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Automatic Switch (open access)

Automatic Switch

Patent for an automatic switch for street railways.
Date: November 30, 1909
Creator: Godoy, Jose Ma
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buck's Directory of El Paso for 1902 (open access)

Buck's Directory of El Paso for 1902

Directory for El Paso, Texas includes: address listings for businesses and individuals, advertisements from local businesses, listings of government officials, a postal guide, a business directory, a directory for Chihuahua, Mexico, and a review of El Paso's development.
Date: 1902
Creator: Buck Directory Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bullring in Juarez, Mexico]

Photograph of two men outside of a bullring in Juarez, Mexico. One man is identified as Jon Denton of Austin and the other is "Stewart". The bullring has various advertisements posted on it in English.
Date: May 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carta general del Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza : formada por Disposición del Gobierno del mismo Estado.

Map shows early twentieth century roads, railroads, towns, mineral resources, haciendas, and ranches in Coahuila de Zaragoza [Coahuila] in northern Mexico. Includes legend and illustrations. Insets: "Zaragoza," "Coahuila Coal Co., washer plant & coke ovens," and "Compañía Metalurgica de Torreón, S.A." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:500,000].
Date: 1905
Creator: Abbott, T. S.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Central America.

Map shows early twentieth century submarine telegraph cables, railroads, and steamship routes in Central America. Insets: "Proposed Panama Canal" and "Proposed Nicaragua Canal." Relief shown by shading. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000].
Date: 1903
Creator: Americana Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Central High School in Waco]

Postcard of Waco Central High School, a large, two-story brick building with three rows of windows, with a row of trees in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco, Texas. High School." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard: "Mrs. R. B. H. Our new address is 1418 S. 7th St. Waco. Think you would write. Don't seem like the same old town without you." There is also a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 7, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ciudad Jaurez 1905 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Ciudad Jaurez in Mexico, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: July 1905
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ciudad Juarez]

Photograph of Ciudad Juarez Mexico. This image is looking toward the Mission Guadalupe. There are many people walking down the street and wagons parked by buildings.
Date: 1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ciudad Juarez]

Photograph of Ciudad Juarez, facing east. Several buildings, including Calle Commercio, are visible in the foreground.
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ciudad Porfirio Diaz 1905 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Ciudad Porfirio Diaz in Mexico, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: November 1905
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ciudad Porfirio Diaz 1905 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Ciudad Porfirio Diaz in Mexico, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: November 1905
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ciudad Porfirio Diaz 1905 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Ciudad Porfirio Diaz in Mexico, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: November 1905
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ciudad Porfirio Diaz 1905 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Ciudad Porfirio Diaz in Mexico, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: November 1905
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ciudad Porfirio Diaz 1905 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Ciudad Porfirio Diaz in Mexico, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: November 1905
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ciudad Porfirio Diaz 1905 Sheet 6

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Ciudad Porfirio Diaz in Mexico, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: November 1905
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ciudad Porfirio Diaz 1905 Sheet 7

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Ciudad Porfirio Diaz in Mexico, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: November 1905
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy #2 of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833] (open access)

[Copy #2 of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833]

Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833, to sell eleven leagues of land in Texas. This is a typed translation that was filed in Houston County in 1905.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Valle, Fernando del & Oca, Pedro Mones De
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833] (open access)

[Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833]

Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833, to sell eleven leagues of land in Texas. This is a typed translation that was filed in Houston County in 1905.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Valle, Fernando del
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Court transactions of Eleven leagues of land from Don Fernando del Valle to Zavala, November 11, 1833] (open access)

[Court transactions of Eleven leagues of land from Don Fernando del Valle to Zavala, November 11, 1833]

Valle granting permission to conclude the sale to Zavala of the eleven leagues of land which he possesses as his own in Texas. And the documents transferring power of ownership and land rights of the eleven leagues of land to Emily de Zavala. This is a typed translation that was filed in Houston County in 1905.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Valle, Fernando del
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowhands and Steers]

Photograph of cowhands on horseback and steers leaving La Babia Ranch withe some trees and hills in the background.
Date: 1900~/1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication Of The Monument]

Photograph of people celebrating the dedication of the Benito Juarez monument. There are many people standing around and dancing. The monument has a canopy around it that is providing shade for the people and the officials.
Date: 1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Directory of the City of El Paso, Texas 1900 (open access)

Directory of the City of El Paso, Texas 1900

Directory for El Paso, Texas: includes postal guide, local officials, address listings for businesses and individuals, and advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1900
Creator: John F. Worley & Co.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ferrocarril Internacional Mexicano y sus conexiones, 1901.

Map shows early twentieth century Mexican International Railroad lines, geography, and cities in Mexico and the southwest United States. 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. Relief shown by shading. Scale [ca. 1:4,600,000].
Date: 1903
Creator: American Bank Note Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

I&GN International Route : The Mexico-St. Louis Special

Map shows railroad route from St. Louis to Mexico City. Railroads, counties, and towns in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory are indicated and areas of Indian habitation are noted. Includes text describing the advantages of "The Mexico-St. Louis Special." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1906
Creator: International & Great Northern Railroad
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History