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Chispa Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1895
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chispa Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1897
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Valentine Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1897
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beach Mercantile

Photograph of store with seven people on porch. Photograph of the Beach Mercantile store in Van Horn, TX
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beach Mercantile Co., c. 1898

Photograph of store with seven people on porch. Photograph of Beach Mercantile Co, with seven unidentified people on porch, Van Horn, TX c. 1898
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Geologic Atlas of the United States: Uvalde Folio, Texas (open access)

Geologic Atlas of the United States: Uvalde Folio, Texas

This atlas contains three colored maps from the quadrangle region around Uvalde (Culberson County) and Zavalla (Angelina County), Texas including historical geography, topography, and structure sections. The illustrated text of the atlas discusses the geological elevation of the area, provides in-depth breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals as well as other features of the region, and includes economic geology, agriculture and cattle raising information.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. Department of the Interior.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

1903 Train Derailment

Photograph of train derailment. Photograph of train derailment in Van Horn, TX, 1903.
Date: 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Valentine Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1904
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Van Horn Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1906
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Topography: Van Horn Quadrangle

This topographic map shows the elevations and location of private and public roads, railroads, building structures, bridges, and water sources and drainage structures in the Van Horn, Texas quadrangle. It contains a legend of each of the structural elements and a scale for the elevation and contour of the area.
Date: August 1906
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wire Stretching and Twisting Apparatus. (open access)

Wire Stretching and Twisting Apparatus.

Patent for a wire fence building multi-tool that includes wire stretching and twisting arms, sharpened ends for driving holes into fence posts, and a claw for removing staples from the posts.
Date: March 12, 1907
Creator: Bunton, Samuel E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Culberson Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Culberson County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red and blue ink. Scale [ca. 1:400,000] (12,000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1908
Creator: Hawkins, Lee & Simonds, Fred H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Culberson County

Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date: 1908
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lobo Valley Stock Ranch (open access)

Lobo Valley Stock Ranch

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustrations, business name, and text reading: "Breeders of Thoroughbred and High Grade Black Mooley Cattle"; "On G., H. & S. A. Railway 133 miles east of El Paso"; "The only Exclusive Breeders of Black Mooley Cattle in El Paso Co." Letterhead contains the names Jas. A. Espy; R. A. Espy; R. H. Espy.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chispa Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1911
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. T. Robison to M. McAlpine, April 12, 1911] (open access)

[Letter from J. T. Robison to M. McAlpine, April 12, 1911]

Letter from J. T. Robison to M. McAlpine returning deeds entitled to school land in Culberson County. Robison also informs McAlpine of the filing fees.
Date: April 12, 1911
Creator: Robison, J. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instep-Plate for Shoes (open access)

Instep-Plate for Shoes

Patent for a protector for the instep of a shoe. Illustrations included.
Date: February 4, 1913
Creator: Glenn, Columbus Walter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Flood of 1913

Photograph of flood. Photograph of flood in Van Horn, TX, September 4, 1913
Date: September 4, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Areal Geology: Van Horn Quadrangle

This areal map shows the topography, contour elevations, and a breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals found in the Van Horn Texas quadrangle region. The map contains a legend that represents with line patterns the surface contour of the region and the kinds of sedimentary rocks and minerals from diverse geological eras.
Date: January 1914
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geologic Atlas of the United States: Van Horn Folio, Texas (open access)

Geologic Atlas of the United States: Van Horn Folio, Texas

This atlas contains three colored maps and aereal views from the regions around the Van Horn, Texas quadrangle including topography, and structure sections of the territory comprising El Paso County and Culberson County. The illustrated text of the atlas discusses the geological elevation of the area, provides in-depth breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals as well as the economic geology of the region, precious metals and minerals.
Date: 1914
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Structure Sections: Texas Van Horn Quadrangle

This structure map shows the topography, altitude above sea level, and a breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals found around the quadrangle region of Van Horn Texas. The map contains a legend that uses colors and line patterns to represent the surface contour of the region and the kinds of sedimentary rocks and minerals from diverse geological eras.
Date: January 1914
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Baseball Game 1914

Photograph of baseball game. Photograph of baseball game in Van Horn, TX with Turtleback and Six Mile mountains in background, August 27, 1914
Date: August 27, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Single Well Cylinder (open access)

Single Well Cylinder

Patent for a single well cylinder pump intended to provide more efficient use in a deep well. This cylinder is distinct for its incorporation of a "inwardly opening valve controlling the passage of fluid into an inner cylinder" (p.2, lines 34-37)
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Ligon, Arthur Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel at Lobo, Texas]

Photograph of a hotel in Lobo, Texas. A water tower is visible to the left of the building. Inscription on the back reads "$100,000 hotel, Lobo, Texas, S.P.R.R. 2-8-15, taken from train, only building in Lobo."
Date: February 8, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History