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Central America.

Map shows provinces of lower Mexico, countries comprising Central America, and the island of Jamaica. Cities, towns, and major roads are indicated. Inset: [detail map of border area of Mexico and Guatemala]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Classified Business Directory of the Cities of El Paso, Texas and Cuidad Juarez, Mexico for the years 1892 and 1893 (open access)

Classified Business Directory of the Cities of El Paso, Texas and Cuidad Juarez, Mexico for the years 1892 and 1893

Directory for El Paso, Texas: "Containing under separate heads information pertaining to these cities - consisting of a Street Guide, Census of Names, Classified Business, Church, Society, and official Directory and other valuable information."
Date: 1892
Creator: El Paso and Juarez Directory Co.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extensible Trestle. (open access)

Extensible Trestle.

Patent for an improvement to extensible trestles for masonry and carpentryscaffolding and other uses, including both instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Bogusch, Robert J.; Bogusch, Gustav & Zincke, August
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ferrocarril Internacional Mexicano y sus conexiones, 1894.

Map shows the late nineteenth century Mexican railroad line. Includes legend, distance table, and two profiles of routes between Ciudad Porfirio Diaz and the Pacific Ocean; illustration of the International Bridge on title panel. Inset: Valle de Mexico [Valley of Mexico]. Relief shown by shading. Scale [ca. 1:4,600,000].
Date: 1895
Creator: American Bank Note Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flue-Cutter (open access)

Flue-Cutter

Patent for a flue cutter with a pair of pivoted arms, which can be detached, and a cutter-head.
Date: January 14, 1890
Creator: Bogusch, Robert J.; Zincke, August & Bogusch, Gustav
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament of Richard Christopher Elliot M.D.] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament of Richard Christopher Elliot M.D.]

Handwritten last will and testament of Richard Christopher Elliot M.D., signed by himself and a witness: L.W. Knotts.
Date: December 12, 1896
Creator: Elliot, Richard Christopher
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Camille Wallace to Charles Moore, November 26, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Camille Wallace to Charles Moore, November 26, 1898]

Letter from Camille Wallace talking about her trip to Denver and Pueblo. She mentions that they have gone to many parties including a whist party and afternoon teas. They enjoyed reading Charles' letter that had been published in the McKinney Messenger. She reports that her sister Mollie and her family are living on a coffee plantation in Mexico and have suffered from floods. Includes the envelope.
Date: November 26, 1898
Creator: Wallace, Camille
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina December 12th 1890] (open access)

[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina December 12th 1890]

Letter replying to Adina's request for family history.
Date: December 12, 1890
Creator: de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina June 19th 1895] (open access)

[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina June 19th 1895]

Response to Adina's request for family history
Date: June 19, 1895
Creator: de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. M. Gaines to Ferdinand Louis Huth, January 17, 1890] (open access)

[Letter from R. M. Gaines to Ferdinand Louis Huth, January 17, 1890]

Letter from R. M. Gaines to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth explaining why he has not been able to send money and informing him that he will send a check.
Date: January 17, 1890
Creator: Gaines, R. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Mexico.

Map shows railroads in Mexico, part of Texas and the southern United States. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. Scale [ca. 1:9,654,900] and [ca. 2,252,800].
Date: 1890
Creator: Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Mexican National R.R.

Map shows Mexican National Railroad and railroad connections to that line through the lower United States and north central Mexico; major cities in various Mexican states, cities and towns along Mexican National Railroad; steamship lines along the Pacific and Gulf coasts. Includes text detailing the Mexican National Railroad and tables of comparative distances, rates, and points of interest. Insets: "Mexico and Vicinity" and [profile of relative elevations from Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,752,000].
Date: 1893
Creator: American Bank Note Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Missouri Pacific and St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railways and connections.

Map shows railroads, cities and towns, military posts, Native American reservations, and mining activity for the Southwestern and South Central United States and northern Mexico. Oklahoma is named "Indian Territory." Includes index. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1892
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico.

Map shows late nineteenth century cities, towns, state boundaries, and railroads in Mexico. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:10,140,000].
Date: 1890
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexico]

Map shows late nineteenth century geography, state boundaries, cities, and towns in Mexico. Insets: "Mexico to Vera Cruz" and "I. De Guadalupe." Relief shown by hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: 1892
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico: mapa de las lineas del Ferrocarril Central y conecciones.

Map shows railroads in Mexico and United States. Includes legend, time zone clocks stamped on face of map, and "Perfil del Ferrocarril Central de Mexico a Paso del Norte" [Profile of the Central Railroad of Mexico to Paso del Norte]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:15,000,000].
Date: 1890
Creator: American Bank Note Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural History of the Tres Marías Islands, Mexico (open access)

Natural History of the Tres Marías Islands, Mexico

Brief description of the Tres Marías Islands, Mexico, including mammals, birds, reptiles, crustacea, and plants found there.
Date: April 29, 1899
Creator: Nelson, E. W.; Stejneger, Leonhard; Rathbun, Mary J. & Rose, J. N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Palace Hotel (open access)

Palace Hotel

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes illustration of business with business name, and text reading: "The Only First Class American Hotel in the City, Main Plaza, Chihuahua, Mexico."; "Elegantly Furnished Famili Apartments. Sample Rooms for Traveling Salesmen. Fine Restaurant, Bar and Billiar Room. Hot and Cold Baths."; "Stage to and from Depot on Arrival and Departure of all Trains. (English, French, German and Spanish Spoken.)" Letterhead contains the name Andres Garcia, Proprietor.
Date: 1894
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

El Paso 1893 Sheet 22 [Juarez, Mexico]

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of El Paso in El Paso County, Texas and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1893
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

El Paso 1898 Sheet 24 [Juarez, Mexico]

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of El Paso in El Paso County, Texas, and Juarez in Mexico, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1898
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Schreck Family]

Photograph of the Frank S. Schreck family posing for a portrait. From left to right: Frank is standing behind a drum and dressed in a tasseled military uniform, complete with a saber at his side; baby Ursula is sitting on a tall stool and wearing a white dress; mother Ursula is in a dark dress, sitting down and holding a bow; child Enrique (Henry) is seated and wearing a uniform like his brother's; Frank S. Schreck is seated next to his wife, wearing a dark suit, and has his left hand on son Alfonso's shoulder; Alfonso is also wearing a military uniform and holding a bugle; Leo is similarly dressed and has a bow across his back. There is a painted woodland scene in the background, and the family is standing on an animal skin rug. The reverse side of the photo contains two handwritten notes; the first says: "Matamoros, June 3d, 1899 To our dear sister Mrs. Anna B. Schreck and her dear and sweet family, as a token of sin-cere affecton. Frank Schreck and Ursula Fuente[...]r Schreck." The note in the lower-left conrer says "Oct. 5-, 1956. To my cousin E. E. Schreck, Leo. M. Schreck."
Date: June 3, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Queer, Quaint Old San Antonio: Its Climate in Throat and Lung Diseases (open access)

Queer, Quaint Old San Antonio: Its Climate in Throat and Lung Diseases

This book is about the climate of San Antonio, Texas, and its potential benefits to individuals suffering from lung illness and disease.
Date: 1895
Creator: Fisher, C. E.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rand, McNally & Co.'s indexed atlas of the world map of Mexico.

Map shows late nineteenth century railroads, state boundaries, major ports, cities and towns, railroads, tramways and canals in Mexico. Includes partial index. Inset: "Map of the Valley of Mexico on enlarged scale - I. de Guadalupe." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. No scale indicated.
Date: 1891
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rand McNally & Co.'s new official railroad map of the United States : With portions of the dominion of Canada, the Republic of Mexico, and the West Indies.

Map shows state boundaries for the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, and lower portion of Canada; major cities and towns, military posts, Native American reservations, and railroads; Oklahoma and "Indian Territory." Inset: "Map of Alaska." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:5,195,520].
Date: 1898
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History