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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

[Tourist map of Mexico City]

Map shows late nineteenth century Mexico City street names, parks, churches, and points of interest. Includes index to numbered locations and handwritten notes. Inset: [advertisement for] Blake's Book Store, C. de Gante, 8. Scale not given.
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: Blake's Book Store
Object Type: Map
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
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

Plano de Matamoros y Brownsville

Map shows roads, fortifications, street names, interurban lines, and some structures for Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville, Texas and vicinity along the Rio Grande. Scale not given.
Date: 1890
Creator: Clarke & Courts.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio de Bexar: A Guide and History (open access)

San Antonio de Bexar: A Guide and History

This book serves as a guide and historical sketch of San Antonio, Texas. It includes descriptions of county and church records, interviews with memorable Texans, a discussion of the benefits of San Antonio climate to individuals suffering from lung disease, as well as descriptions of local churches, schools, public halls, parks and other establishments. Sidney Lanier's Historical Sketch is included beginning on page 68.
Date: 1890
Creator: Corner, William
Object Type: Book
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
Results of a Biological Survey of the San Francisco Mountain Region and Desert of the Little Colorado, Arizona (open access)

Results of a Biological Survey of the San Francisco Mountain Region and Desert of the Little Colorado, Arizona

Brief summary of a biological survey of the Painted Desert, specifically the San Francisco Mountain region, and the Grand Canyon (CaƱon).
Date: September 11, 1890
Creator: Merriam, C. Hart & Stejneger, Leonhard
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas (open access)

Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas

This book covers statistical information for the state of Texas. It includes "great inducements for the investment of capital, health for the invalid, interesting sights and scenes for the tourist and pleasure seeker, broad fields of research for the historian, unsurpassed hunting grounds for the sportsman, and other resources waiting to be unlocked by the key of capital in the hands of labor and industry" (title page).
Date: 1890
Creator: Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Object Type: Book
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
[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

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