Man Aiming Buffalo Gun

Copy negative of William Slaughter aiming a buffalo gun on a gun stand made of large sticks. William is wearing a brimmed hat and a suit jacket. Behind him is land divided by fences with a few trees spread across it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scurry County

Blue line print of survey map of Scurry County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1921
Creator: Hedick, J. D. & Giles, J. Bascom
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Big Springs

Topographic quadrangle map of Big Spring, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. A location diagram is included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scurry Co.

Survey map of Scurry County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: February 19, 1880
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Hermleigh, Texas: Floor Plan and Schedules

Architectural plan for a school building in the Hermleigh Independent School District. It includes a floor plan of the building which shows all of the rooms and hallways; there is a door and transom schedule drawn at the top of the sheet. In the upper left corner there is a room finish schedule that details what types of materials will be used in each room for the floors, walls, etc.
Date: March 1, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Ira, Texas: Elevations

Architectural plan for a school building in the Ira Consolidated School District. It includes drawings that show the North, South, East, and West elevations of the building. Other drawings include details concerning the class room wardrobes, counters and shelves in the stack room, and molding details.
Date: September 8, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Hermleigh, Texas: Floor Plan

Floor plan for a school building in the Hermleigh Independent School District. It includes a floor plan with various rooms.
Date: July 1, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hermleigh High School: Sections and Elevations

Sections and elevations for a high school building in the Hermleigh Independent School District. It includes transverse section, longitudinal section, and north, south, east, and west elevations.
Date: 1950
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hermleigh High School: Wall Sections

Wall sections for a high school building in the Hermleigh Independent School District. It includes typical classroom wall section, typical auditorium wall section, wall section through auditorium clerestory, section through corridor entrance, details of canopy at exterior doors of auditorium, and sections and details.
Date: 1950
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Hermleigh, Texas: Floor Plan

Floor plan for a school building in the Hermleigh Independent School District. It includes a floor plan with various rooms as well as a diagram of typical radiator drip connections.
Date: July 1, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pyron Consolidated County Line Rural High School, Pyron, Texas: Foundation Plan

Foundation plan for the Ward School building in Pyron, Texas. It includes a detailed foundation plan as well as a diagram of boiler connections and detail of typical radiator connections.
Date: 1935
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building Plans, Ira, Texas: Floor Plan

Floor plan for a school building in the Ira Consolidated School District. It includes the floor plan of the school with classrooms, offices, and the library.
Date: May 26, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building Plans, Ira, Texas: Front Elevation

Elevation plan for a school building in the Ira Consolidated School District. It includes a view of the front of the school.
Date: May 26, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pyron Consolidated County Line Rural High School, Pyron, Texas: Elevations

Elevation plan for the Ward School building in Pyron, Texas. It includes drawings f the front, rear, and left and right side elevations.
Date: 1935
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Hermleigh, Texas: Elevations

Architectural plan for a school building in the Hermleigh Independent School District. It includes drawings of the elevations of the North, South, East, and West sides of the building.
Date: August 1, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pyron Consolidated County Line Rural High School, Pyron, Texas: Furniture and Closet Details

Building plan for the Ward School building in Pyron, Texas. It includes details on a stationary door, sliding door, boards, lockers and trophy case, corridor moulding, toilet room partitions, coat hangers, bulletin board elevation, elevation of book case, elevation of wardrobe, and elevation of teacher's closet.
Date: 1935
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Hermleigh, Texas: Mechanical Plan

Architectural plan for a school building in the Hermleigh Independent School District. It includes a drawing of the building's floor plan with the plans for the heating, electrical, and plumbing systems. Each of the rooms are labeled whether they are recitation rooms, a study hall, or laboratory.
Date: January 20, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Ira, Texas: Foundation Plan

Architectural plan for a school building in the Ira Consolidated School District. It includes drawings showing the foundation plan for the front entrance and the whole rest of the building. Also included are smaller drawings of wall foundations, the existing foundation, and new spot footing.
Date: September 8, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Hermleigh, Texas: Cross Sections

Architectural plan for a school building in the Hermleigh Independent School District. It includes three cross sections of the building, all from different view points. Also included are drawings of picture moldings, black board trimmings, and an oak threshold.
Date: August 1, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hermleigh High School: Roof Framing Plan

Roof framing plan for a high school building in the Hermleigh Independent School District. It includes a detailed framing plan for the roof, typical grade beam, typical pier and footing, sections, and pier and footing schedule.
Date: 1950
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hermleigh High School: Floor Plan

Floor plan for a high school building in the Hermleigh Independent School District. It includes a detailed floor plan, plan at auditorium clerestory windows, window schedule, and room finish schedule.
Date: 1950
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Hermleigh, Texas: Roof Framing Plan

Architectural plan for a school building in the Hermleigh Independent School District. It includes a drawing of the roofing with the framing details included as well; the drawing in the upper left corner of the sheet shows more details concerning the roof framing.
Date: October 31, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Ira, Texas: Mechanical Plan

Architectural plan for a school building in the Ira Consolidated School District. It includes a mechanical floor plan of the building with lines connecting multiple pieces of equipment.
Date: 1942~
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building, Ira, Texas: Details of Corridors and Walls

Architectural plan for a school building in the Ira Consolidated School District. It includes drawings showing the typical details of interior bearing partitions, interior and exterior elevations of an outside wall, as well as details of the exterior door frames.
Date: August 1, 1942
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History