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

Atascosa County

Map of Atascosa County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. A tree grove is marked on the map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1862
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atascosa County

Map of Atascosa County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: January 1873
Creator: Lucas, A. L. & Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atascosa County

Map of Atascosa County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. The center of Atascosa County is marked on map. There are nine black ink spots on the map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: September 1879
Creator: Langermann, A. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sheriff's Posse in Atascosa County, Texas, 1903

Photograph of a Sheriff's posse in Atascosa County, Texas in 1903. The men stand with their rifles in hand, in front of the jail around their prisoner, the bandit "Gomez" who sits in a chair.
Date: 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sheriff's Convention

Photograph of participants at a Sheriff's Convention in Lytle, Texas. Women and children look out from a window.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Miss Blanche Avant's Teaching Certificate] (open access)

[Miss Blanche Avant's Teaching Certificate]

Teaching Certificate belonging to Miss Blance Avant of Pleasanton, Texas. Signed the 25th day of June 1901.
Date: June 21, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Catalog of the Pleasanton High School Term of 1906 and 1907 (open access)

Annual Catalog of the Pleasanton High School Term of 1906 and 1907

Annual catalog of the Pleasanton High School for 1906 and 1907. It contains a description of Atascosa County, courses of study for grades one through ten, and features many local advertisements. The name Ben S. Avant is written in pencil on the front cover.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll Tax Receipt] (open access)

[Poll Tax Receipt]

Poll tax receipt for $1.75 received from A.M. Avant on January 30, 1908 in Pleasanton, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From John W. Harris to A. M. Avant] (open access)

[Letter From John W. Harris to A. M. Avant]

Letter from John W. Harris to A. M. Avant, Esq., concerning rent for land in Atascosa County. The letter is dated April 24, 1903 and is written on Harris & Rogers Insurance letterhead.
Date: April 24, 1903
Creator: Harris, John W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From R. Avant to A. M. Avant] (open access)

[Letter From R. Avant to A. M. Avant]

Letter from R. Avant to A. M. Avant. The letter concerns family business and real estate. It is written on Dillard & Avant letterhead and dated September 30, 1906.
Date: September 30, 1906
Creator: Avant, R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[G. Van Norman Survey Blueprints]

Blueprint by G. Van Norman Survey of Atascosa Co., Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: G. Van Norman
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Field Notes of a Survey (open access)

Field Notes of a Survey

Survey report about land in Atascosa County, Texas, for A. M. Avant. The report describes the results of a survey of land situated on the waters of Metah Creek, a tributary of La Parita River, about 12 miles southeast of Pleasanton, Texas.
Date: February 28, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed For Lot No. 1 in Pleasanton] (open access)

[Deed For Lot No. 1 in Pleasanton]

Letter from F. M. Mansfield and J. N. Murphey to A. G. Martin containing the deed for Lot No. 1 in Pleasanton, Texas. The letter concerns the transferring of a deed for land in Pleasanton, Texas by the First Baptist Church. Also attached to the letter is a form signed by a notary public.
Date: February 26, 1896
Creator: Mansfield, F. M. & Murphey, J. N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atascosa County Jail

Photograph of Atascosa County Jail. Unidentified individuals stand outside the building. A horse and carriage stand in the street beside the building.The jail was torn down in the 1950's.
Date: April 7, 1894
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 92, July 1988 - April, 1989 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 92, July 1988 - April, 1989

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 653.
Date: 1989
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Peggy 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: 1984
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Whitsett 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: 1984
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Caballos Creek 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: 1965
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cross Northeast 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: 1969
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Miguel Ranch 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: 1969
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hindes 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: 1969
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fashing 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: 1961
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mccoy 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: 1985
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History