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[Buffalo Springs School]

Buffalo Springs School. Photo circa 1920: Buffalo Springs, Texas.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J.B. Nolen Family]

J.B. Nolen Family. Photo circa 1902: Buffalo Springs, Texas.
Date: 1902~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buffalo Springs First and Second Grade

First and second grade students of the Buffalo Springs School. List attached to the photo, "Mrs. Iva Selvage, Back Row (4 boys) ?, Gerald Bragg, Doyle Jones, Kenneth Times, Second Row (3 girls, 3 boys) Leota Cox, Betty Fuller, Velma Jean Alexander, Dean Scarber, Johnny Wayne Peden, Royce Times, Front Row (8 girls) Mary Jannett Brock, ?, Winnie Fay Cowley, Neomia Robertson, Wanda Edwards.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Comal County courthouse, New Braunfels, Texas (open access)

Inventory of county records, Comal County courthouse, New Braunfels, Texas

Inventory of the records of Comal County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk as Secretary for Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, County Clerk as Reporter for County Court, District Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, County Judge, County Treasurer, Auditor, Road Administrator, and County Attorney. Includes an index as well as a listing of county records housed in Sophienburg Memorial Museum.
Date: 1981
Creator: Texas County Records Inventory Project
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Kalender der Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung, 1903] (open access)

[Kalender der Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung, 1903]

The 1903 calendar from the New Braunfels Zeitung, the local German newspaper. "Kalendar fur 1903"
Date: 1903
Creator: Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jahrbuch der Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung fuer 1943 (open access)

Jahrbuch der Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung fuer 1943

The 1943 almanac from the Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung.
Date: 1943
Creator: Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Manuscript Map and Deed, German Emigration Company to F. T. Arnold]

Manuscript Map and Deed, German Emigration Company to F. T. Arnold in Comal County. Signed by the Chief Surveyor, H. Wilke, Th. Herzing, and ?, a Trustee of the German Emigration Colony. Has Adelsverein stamp.
Date: 1846
Creator: Adelsverein (Verein zum Schütze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Da es Ew. . . (open access)

Da es Ew. . .

Single sheet of text that is part of the portfolio for Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas, which was published by the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas.
Date: 1851
Creator: Comite des Vereines
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas (open access)

Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas

Pamphlet offering guidance for Germans coming to Texas. The Instruction includes a question and answer section for German immigrants. Cover title. "Gobann einer Special-Karte uber den vermessenen Theil des Grant-Gebiets des Texas-vereines und einzelnen Planen der von demselben gegrundeten Stadte New-Braunfels, Friedrichsburg und Indianola." The portfolio includes, in addition to the Instruction (26 p.), the Comite- Bericht des Vereines zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas (47 p.), 6 maps and two broadsides. Six maps on 3 folded leaves have been removed from this book and are housed in the Special Collections Map Room in Drawers 77/13 and 27/8 with the numbers: 310104, 310105, and 310106.
Date: 1851
Creator: Verein zum Schütze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Karte des Staates Texas (aufgenommen in die Union 1846) nach der neuesten Eintheilung 1849

Map of Texas. Relief shown by hachures. Insets: Plan von Neu-Braunfels und Comalstadt -- Plan von Castroville. From the Virginia Garrett Cartographic Collections.
Date: 1849
Creator: Koenen, Fr.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comite-Bericht des Vereines (open access)

Comite-Bericht des Vereines

Pamphlet offering guidance for Germans coming to Texas. Cover title. "Gobann einer Special-Karte uber den vermessenen Theil des Grant-Gebiets des Texas-vereines und einzelnen Planen der von demselben gegrundeten Stadte New-Braunfels, Friedrichsburg und Indianola." Includes, in addition to the Instruction (26 p.), the Comite- Bericht des Vereines zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas (47 p.), 6 maps and two broadsides. Six maps on 3 folded leaves have been removed from this book and are housed in the Special Collections Map Room in Drawers 77/13 and 27/8 with the numbers: 310104, 310105, and 310106.
Date: 1851
Creator: Verein zum Schütze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas (open access)

Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas

Cover of the portfolio for Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas, which was published by the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas.
Date: 1851
Creator: Verein zum Schütze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika, nach Erfolgtem Anschluss der Republik Texas; mit Besonderer Beziehung auf Deutsche Auswanderer (open access)

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika, nach Erfolgtem Anschluss der Republik Texas; mit Besonderer Beziehung auf Deutsche Auswanderer

Book describing Texas and the United States for people interested in emigrating from Germany.
Date: 1847
Creator: Pauer, Friedrich.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Neu Braunfels in Texas

Steel engraving print of New Braunfels, Texas, from Meyer's Universum
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Karte des Staates Texas aufgenommen in die Union 1846 : nach der neuesten Eintheilung

This map shows the state of Texas and surrounding areas. Some counties are outlined in red and there are areas shaded in color. Major cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). The names and locations of some Native American Indian tribes are also marked in western and northern portions of the state. There are two insets: "Plan von Neu-Brunfels und Comalstadt" (lower left corner) and "Plan von Castroville" (lower right corner).
Date: 1849
Creator: Koenen, Fr.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Comal County

Map of the Hill Country region covering Comal County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: August 26, 1862
Creator: Reichel, Robert
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Comal County

Map of Comal County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1871~
Creator: Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Comal County

Map of Comal County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. Waco Spring is located on the Juan Veramendi Survey, as shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: March 3, 1874
Creator: Groos, Otto
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Comal County

Map of Comal County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: unknown
Creator: Groos, F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 50, July 1946 - April, 1947 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 50, July 1946 - April, 1947

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 533.
Date: 1947
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rough Hollow Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1986
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Payton Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1986
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marion Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1992
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History