P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Webb County, Block 1

Parent map for Webb County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Webb County, Block 2

Parent map for Webb County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Maverick County, Texas

Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, ranches, tanks, power transmission lines, pipelines, gas fields, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols. A polyconic projection, 1927 North American Datum. "Horizontal control by U.S. C. and G. S. 10000 foot grid based upon Texas (South Central) system of plane coordinates."
Date: January 1942
Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey, Maverick County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey, Maverick County, Texas

Text describes the climate, agricultural history, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, productivity ratings, native vegetation, irrigation, and soil morphology and genesis for Maverick County, Texas.
Date: January 1942
Creator: Smith, H.M. (Howard Malcolm); Marshall, R. M. (Richard Moon) & Mowery, I. C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Desk Receptacle. (open access)

Desk Receptacle.

Patent for a "novel, convenient, and ornamental bottle or receptacle, adapted to contain ink, a sponge, or the like, combined with a pin-cushion and a pen-wiper" (lines 11-14), with illustrations.
Date: January 17, 1893
Creator: Carolan, Eugene P.; Terrell, Edward H. & Terrell, James R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History