Brazos-Red River Historical Society's Map of Wichita County, Texas

Map of Wichita County, Texas, showing blocks of land, towns, creeks, rivers, railroads, roads, oil wells, post offices, schools, churches, airports, cemeteries, historic trails and routes, and landmarks. Map includes notes on the six countries (Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America) that have had sovereignty over Texas and the route of Monsieur Brevel. The map is surrounded in a border of old cattle brands from the 1880s. Scale [ca. 1:47,520] (approximately 1 mile to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1957~
Creator: Kay, John A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Decros Point Quandrangle: Texas

Topographic quadrangle map of a portion of Texas, showing boundaries, water bodies, roads, and landmarks, including Matagorda Bay, Intracoastal Waterway, Matagorda Peninsula, Decros Point, Matagorda Club Airport, Matagorda Club, and the Gulf of Mexico. Relief shown by contours and spot heights and includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1957
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: San Antonio Quadrangle

Topographical quadrangle map of Bexar County, Texas, and a small portion of Wilson County, Texas, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 10 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: Douglas, E. M.; Herron, W. H.; McBeth, J. F.; Bartlett, E. R.; McLaughlin, Fred; Thompson, A. H. et al.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: York Hollow Quadrangle Grid Zone "D"

Topographic quadrangle map of York Hollow in Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, ranches, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: Pope, F. A.; Anderson, Clay; Drouet, Adolph & Kenda, Paul
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: San Diego Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of San Diego, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, rivers, creeks, railroads, roads and highways, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 10 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: Boggs, F. C.; Kuldell, R. C. & Herr, Frederick
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

State of Texas

Map of Texas, showing cities and towns, county lines, roads, railroads, rivers, creeks, and other bodies of water. Untitled inset map of the Texas Panhandle included in the upper-left corner. Handwritten notes have been made in pencil in the lower-left corner, listing and grouping various creeks, roads, and towns. Scale ca. 1:1,000,000
Date: 1957
Creator: Hassan, A. F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: Encinal Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of Encinal, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, water bodies, borders, ranches, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: Dilley Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of Dilley, Texas and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, and borders. It is a polyconic projection map with relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Botella Creek Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of Botella Creek, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing roads, towns, water bodies, ranches and farms, water tanks, boundaries, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: Kenda, P. & Rehberg, A., Jr.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Caiman Creek Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of Caiman Creek in Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, water bodies, ranches, roads and highways, water tanks, water wells, borders between counties, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas (Zavala County) Batesville Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of Batesville, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing roads, towns, water bodies, ranches and farms, water tanks and wells, railroads lines, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: Rehberg, A., Jr. & Mollenhauer, W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Boerne Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of Boerne, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, creeks, rivers, boundaries, ranches, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: Smith, A. Y.; Bruner, C. A.; Johnson, D. T.; Dahlgren, C. B.; Brown, Earl L.; Cleary, J. D. et al.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galleon, Volume 33, Number 2, Spring 1957 (open access)

The Galleon, Volume 33, Number 2, Spring 1957

The Galleon literary magazine of McMurry College includes editorials, book reviews, and original short stories, plays, poetry, and artwork.
Date: 1957
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galleon, Volume 34, Number 1, Fall 1957 (open access)

The Galleon, Volume 34, Number 1, Fall 1957

The Galleon literary magazine of McMurry College includes editorials, book reviews, and original short stories, plays, poetry, and artwork.
Date: 1957
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1957 (open access)

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1957

Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the university, student body, professors, and organizations. Name indexes start on page 314.
Date: 1957
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Freshman Officers]

Photograph of the 1957 Freshman Class Officers on the front steps of a Hardin-Simmons University building. Standing, left to right: Wayne Wicker, Cammie Hulse, Richard Irwin. Seated on steps, left to right: Buddy Banack, Lannie Skaggs, Don Timberlake.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Before Steeple Remodel]

Photograph of the original Behrens Chapel building at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, before it burned down in 1957. Shows three-quarter view of the brick building from across the street, with trees and shrubs planted near the walls visible. Handwritten note on the back of the map in black ink reads, “Chapel building prior to Behrens Chapel that burned.”
Date: [..1957]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Interior]

Photograph of students sitting in auditorium seats to listen to W. F. Leonard during his speech. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Picture made Feb 27 - Hardin-Simmons -- W. F. Leonard speaking at Chapel program. -- 1957."
Date: February 27, 1957
Creator: Lloyd Jones
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Behrens Chapel Fire]

Photograph of the fire at the original Behrens Chapel at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Shows two men standing at the base of the burning building holding a water hose, attempting to control the fire. Other steams of water can be seen in the background.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Detroit, Mich.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1, November 1957 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Detroit, Mich.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1, November 1957

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: November 1957
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1957 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 5, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1957 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1957 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 19, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1957 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 9, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History