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Petroleum Engineering Report, Big Spring Field and Other Fields in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over petroleum engineering studies conducted in Texas and New Mexico. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
November 1936
Creator:
Carpenter, Charles B. & Hill, Harry Blackburn
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tumbleweed]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the town of Colorado City being designated the "Tumbleweed Capital" of the United States and the subsequent festivities marking the occasion.
Date:
April 29, 1960
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cleaning Apparatus.
Patent for a vacuum for cleaning cotton gins that attaches to the pneumatic elevators generally found in cotton gins.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Sadler, Arthur E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool for Manipulating Wire
Patent for a combination tool for manipulating wire, "a convenient hand-tool for bending, straightening, shortening, and otherwise manipulating the wires ordinarily used in the construction of fences," (lines 10-14).
Date:
September 23, 1902
Creator:
Cullen, Edwin C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle
Patent for device for improvement of speed of bicycle, including illustrations.
Date:
March 28, 1896
Creator:
Schooler, Joseph P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Grain Knife
Patent for a corn or grain knife used for harvesting. Illustration included.
Date:
November 1, 1904
Creator:
Tilley, Louis R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Men With Horse Drawn Wagon
Copy photograph of two men in a horse-drawn wagon. They are wearing shirts with ties. Behind them is a drug store, and next to it a dry goods store. The wagon is pulled by one horse.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heart of West Texas Museum
Photograph of the Heart of West Texas Museum. The view of the building is obscured by tall trees, and there is a white cannon to the left.
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colorado Steam Laundry
Photograph of the Colorado Steam Laundry, housed in a red brick building at the corner of an intersection in Colorado City.
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mitchell County Courthouse, Colorado City
MITCHELL COUNTY COURT HOUSE. Built 1924, architect David Castle.
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historic plaque - Dr. Preston C. Coleman
Photograph of a historic marker. It reads: "Physician and Leader Dr. Preston C. Coleman (1853 - 1932). Born in Tennessee. Graduated from University of Louisville (KY.). Coming in 1883 to Colorado City, rode horseback or by buggy to ranches in 100-mile radius, practicing here rest of his life. Religion, medicine, and education were his chief concerns. He was a Texas & Pacific Railroad surgeon; 1895-96 president, Texas Medical Association; a fellow, American College of Surgeons; an elder in his church; moderator, 1930, Texas Presbyterian Synod; trustee, 1906-31, Austin College (Sherman); Vice President for life, West Texas Chamber of Commerce; was called "Father of Texas Tech" University. (1972)"
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heart of West Texas Museum
Photograph of a sign outside the Heart of West Texas Museum. It reads: "City of Colorado City, Heart of West Texas Museum, Special Events: Chief Lone Wolf Exhibit."
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mitchell County monument on courthouse grounds
State Of Texas 1936. Mitchell County monument on courthouse grounds
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mitchell County monument on courthouse grounds
Mitchell County settled after Indians left Texas in 1875, one of 128 counties created (Aug. 21, 1876) from Bexar Territory covering west Texas to the panhandle and El Paso. Named for Mitchell brothers, Asa and Eli, Texas war for independence veterans. Organized Jan. 10, 1881, when the railroad came, making county seat Colorado City west Texas "mother city" and first boom town. Oil, sheep and cattle ranching center, historic sites include Comanche Indian Village, Seven Wells, Last Buffalo Watering Hole, annual events: Colorado City Frontier Roundup and Tumbleweed Festival. (1965)
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historic plaque - Founding of Colorado City
Photograph of a historic marker in Colorado City. It reads: "The Founding of Colorado City. Founded, 1880, at the crossing of the Colorado River and Texas & Pacific Railroad right-of-way: central shipping point and supply depot for the sprawling cattle ranches of west Texas and New Mexico. From 1880 (when A. W. Dunn opened his dirt-floor. Tent-roof General Store) to 1890. The boisterous cattle town garnered notoriety as well as fame. The largest community between Fort Worth and El Paso. Colorado City had more millionaires than any other Texas town and the most saloons in the west. Law and order was housed in a dugout at the edge of town. Where a company of Texas Rangers made all men check their guns. Modest, courageous Ranger Dick Ware was elected first sheriff in 1881. Population soared from 700 to 5,000 in the first two years. As cowboys, cattlemen, merchants, and (as a visitor said) "any number of bummers", vied for space. The first sermon was preached in a saloon and the town "jail" was a chain attached to a mesquite tree, but citizens could find beauty in the lantern-glow from dozens of tents in the center of town. Althought drought and …
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
War memorial - Mitchell County
HONORING ALL WHO SERVED FROM MITCHELL COUNTY AND DEDICATED TO THE EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
George Herman Mahon monument
Photograph of the George Herman Mahon monument. There is a bust of Mahon atop the monument. A plaque under the bust says "George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) reared in Mitchell County. First United States Congressman elected to 19th District (elected to 22 terms, 1934-1978). Chairman, appropriations committee (1964-1978). Mitchell County attorney (1926-1927). 32nd Judicial District Attorney (1927-1934). A Statesman."
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
War memorial - Mitchell County
center piece: HONORING ALL WHO SERVED FROM MITCHELL COUNTY AND DEDICATED TO THE EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
War memorial - Mitchell County
MAURIECE R MACKEY NAT. L. MANN JACK McDOWELL BOBBY C. MILLER WILLIAM A. MOHLER WYATT B. MOORE LYNN R. MORRISON ROBERT H. MOSER JAMES E. NUNN VIVIAN PHILLIPS EVERETT A. POND RAYMOND E. PRICE JACK A. REID OREN M. RICHARDSON ANDREW B. ROBERTSON, JR. VAN C. SAWYER CURTIC SCOTT CORKEY SHEPPARD DON K. SHEPPARD PAUL F. STEADMAN HOMER M. TILLER HIRAM W. VENUS WELDON W. WARE PERCY C. WHITLOCK WALTER W. WILSON, JR. LESLIE WOOD JACKSON H. WYATT WILSON WYATT KEREAN CONFLICT AUBREY LEE BENSON VIETNAM CONFLICT ROBERT W. COOPER ROBERT O. DAVIS RICHARD KAYSER GERALD H. MARTIN MANUEL G. MARTINEZ RALPH M. SMITH GLENN STANDEFER
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
War memorial - Mitchell County
WORLD WAR I TORRANCE A. ALLISON ALLEN G. BIRMINGHAM WILLIAM E. BOHANNON JOHN H. BROWN ARNETT DANIELS JOHN ESTES R.S.GARLAND OREN C. HOOKER JUNIUS MERRITT J.S.PETERS CONNER POSEY JESSE J. UZZLE BILL M. WILLIAMS SID WIMBERLEY ANDY WRIGHT WORLD WAR II FRANK P. BLASSINGAME JAMES BODINE JOEL W. BRADLEY R.H.BREITHAUPT REBECCA A. BRITTON ROY E. BROOKSHIRE LEON H. CALLAN LAWTON B. CALLISON HAROLD A. CAPELLUTO RAYMOND CASTILLO SIDNEY G. CHURCHILL WILLARD I. CRANEILL J.D. DODSON JOHN M. DOSS LEWIS E. DUKE J.C. FORBUS HARRELL W. FULLER ROBERT R. GOUGE GORDON R. GRANT TEDE HALE DONALD W. HALL VELTON C. HAMPTON WILLIAM E. HARDEGREE DANIEL W. HARDIN CLARENCE H. HARREL BURNHARD K. HART HENRY J. HENLEY JOHN W. HODGES, JR. ANTON H. HOHERTZ MANN JARNIGAN CLARENCE B. JENNINGS DICK L. JONES LOMAX W. JONES TOMAS LARES WILLIAM R. LONG JOSE C. LUERA
Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[George Herman Mahon Monument]
Photograph of a close-up of the plaque at the base of a monument, describing the life of George Herman Mahon, in Colorado City, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mitchell Co.
Cadastral map of Mitchell County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale indicated.
Date:
July 1880
Creator:
Wise, Louis C.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Mitchell County, Texas
Blue line print of survey map of Mitchell County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, boundaries, railroads, roads, and blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Stakemann, M.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Big Springs
Topographic quadrangle map of Big Spring, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. A location diagram is included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date:
1954
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History