Texas

Political map of the 254 counties of Texas, showing the boundary lines and identifying each county. The map also includes the counties/parishes of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico that are adjacent to Texas counties. Scale [ca. 1:1,710,720] (27 miles to the inch).
Date: [..1931]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 53, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1931 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 53, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 31, 1931
Creator: Williamson, J. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1931 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 25, 1931
Creator: McCarty, Richard H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1931 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 24, 1931
Creator: Williamson, J. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seguiner Zeitung (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1931 (open access)

Seguiner Zeitung (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1931

Weekly German-language newspaper from Seguin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 24, 1931
Creator: Lindemann, Richard A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 14, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 19, 1931 (open access)

McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 14, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 19, 1931

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 19, 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1931 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 18, 1931
Creator: McCarty, Richard H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1931 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 17, 1931
Creator: Williamson, J. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 13, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 17, 1931 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 13, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 17, 1931

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 17, 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seguiner Zeitung (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1931 (open access)

Seguiner Zeitung (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1931

Weekly German-language newspaper from Seguin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 17, 1931
Creator: Lindemann, Richard A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 11, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 17, 1931 (open access)

Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 11, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 17, 1931

Weekly student newspaper from Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 17, 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wreckage of the Louisiana Limited]

Photograph of the Louisiana Limited, T&P train #414. A large crowd of people are gathered near the wreckage. Written below the image are "Cecile, La. Dec 15th 1931 Wreck of T&P 'Louisiana Limited' at Hutchinson's Spur - Engine #414 - wreck occurred Dec 14th 1931" and "Ed Robinson (A. R. Collins - Photo)."
Date: December 15, 1931
Creator: Collins, A. R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wreckage of the Louisiana Limited]

Photograph of a small group of people inspecting the wreckage of the Louisiana Limited. In the distance a handful of cars are visible parked on the side of a road. Written underneath are "Cecile, La. Dec 15th 1931 Wreck of T&P 'Louisiana Limited' at Hutchinson's Spur - Engine #414 - wreck occurred Dec 14th 1931" and "Ed Robinson (A. R. Collins - Photo)."
Date: December 15, 1931
Creator: Collins, A. R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wreckage of the Louisiana Limited]

Photograph of a group of people surveying the wreckage of the Louisiana Limited. Written underneath are "Cecile, La. Dec 15th 1931 Wreck of T&P 'Louisiana Limited' at Hutchinson's Spur - Engine #414 - wreck occurred Dec 14th 1931" and "Ed Robinson (A. R. Collins - Photo)."
Date: December 15, 1931
Creator: Collins, A. R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wreckage of the Louisiana Limited]

Photograph of the Louisiana Limited, T&P train #414. A large crowd of people are gathered near the wreckage. Written below the image are "Cecile, La. Dec 15th 1931 Wreck of T&P 'Louisiana Limited' at Hutchinson's Spur - Engine #414 - wreck occurred Dec 14th 1931" and "Ed Robinson (A. R. Collins - Photo)."
Date: December 15, 1931
Creator: Collins, A. R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wreckage of the Louisiana Limited]

Photograph of a large group of people gathered near the wreckage of the Louisiana Limited. Written below the image are "Cecile, La. Dec 15th 1931 Wreck of T&P Louisiana Limited at Hutchinson's Spur - Engine #414 - wreck occurred Dec 14th 1931" and "Ed Robinson (A. R. Collins - Photo)."
Date: December 15, 1931
Creator: Collins, A. R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Back of a Pocket Watch Pulled From a Train Wreck]

Photograph of the back side of a pocket watch belonging to a man killed in a train wreck. There is a large dent across the back of the watch, and a faint engraving of a Freemason symbol is visible as well. Written below the image are "[sic] Watch of J. W. 'Rab' Gorman killed at Cecile La in the wreck of the 'Louisiana Limited' T&P overnight passenger train Marshall, Texas to New Orleans La. - Mr Gorman was engineer of #414 D-11 s - Wreck was Dec 14th 1931" and "Ed Robinson."
Date: December 14, 1931
Creator: Robinson, Ed
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pocket Watch of an Engineer Killed in Train Wreck]

Photograph of a pocket watch belonging to a man killed in the wreck of the Louisiana Limited. The watch face is slightly cracked. Written below the image are "[sic] Watch of J. W. 'Rab' Gorman engineer killed at Cecile La. in the wreck of the 'Louisiana Limited' Marshall, Texas to New Orleans, La. passenger train. The time showen is 11:37 pm the exact time of death. The date was Dec 14 1931 and the location was Cecile, La. at Hutchinson's Spur about 15 miles S. E. of Shreveport La." and "Ed Robinson."
Date: December 14, 1931
Creator: Robinson, Ed
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Tracks Stretching Into the Distance]

Photograph of train tracks stretching into the distance with a fork in them about halfway down. Written below the image are "[sic] Hutchinson's Spur at Cecile La - Taken less than a week after the wreck of the 'Louisiana Limited' Dec 14th 1931" and "Ed Robinson (A. E. Brown - Photo)."
Date: December 14, 1931
Creator: Brown, A. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wreck of the "Louisiana Limited"]

Photograph of the Louisiana Limited's wreck being inspected. A group of men is visible poking around the wreckage. Written below the image are "Cecile, La. Dec 15th 1931 wreck of 'Louisiana Limited' at Hutchinson's Spur - engine #414 - wreck occurred Dec 14th 1931" and "Ed Robinson (A. R. Collins - Photo)."
Date: December 14, 1931
Creator: Collins, A. R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 13, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 12, 1931 (open access)

McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 13, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 12, 1931

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 12, 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 13, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 12, 1931 (open access)

The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 13, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 12, 1931

Weekly student newspaper from Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 12, 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1931 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 1931
Creator: McCarty, Richard H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1931 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 10, 1931
Creator: Williamson, J. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History