Degree Department

McMullen County.

Survey map of McMullen County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, towns, roads, and mountains. Relief shown in hachures. No scale information given.
Date: 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

McMullen County

Map of McMullen County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

McMullen County

Map of McMullen County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: February 1887
Creator: Blau, F. G.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
O'Connor Brothers, Stock-Raisers (open access)

O'Connor Brothers, Stock-Raisers

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes illustrated images and decorative text with business name and text reading: "Steer Cattle a Specialty" in lithographic print by Clarke & Courts Lith. Galveston. Letterhead contains names D. M. O'Connor; T. M. O'Connor.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
G. M. Atkinson, County Surveyor (open access)

G. M. Atkinson, County Surveyor

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains decorative designs and stylized text of business name.
Date: 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cactus-Burner. (open access)

Cactus-Burner.

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in cactus burners" (lines 4-5), including illustration and instructions.
Date: October 21, 1899
Creator: Snowden, Lewis W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hood For Cactus-Burners. (open access)

Hood For Cactus-Burners.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in hoods for cactus burners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 5, 1899
Creator: Snowden, Lewis W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for improvements to the wheel and operating shafts of windmills, including illustrations.
Date: February 26, 1901
Creator: Byrne, John Richard Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foot Scraper for Vehicles. (open access)

Foot Scraper for Vehicles.

Patent for foot scrapers for vehicles which allows a person to clean their shoes before entering. The foot scraper can be fastened to the axle of a wheel or other suitable part of a vehicle.
Date: July 13, 1915
Creator: Van Meter Brown, Maud
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gas Well]

Photograph of the first gas well in South Texas on Byrnes Ranch in McMullen County. William Donald Stephenson was the driller and it was part of the Grubstake Investment Association.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

McMullen 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: 1918
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children With Kittens]

Photograph of three children posing in front of an automobile outside the Calliham post office. Two of the children are holding kittens.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowboys Pose Next to Lignite Coal Bed]

Photograph of three men in cowboy hats posing next to a lignite coal bed on the San Miguel Creek on the Franklin Ranch in McMullen County. The property is owned by Donald Stephenson of Calliham, Texas.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lignite Coal Bed]

Photograph of 40-foot shields of a lignite coal bed on the San Miguel Creek on the Franklin Ranch, McMullen County. The property is owned by Donald Stephenson of Calliham, Texas.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mikeska 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: 1920
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Observing Lignite Coal Bed]

Photograph of two men observing 40-foot shields of a lignite coal bed on the San Miguel Creek on the Franklin Ranch, McMullen County. The property is owned by Donald Stephenson of Calliham, Texas.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Walking the Pipeline]

Photograph of people walking on a pipeline suspension bridge over the Frio River in McMullen County, Texas. A few other people are observing the walker next to an automobile. The names of those in the photo are written on the back of the photograph.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Deer Hunt]

Photograph of a group of men holding a dead deer, while a hunting dog lays on the ground. Some men are holding hunting rifles. The man on the far left is William Donald Stephenson.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crowther No. 3 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 1:48000
Date: 1925
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Simmons No. 1 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 1:48000
Date: 1925
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Simmons No. 2 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 1:48000
Date: 1925
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tilden No. 1 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 1:48000
Date: 1925
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed of Trust for I. H. Kempner Property in McMullen County, December 1925] (open access)

[Deed of Trust for I. H. Kempner Property in McMullen County, December 1925]

Deed of trust transferring ownership of the South-west quarter lot 2 of I. H. Kempner's sub-divisions of a 2559 acre tract in McMullen County, Texas, from J. Seinsheimer to Ferdinand Hirschman detailing the terms of the debt and interest to be paid to I. H. Kempner.
Date: December 14, 1925
Creator: Allen, Stanton
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Simmons 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 1:62500
Date: 1929
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History