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
[Letter from C. I. Wall, April 4, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from C. I. Wall, April 4, 1953]

Letter from C. I. Wall addressed to citizens and government officials of Lubbock, Texas, discussing the potential financial repercussions to Senate Bill 7 and House Bill 16, which regard the authorization of the Railroad Commission of Texas to set minimum field prices for gas.
Date: April 4, 1953
Creator: Wall, C. I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. D. Watkins to Truett Latimer, April 19, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from W. D. Watkins to Truett Latimer, April 19, 1955]

Letter from W. D. Watkins to Truett Latimer informing him that he is sending a copy of a letter he received from a board member to the President of Texas Tech at Lubbock. He also asks that Mr. Latimer use the letter to help Waggoner Carr with Senate bill 254.
Date: April 19, 1955
Creator: Watkins, W. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Whitacre to T. N. Carswell - August 26, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Whitacre to T. N. Carswell - August 26, 1943]

A letter written to Mr. Thos. N. Carswell, Commander Fifth Division, American Legion, from Chas. Whitacre, Lubbock, Texas, dated August 26, 1943. Whitacre expresses his happiness to have served on the Executive Committee with Carswell and extends his best wishes.
Date: August 23, 1943
Creator: Whitacre, Charles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. R. White, 1957~] (open access)

[Letter from W. R. White, 1957~]

Letter from W. R. Wright, chairman of Crusaders Against Delinquency, urging its recipients to contact their local statesman about outlawing the sale of beer and wine in Texas after 10 PM and on Sundays.
Date: 1957~
Creator: White, W. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. M. Willson to Charles Whitacre] (open access)

[Letter from J. M. Willson to Charles Whitacre]

A letter written to Chas. Whitacre, District Commander 19th District, Lubbock, Texas, from J. M. Willson, Membership Chairman 5th Division. Willson requests the name of Whitacre's Membership Chairman and discusses the membership drive strategy. He comments that he does not know what happened at Austin and he supposes it was for the good of the Legion, "But God and Country first". 100% for saving shirttails.
Date: 1942
Creator: Willson, J. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: D. B. Thomson of Lubbock Describes 1883 Trail Drive] (open access)

[Clipping: D. B. Thomson of Lubbock Describes 1883 Trail Drive]

Newspaper clipping of D.R. Thomson describing some of his adventures as a cattle driver. The name, Raider Thomson, is penciled at the top edge, and a partial advertisement is printed on the back.
Date: December 6, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Historians Meet At Hotel Today] (open access)

[Clipping: Historians Meet At Hotel Today]

Newspaper clipping with an article describing a meeting to take place of the West Texas Historical association at the Wooten Hotel. The meeting is said to feature senator W. J. Bryan as a speaker. Partial articles ar visible int he clipping and a cartoon of a train is printed on the reverse side.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Exterior, Lumber Co.

Copy negative of Hubert Henry Buchanan and Clint Rutherford standing in front of the General Lumber Co. with three other unknown men. Two men stand with shovels in their hands.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Exterior, Lumber Co.

Copy negative of the exterior of General Lumber Company. Hubert Henry and Elnora Brewer Buchanan and one unknown man are standing out front of the store. The unknown man and Hubert Henry are facing each other and both are wearing hats.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Exterior, Lumber Co.

Copy negative of the exterior of General Lumber Company. Hubert Henry Buchanan, Clint Rutherford and three unknown men are standing out front of the store. All of their backs are against the store windows.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family on Porch

Copy negative of a family standing on the porch of a house with bushes. One of the men is sitting. They are Bobbie Jean Williams Hamilton, Archie W. Hamilton, Sharon Kay Hamilton, Dick Williams, Bill Ramzire, Louis Maruice Williams, Jamell Knuckles Williams, and Hubert Henry Buchanan.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family on Porch

Copy negative of mother and father Frances and Allen Ater with children Susie and David Ater sitting on the porch steps in front of the door to a house with a kitten.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family on Porch; Women and Child in Yard

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of a family standing on a porch in Lubbock, Texas. From left to right, starting with the back row they are Dick Williams Ramzire, Jamell Knuckles Williams, Bill Ramzire, Elnora Brewer Buchanan, and Hubert Henry Buchanan. Sitting are Louis Maurice Williams, Sharon Kay Hamilton, and Archie W. Hamilton. The second picture is of three women and a young girl standing in a yard in Cisco, Texas. They are Sharon Kay Hamilton, Bobbie Jean Williams Hamilton, Mary Adeline Xenia Buchanan Williams, and Nancy Boles Buchanan.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Outside; Exterior, Lumber Co.

1 copy negative of two images. Image A is of Hubert Henry Buchanan standing by a river. He is wearing a hat and has his pants rolled up to about mid-calf. Image B is of Hubert Henry Buchanan standing in front of the General Lumber Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative About a Cowboy's Diary] (open access)

[Personal Narrative About a Cowboy's Diary]

Personal narrative describing finding a cowboy's diary and listing the entries within its pages. Handwriting at the top of each page reads, "Out of Rollie Burns Book Lubbock" and Rollie Burns Book Lubbock Tex".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative from Rollie Burns' Book of Lubbock, Texas] (open access)

[Personal Narrative from Rollie Burns' Book of Lubbock, Texas]

Personal narrative describing finding a cowboy's diary and listing the entries within its pages. The excerpt comes from a book on Lubbock by Rollie Burns.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of HSU Cowboy Band on Field]

The 1953 Hardin-Simmons Cowboy Band performing at a football game against Texas Tech at Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. This photo was taken from high up in the stands of the stadium, and the band members are congregated near the goalpost to the right.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman and Children by Truck with Trailer and Tent

Copy negative of Elba, B. F. Jr. and Mary Cox standing in a field between a tent and an automobile with a trailer. There are other items under the tent and in the trailer behind the car.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History