Waco and Northwestern Railroad Company Survey

Survey map of Kent County, Texas, showing the Waco & Northwestern Railroads Company lands. The map includes the Salt Fork of the Brazos River. Each block of land includes information about what it contains (e.g. cotton field, trees found, iron pipe). Scale [ca. 7,000] (200 varas to the inch).
Date: December 1951
Creator: Estes, M. R.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kent County

Blue line print of survey map of Kent County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and roads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil and appear to denote the addition of roads. 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
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Moody H. Galbreath, March 14, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Moody H. Galbreath, March 14, 1957]

Letter from Texas State Representative Truett Latimer to Moody H. Galbreath discussing the status of HB 324 in the legislature, a bill supported by Galbreath's Texas Small Schools Association.
Date: March 14, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lubbock

Topographic quadrangle map of Lubbock, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, 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

Children with Wagon in Yard

Copy negative of four children standing in a wagon next to a baby on a small tricycle. In the background is a wooden building and a car.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family by Front Porch

Copy negative of "Cookie" and Mrs. Rojas holding a baby in front of a house with a porch. He is wearing coveralls and she is wearing a dress. Both are wearing hats.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family in Car

Copy negative of a man seated in the driver's seat of an automobile and a woman and young boy standing next to the car. The woman is wearing a dress and the boy is wearing a blazer.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family in Yard

Copy negative of "Cookie" and Mrs. Rojas holding a baby. He is wearing coveralls and she is wearing a dress.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexican Revival

Copy negative of a group of Mexican-Americans at a revival. The group includes "Cookie" Rojas, his wife Mrs. Rojas and their baby. Standing with them is another man, three women in dresses, and four children. In the background is a tent.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History