hand.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carry Nation at her Cave, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.]

Postcard image of Carry Nation at her Cave, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Same as 1986.003.002.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carry Nation's home, Eureka, Springs, Arkansas.]

Postcard image of Carry Nation's home at 35 Steele St., Eureka, Springs, Arkansas. Photo taken from hilltop partially seen on right of white, wooden, two and a half story house. Has second story balcony with railing. Two chimneys seen on roof top.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carry Nation at her Cave in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Postcard image of Carry Nation at her Cave in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Arkansas Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized (open access)

Arkansas Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized

This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. This report focuses on the state of Arkansas.
Date: March 17, 2004
Creator: Bea, Keith; Runyon, L. Cheryl & Warnock, Kae M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Captain John B. Denton, preacher, lawyer and soldier. His life and times in Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas by Wm. Allen. (open access)

Captain John B. Denton, preacher, lawyer and soldier. His life and times in Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas by Wm. Allen.

Book about John B. Denton
Date: 1905
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, August 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, August 27, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, on August 27, 1943, requesting he make hotel reservations for Moten for an upcoming visit to Hot Springs.
Date: August 27, 1943
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Leatherwood Bluff, Eureka Springs, Ark.

Color postcard depicting a railroad track running next to a river through a valley in Eureka Bluff, Arkansas. Autumn trees line the far bank of the river. The postcard is signed J.N. Bailey and is addressed to Miss Rosa Basano, Paris, Tex., c/o Audr ofs P&G RR Co. It is postmarked Eureka Springs, Ark. on July 26.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hot Springs, Ark.

Color postcard with views of Hot Springs, Arkansas. One view shows Government Lake on Whittington Avenue and the other Central Avenue. A U.S. emblem with an eagle is on the card. On the back is a picture of the entrance to the U.S. Reservation Hot Springs, Ark. Under the picture is written, "Crystal Grotto, Hot Springs, Ark. Reservation Exhibit, U.S. Government Building, World's Fair, St. Louis". There is no correspondence on the card.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army and Navy Hospital in Hot Springs, Arkansas]

Black and white photo postcard picturing the Army and Navy Hospital grounds in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It shows the driveway leading to the hospital with a small park on the right. Printed on the card, "U.S. Reservation Mountain Drive entering Army and Navy Hospital Grounds, Hot Springs, Ark." It is addressed to Miss Rosa Bassano, Paris, Tex., P.O. Box 43. It is postmarked Texarkana, Ark-Tex on May 18, 1906.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Color postcard picturing the Promenade along the Government Reservation in Hot Springs, Arkansas on the front. Pedestrians walk near a park with the Garland County court house in the background. On the back is a black and white picture of the Crystal Grotto, Hot Springs, Ark. Reservation Exhibit, U. S. Government Building, World's Fair, St, Louis.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grand Entrance to the Reservation, Hot Springs, Arkansas]

Color postcard picturing the Grand Entrance to the Government Reservation in Hot Springs, Arkansas with its walls and gate. On the back is a black and white picture of the Crystal Grotto, Hot Springs, Ark. Reservation Exhibit, U. S. Government Building, World's Fair, St, Louis.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Nail

Staged photograph of Mr and Mrs. Dick Nail. The couple sits in a wooden buggy that is hitched to a dark bull. He wears a dark suit and hat and she wears a dark dress with a fur vest, gloves, and hat. A sign hangs from the buggy that reads, "Arkansaw Traveler." The buggy and bull are on top of a wooden walkway. Behind them is a log cabin with a sign above the door that reads, "Our Summer Home".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voters Registration Document for John B. Crockett, July 26 1867] (open access)

[Voters Registration Document for John B. Crockett, July 26 1867]

Voters Registration Document for John B. Crockett. The document was created on July 26, 1867.
Date: July 26, 1867
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
India: It's Been a Miracle (open access)

India: It's Been a Miracle

Paper documenting the life and experiences of India Coffield, wife of Frank Edward Coffield.
Date: 1976
Creator: Merrifield, Suzann
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Arkansa and other Territories of the United States

Geographical, statistical, and historical map of Arkansas Territory. Map contains information about Arkansas Territory and surrounding territories, about the Arkansas government, animals, Indians, climate, rivers, towns and settlements, etc.
Date: unknown
Creator: Calhoun, J. C.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disaster Tax Relief for the Midwest (open access)

Disaster Tax Relief for the Midwest

The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 is intended to assist with the recovery from the severe weather that affected the Midwest during the summer of 2008. The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 includes some similar provisions, but these are not limited to the Midwest disaster. The disaster relief in the three bills is similar to that provided to assist with the recovery from the 2005 hurricanes and the 2007 Kansas tornadoes. This report broadly discusses the disaster relief provisions in other relevant legislation.
Date: August 20, 2008
Creator: Lunder, Erika
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

West Central States and States of the Great Plains, Southern Division.

This map shows the southern U.S. states and surrounding areas including Texas, Oklahoma (still labeled "Indian Territory"), Arkansas, and Louisiana. Each state is colored and has major cities, rivers, and geographic features marked (relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the International, Texas Pacific, Atlanta & Pacific, and Southern Pacific rail routes as of 1887 are marked and labeled on the map. The back of the map contains illustrated text with information and review questions about Arkansas and Louisiana. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: 1887
Creator: Harper & Brothers
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Central States and States of the Plains: Southern Division

This map shows a portion of the United States including the states of Texas, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Arkansas, and Louisiana. The states are shaded in color and labeled. The International, Texas Pacific, Atlanta & Pacific, and Southern Pacific rail routes are marked on the map as well as major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. The back of the map is a page of illustrated text, labeled at the top of the page: "West Central States and States of the Plains." The text discusses cities and geography of various U.S. states as well as accompanying questions.
Date: 1875
Creator: Harper & Brothers
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southern States: Western Section

This map shows four of the southern U.S. states - Texas, Oklahoma (split into two to include 'Indian Territory'), Arkansas, and Louisiana - and surrounding areas. Each of the regions is shaded in color and major roads are marked in red. Major cities and bodies of water are also marked and labeled. An inset in the lower left corner shows the entire United States with the southern states shaded to show the focus of the main map. On the back of the map, the page contains illustrated text. The text is continued on previous and successive pages (not included). The top portion contains brief statements titled "Cities of the Southern States." Another section, starting in the bottom half of the page is labeled "Central States--Eastern Section" and contains information regarding Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Kentucky.
Date: 1900?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas

This map shows the state of Texas and surrounding areas. The state is outlined in red and each county is labeled and outlined in green. The northern, panhandle section of Texas is removed from the rest of the state and depicted in an inset (lower left corner). Major cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the names and locations of some Indian tribes are noted. On the opposite side, Arkansas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) are drawn in the same way with Arkansas on the left half of the page and Indian Territory on the right. The panhandle portion of Indian Territory (labeled "Public Lands") is separated from the rest of the state and depicted in an inset (upper left corner). Each map includes the state's population and area beneath the title. Prime meridians: Greewich and Washington.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas

This map shows the state of Texas and surrounding areas. The state is outlined in red and each county is labeled and outlined in green. The northern, panhandle section of Texas is removed from the rest of the state and depicted in an inset (lower left corner). Major cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the names and locations of some Indian tribes are noted. On the opposite side, Arkansas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) are drawn in the same way with Arkansas on the left half of the page and Indian Territory on the right. The panhandle portion of Indian Territory (labeled "Public Lands") is separated from the rest of the state and depicted in an inset (upper left corner). Each map includes the state's population and area beneath the title. Prime meridians: Greewich and Washington.
Date: unknown
Creator: People's Publishing Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History