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Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1889 (6).

Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in parts of west Texas and northern Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times per week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, bodies of water, major towns, and county and country lines.
Date: June 1, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas

Reprint of atlas map of the state of Texas with regions or counties outlined with color. Map includes two inset maps: "Plan of Galveston Bay from a M.S." and map of the Western United States, Texas, and Mexico. Cartouche includes two seals, one of the Republic of Texas and the second of the General Land Office, Texas. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:2,661,120
Date: August 1, 1960
Creator: Arrowsmith, John
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Nacogdoches County.

Cadastral map of Nacogdoches County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale indicated.
Date: November 1, 1857
Creator: Browne, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of South Part of Jones County

Blue line print of survey map of the south portion of Jones County, Texas, showing showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: September 1, 1967
Creator: Canda, C. J.; Drake, S. J. & Strauss, W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Portions of Eastland, Brown, and Comanche Counties

Blue line print of survey map of portions of Eastland, Brown, and Comanche Counties in Texas, showing rivers, creeks, towns, boundaries, original land grants or surveys, roads, and blocks of land. The blocks of land colored yellow denote Texas and Pacific Railway Company land. A diagram of a section is included in the lower-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: July 1, 1967
Creator: Stakemann, M.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Highway Map Brazos County, Texas

Highway map of Brazos County, Texas, showing rivers, lakes, creeks, streams, cities, towns, outlying buildings (including schools, churches, and post offices), roads, highways (giving mileage between points), bridges, railroads, cemeteries, oil fields, utility lines, petroleum pipelines, mines or quarries, military bases, and airfields. Map includes three inset maps - Millican, Wellborn, and Allenfarm - a key to counties diagram, and an extensive legend indicating geographical and human-made features. Scale [ca. 1:126,720] (2 miles to the inch).
Date: January 1, 1967
Creator: Texas. Highway Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 2011 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes campus news and local news of interest to students along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Hahne, Elyse
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 1, 2011 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes campus news and local news of interest to students along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 2011
Creator: Hahne, Elyse
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes campus news and local news of interest to students along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 2009
Creator: Wong, Adriel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dining Hall]

Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Dining Hall, showing the building from a three-quarter view. The entrance door and steps and several windows of the building are visible. Various trees and large shrubs obscure the building from view. Typed note on the back of the photograph reads, “Hardin Simmons University -- Subject: Dining Hall -- Date: 9-1-41 -- File HSU 7.”
Date: September 1, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Caldwell Hall]

Photograph of Caldwell Hall at Hardin-Simmons University. Note on the back of the photo reads, “Hardin-Simmons University -- Subject: Caldwell Fine Arts -- Date: 9-1-41 -- File: HSU 6.”
Date: September 1, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Electrical Ordinance] (open access)

[Abilene Electrical Ordinance]

Electrical ordinance of the city of Abilene, Texas.
Date: January 1, 1926
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bus Line Loses $1,700 Monthly] (open access)

[Clipping: Bus Line Loses $1,700 Monthly]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the Abilene bus company's budget being cut by $1,700 for the 1965-1966 fiscal year. Below the article is a brief traffic score for Abilene.
Date: November 1, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[M-D Cut-In Connections Price List, 1931] (open access)

[M-D Cut-In Connections Price List, 1931]

A price list for M-D Cut-In Connections, which are house connections built of Terra Cotta, Cement-Concrete, Cast Iron Soil and Water Pipe.
Date: June 1, 1931
Creator: The Atlas Mineral Products Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo Gap Messenger, Summer Edition 1960 (open access)

Buffalo Gap Messenger, Summer Edition 1960

Summer 1959 edition of the Buffalo Gap Messenger, with articles about the Ernie Wilson Museum of the Old West and other Buffalo Gap history, including photographs.
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: Buffalo Gap Publishing Co.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[M-D Cut-In Connections Price List, 1933] (open access)

[M-D Cut-In Connections Price List, 1933]

A printed price list for the M-D Cut-In Connection, which is a house connection built of Terra Cotta, Cement-Concrete, Cast Iron Soil and Water Pipe.
Date: January 1, 1933
Creator: The Atlas Mineral Products Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Just Like Topsy, City Has 'Grown'] (open access)

[Clipping: Just Like Topsy, City Has 'Grown']

Newspaper clipping of an article about the growth and development of Abilene and its city limits, including an illustration of a map showing the changes in the city's limits since 1895.
Date: February 1, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Marvin Veal, April 1, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Marvin Veal, April 1, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Marvin Veal discussing an enclosed letter Latimer wrote to the Chairman of the Insurance Commission. Latimer writes that he will send Veal any information he receives.
Date: April 1, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Joe Smith, April 1, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Joe Smith, April 1, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Joe Smith discussing a banquet for the Victory Men's Bible Class and asking Smith how much Latimer owes him for the tickets.
Date: April 1, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Southern to Truett Latimer, March 1, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Southern to Truett Latimer, March 1, 1957]

Letter from Paul southern to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer thanking him for a copy of the Texas Mental Health Code and asking him to vote for HB 6.
Date: March 1, 1957
Creator: Southern, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Simpson to Truett Latimer, February 1, 1957]

Postcard from Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Simpson to Truett Latimer urging him to oppose the school consolidation legislation that has been recommended by the Texas Board of Education.
Date: February 1, 1957
Creator: Simpson, J. B. & Simpson, Mrs. J. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Number 4, October 1, 1918] (open access)

[Memorandum Number 4, October 1, 1918]

Memorandum stating, "There are no 'thanks' in the army. Watch yourself."
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: McWhorter, John C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Number 3, October 1, 1918] (open access)

[Memorandum Number 3, October 1, 1918]

Memorandum ordering all men who have not been examined or inducted to report to doctor or Lieutenant Richardson.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: McWhorter, John C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 14] (open access)

[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 14]

Memorandum outlining the changes in the procedures handling individual inductions of men into the Students Army Training Corps.
Date: November 1, 1918
Creator: Applewhite, H. LaF.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History