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Chispa Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1895
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chispa Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1897
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Valentine Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1897
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beach Mercantile

Photograph of store with seven people on porch. Photograph of the Beach Mercantile store in Van Horn, TX
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beach Mercantile Co., c. 1898

Photograph of store with seven people on porch. Photograph of Beach Mercantile Co, with seven unidentified people on porch, Van Horn, TX c. 1898
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Section House

Photograph of building and people. Photograph of Section House with adults (some holding tennis racquets), children, and horse.
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Geologic Atlas of the United States: Uvalde Folio, Texas (open access)

Geologic Atlas of the United States: Uvalde Folio, Texas

This atlas contains three colored maps from the quadrangle region around Uvalde (Culberson County) and Zavalla (Angelina County), Texas including historical geography, topography, and structure sections. The illustrated text of the atlas discusses the geological elevation of the area, provides in-depth breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals as well as other features of the region, and includes economic geology, agriculture and cattle raising information.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. Department of the Interior.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

People standing in front of wagon with household items, 1900

Photograph of two men, two women and two children standing in front of horse-drawn wagon. Photograph of Ted Bean (left), Charley and Laura Formwalt, and children Courtney, Annie, and Wylie, of Van Horn, TX, 1900.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pumper's House

Photograph of building and people by fence. Photograph of Pumper's House in Van Horn, Tx. Left to right: Lou Blundell, Nora Hawkins, Pink Beach, Caroline Campbell Blundell, Rose Blundell Beach, James Hannibel Beach, Iva Agnes Beach holding a doll. (Another doll is on fence). Boy is unknown.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1903 Train Derailment

Photograph of train derailment. Photograph of train derailment in Van Horn, TX, 1903.
Date: 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Valdez Family

Photograph of family. Photograph of the Valdez Family on Easter Sunday, in Van Horn, TX. 1903.
Date: 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Valentine Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1904
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Figure 2 ranch hands

Photograph of four Figure 2 ranch hands, near Van Horn, TX c. 1906-09
Date: 1906~/1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Figure 2 Ranch Hands and carriage

Photograph of ranch hands on horseback with horse-drawn carriage. Photograph of Figure 2 ranch hands on horseback with horse-drawn carriage, near Van Horn, TX, 1906-1909
Date: 1906~/1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Figure 2 Ranch Hands branding

Photograph of four ranch hands branding a cow. Photograph of four Figure 2 ranch hands branding a cow, near Van Horn, TX c. 1906-09
Date: 1906~/1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Figure 2 ranch hands on horseback

Photograph of five ranch hands on horseback. Photograph of five Figure 2 ranch hands on horseback, near Van Horn, TX c. 1906-1909.
Date: 1906~/1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Figure 2 Ranch Hands with wagon

Photograph of ranch hands. Photograph of 10 ranch hands, from Figure 2 ranch, standing by camp fire and wagon, near Van Horn, TX
Date: 1906~/1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Van Horn Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1906
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Topography: Van Horn Quadrangle

This topographic map shows the elevations and location of private and public roads, railroads, building structures, bridges, and water sources and drainage structures in the Van Horn, Texas quadrangle. It contains a legend of each of the structural elements and a scale for the elevation and contour of the area.
Date: August 1906
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Presley Hurt

Photograph of man standing in front of building. Photograph of Presley Hurt, standing in front of building in Van Horn, TX around 1907
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretching and Twisting Apparatus. (open access)

Wire Stretching and Twisting Apparatus.

Patent for a wire fence building multi-tool that includes wire stretching and twisting arms, sharpened ends for driving holes into fence posts, and a claw for removing staples from the posts.
Date: March 12, 1907
Creator: Bunton, Samuel E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Culberson Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Culberson County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red and blue ink. Scale [ca. 1:400,000] (12,000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1908
Creator: Hawkins, Lee & Simonds, Fred H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Culberson County

Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date: 1908
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lobo Valley Stock Ranch (open access)

Lobo Valley Stock Ranch

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustrations, business name, and text reading: "Breeders of Thoroughbred and High Grade Black Mooley Cattle"; "On G., H. & S. A. Railway 133 miles east of El Paso"; "The only Exclusive Breeders of Black Mooley Cattle in El Paso Co." Letterhead contains the names Jas. A. Espy; R. A. Espy; R. H. Espy.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History