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[Letter from Emily Hand to Adina de Zavala February 14th, 1881]
An affectionate letter regarding the welfare of the family
Date:
February 14, 1881
Creator:
Zavala, Emily West de, 1809-1882
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heimstätten für das Volk: Vorlesung über Texas
An immigrants guide to Texas, in German.
Date:
1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the South West Railway System. Missouri Pacific Ry., Central Branch U. P. R. R. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Ry. Texas and Pacific Ry. St. Louis, Iron Mountn. And Southern Ry. International and Great Northern Ry. And their Connections
The map accompanying the pamphlet, Heimstätten für dos Volk : Vorlesung über Texas ; dessen Clima, Boden, Hülfsquellen und die Art und Weise, wie sie gewonnen und nutzbar gemacht werden können.
Date:
1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Commerce Street Scene in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1888
Aerial photograph of Ft. Worth at Commerce Street in 1888. In the center is a large strip of buildings, homes and businesses, surrounded with dirt roads and more homes across those streets. A store on the right corner of the black has a sign that reads, "Black Smith Shop". In the foreground are dirt trakcs, a telephone pole, and a few horse-drawn wagons.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Co., 1881
Photograph of the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co., 1881. The building is three stories tall with stairs on the side and a covered sidewalk with a banner. The building is surrounded by a dirt road and many large telephone poles and wires. Written at the top of the frame is, "Fox Newspaper" and at the bottom is, "Office and East 2nd Sts, Fort Worth."
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Headquarters if the Bar CC Ranch
Photograph of the headquarters at the old Bar CC Ranch in 1886. There are four buildings in this picture, one is a log cabin. The headquarters was located in Ochiltree County at the top of the Texas panhandle.
Date:
1886
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roundup at Bar CC Ranch
Photograph of a roundup on Bar CC Rance in 1886, near the old ranch headquarters on Wolf Creek. Jas McKenzie the ranch manager, is in the center on the bobtailed horse and Ed Brainard, the range boss, is the furthest man on the right.
Date:
1886
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cowboys Having Dinner in Coke County, Texas
Photograph of cowboys having dinner on a ranch in Coke County. The lid for a skillet in the foreground was used for baking bread. On the lid of the chuck box, lowered to serve as a cook table, can be seen an old time coffee grinder and leg of roasted beef. An oil lantern hangs on the bow above the chuck box and the harness is hanging over the front wheel. The men are, L-R: Henry Russell, unknown, Jack Montath, Ned Richards, Jake Stubblefield, and John Dodd.
Date:
1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
OX Ranch
Group of cowboys at dinner time on the OX Ranch. This photo was taken in 1886 upon the spot where Childress, Texas stands today. The OX Ranch covered parts of Childress, Hardeman and Cottle Counties. The ranch headquarters was about 10 miles southeast. -
Date:
1886
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reunion of the Veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto]
Photograph of several men gathered for the veteran reunion of the Battle of San Jacinto of 1836. Behind the men are several buildings and horse drawn carriages. This photo was taken at the Texas Veterans Association annual convention in Belton in 1883.
Date:
1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, November 19 1885]
Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the amount of eleven dollars and sixty-seven cents. The document was signed by B.W. Morris.
Date:
November 19, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Supplement to the West Shore, Portland, OR.
Map of birdseye view of Oregon and part of Washington. Map contains topographical data for Oregon circa 1887.
Date:
1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District
This atlas contains maps of the Grand Canyon area and colored illustrations.
Date:
1882
Creator:
United States. Department of the Interior. Geological Survey.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
County map of the State of Texas: Showing also portions of the Adjoining States and Territories
This map shows the state of Texas, portions of New Mexico and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), and the surrounding areas. The visible counties of Texas, New Mexico, and "Indian Territory" are marked with dotted lines, labeled, and shaded in various colors. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the map shows the western expansion of the Texas & Pacific Railroad from Eastland County to El Paso, the Galveston-Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad from San Antonio to El Paso, and, the southward expansion of the International Railroad from San Antonio to Laredo. An inset in the lower left corner shows a "Plan of Galveston and Vicinity." Scale [ca. 1:3,250,000] (W 109°--W 92°/N 36°--N 27°) Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date:
1881
Creator:
Gamble, W. H. (William H.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carte Physique et Politique des Etats-Unis, Canada et Partie du Mexique
This map shows the United States and the immediate surrounding areas. States are labeled and shaded in various colors. Some major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There are two insets in the lower right corner: "Etats-Unis (Etats du Nord-Est)" and "Territoire d'Alaska aux Etats-Unis."
Date:
1880?
Creator:
Drioux, abbé (Claude-Joseph), 1820-1898; Leroy, Charles; Vilpou, A. & Sonnet, L.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States: Number 2 Eastern Division, on an Enlarged Scale
This map shows the Eastern portion of the United States (as far west as parts of Texas to the south and 'Dacota' in the north). Major cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date:
1880?/1890?
Creator:
Virtue, James Sprent, 1829-1892
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
West Central States and States of the Great Plains, Southern Division.
This map shows the southern U.S. states and surrounding areas including Texas, Oklahoma (still labeled "Indian Territory"), Arkansas, and Louisiana. Each state is colored and has major cities, rivers, and geographic features marked (relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the International, Texas Pacific, Atlanta & Pacific, and Southern Pacific rail routes as of 1887 are marked and labeled on the map. The back of the map contains illustrated text with information and review questions about Arkansas and Louisiana. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date:
1887
Creator:
Harper & Brothers
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Commercial Map of the United States, Canada and Mexico
This map shows the United States and surrounding areas including an inset in the lower left corner titled "The Railway System of Mexico." There are several different regions shaded in different colors. States are outlined with dotted lines and labeled. Major cities are noted on the map. Shipping routes over land and sea are marked in red; rivers and other bodies of water are marked in blue. Other geographic features are also marked with relief shown by hachures. On the back of the map are two pages of text labeled "Commercial Geography" with information about routes of commerce throughout the United States. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date:
1883
Creator:
Hinman, Russell
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Political Map of North America.
This map shows North America and the surrounding areas. The United States (including Alaska) and Mexico are shaded in pink, and Canada (British America) is shaded in purple. Major cities are labeled (and most are marked with a red 'x'); bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There is an inset in the bottom left corner shows the state of Ohio next to a scale block of 40,000 sq. miles. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. There is text on the back of the map including a section titled "Physical United States" and a section titled "Description" with questions about geography. The title at the top of the page is "Physical United States: Questions on the Map. -- Position, Area, and Surface."
Date:
1885
Creator:
Harper & Brothers
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map to Illustrate War with Mexico
This sheet contains two principal maps and a series of ancillary maps. The left half of the page contains a "Map to Illustrate War With Mexico" which uses colors to shade the areas delineating Mexico, the United States, and the territory acquired from Mexico by the United States. U.S. states are also outlined and labeled. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There are two insets in the lower left corner titles "Vicinity of Matamoras" and "Route of Gen. Scott between Vera Cruz and Mexico." The right half of the page contains a "Map to Illustrate the War of 1812-1814" (top portion) as well as "Wars Against Indians 1790 and 1811" (centered within the bottom portion). There are also five ancillary maps around central map titled "Vicinity of Detroit," "Niagara River and Vicinity," "Vicinity of Plattsburg," "Southern Region of the War 1812-14." and "Vicinity of Baltimore" which seem to pertain to the top map of the War of 1812. Each of the maps is shaded in various colors to separate different regions and has cities, bodies of water, and geographic features marked. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington
Date:
1885
Creator:
A. S. Barnes & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photo Relief Map of North America
This photo relief map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Blue outlining marks countries, roads, and bodies of water. States, territories, and provinces throughout the continent are marked in dotted lines and labeled. Geographic features are marked with relief shown by spot heights and shading. A note in the lower left corner says, "Heights are given in Feet above Sea Level."
Date:
1885
Creator:
Brion, Henry F. & McClure, Edmond
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wyoming
Map of existing and projected railroads, stagecoach lines and stations, telegraph lines, roads, counties, mining districts, military outposts, Indian reservations, buildings and owners, and Yellowstone National Park. Includes legend: "references" to settlements and lines. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. Scale 1:1,013,760
Date:
1883
Creator:
G.L. Holt
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Johnson's Missouri and Kansas.
Map shows Missouri and eastern Kansas towns, cities, counties, bodies of water, and railroads during the late-nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:1,334,000].
Date:
[1881..1887]
Creator:
A. J. Johnson & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Johnson's Minnesota.
Map shows the railroads, counties, and Indian reservations in Minnesota during the mid- to late nineteenth century. Scale [ca:1:1,408,000]. Inset: North Eastern section of Minnesota.
Date:
[1881..1887]
Creator:
A. J. Johnson & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History