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Public Supply Ground-Water Use in Western Texas (open access)

Public Supply Ground-Water Use in Western Texas

Report documenting an inventory of West Texas underground water supply for public use and consumption.
Date: January 1989
Creator: Ashworth, John B. & Nordstrom, Phillip L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Colonel John R. Banister to The Chairman, Culberson County Local Board - March 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Colonel John R. Banister to The Chairman, Culberson County Local Board - March 15, 1944]

A letter addressed to The Chairman, Culberson County Local Board, Van Horn, Texas, from John R. Banister, Colonel, Q. M. C., Deputy State Director of Selective Service dated March 15, 1944. Banister requests information from the chairman regarding the previous occupation of a registrant, whether or not a deferment request was made and, if so, on what grounds.
Date: March 15, 1944
Creator: Banister, John R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report on the Oil and Gas Possibilities of the University Block 46 in Culberson County (open access)

Report on the Oil and Gas Possibilities of the University Block 46 in Culberson County

Report that discusses the oil and gas possibilities in Culberson County, Texas. The geology of the area is discussed and divided into two sections.
Date: December 8, 1923
Creator: Beede, J. W., 1871-1940
Object Type: Report
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
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mrs. Ruth J. Burchard - April 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mrs. Ruth J. Burchard - April 22, 1944]

A letter written to Mrs. Ruth J. Burchard, Clerk, Local Board No. 1, Van Horn, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS dated April 22, 1944. Carswell advises Burchard as to the correct proceedure for the classification or reclassification of a registrant.
Date: April 22, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 17, 1944]

A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, Van Horn, Texas dated April 17, 1944. Carswell reports on an irregular request for deferment by the Appeal Agent in Jeff Davis County.
Date: April 17, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 17, 1944]

A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, Van Horn, Texas dated April 17, 1944. Carswell advises of a current rumor that the Reeves County Sheriff, a member of the Local Board, is allowing his political bias to influence classifications made by the Board.
Date: April 17, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Van Horn

Photograph of four horse-drawn wagons as part of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. The picture contains side and back views of four covered wagons, stopped on the side of a highway near Van Horn, Texas. Mountains visible in the background.
Date: April 5, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Van Horn

Photograph of wagons as part of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train at Van Horn, Texas. Ten wagons in picture, all varying in size and build. The wagons are on the shoulder of a highway near Van Horn, Texas, with cars visible on the road, and mountains in the background.
Date: April 5, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Van Horn

Photograph of a Holiday Inn sign in Van Horn, Texas. The sign is welcoming the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train to Van Horn. Cars and mountains visible in the background.
Date: April 5, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Station in Van Horn, Texas]

Photograph of the train station in Van Horn, Texas. Printed on the bottom edge of the photo is "T&P Depot 1957 Van Horn, Texas." Written below the image is "H. D. Conner."
Date: 1957
Creator: Conner, H. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Station in Van Horn, Texas]

Photograph of the train station in Van Horn, Texas. Text on the image says "Mo. Pac. (T&P) Depot. Van Horn, Texas." Below the image is written "H. D. Conner."
Date: unknown
Creator: Conner, H. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Foster Residence, Kent, Texas: Elevations and Details

Elevation/detail plan for a ranch-style home commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Foster in Kent, Texas. It includes drawings of elevations, master bath room details, guest bath details, kitchen cabinets, detail of linen cabinet, typical interior door detail, closet detail, access door detail, and shelving detail.
Date: 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Foster Residence, Kent, Texas: Elevations, Roof Plan, and Sections

Elevation/roof/section plan for a ranch-style home commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Foster in Kent, Texas. It includes a roof plan, elevations for the four cardinal directions, splash block detail, typical wall section, and section B-B.
Date: 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Foster Residence, Kent, Texas: Floor Plan

Floor plan for a ranch-style home commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Foster in Kent, Texas. It includes a detailed floor plan, electrical and plumbing symbols, and detail of grease trap.
Date: 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Foster Residence, Kent, Texas: Floor Plan and Schedules

Floor plan for a ranch-style home commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Foster in Kent, Texas. It includes a detailed floor plan (right) as well as window, door, and finish schedules (left).
Date: 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Foster Residence, Kent, Texas: Foundation Plan

Foundation plan for a ranch-style home commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Foster in Kent, Texas. It includes a detailed foundation plan as well as sections, beam and slab notes, and schedules for the grade beams and pier and footing.
Date: 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Foster Residence, Kent, Texas: Miscellaneous Details

Detail plan for a ranch-style home commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Foster in Kent, Texas. It includes details of doors, windows, box beams, and walls as well as cross section A-A.
Date: 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Foster Residence, Kent, Texas: Plans, Elevations, and Details

Architectural plan for a ranch-style home commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Foster in Kent, Texas. It includes a cross section, book case details, front and side elevations, sections, foundation details, a floor plan, and a foundation plan.
Date: 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Foster Residence, Kent, Texas: Plot Plan

Plot plan for a ranch-style home commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Foster in Kent, Texas. It includes a plot plan as well as septic tank details and distribution box.
Date: 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Foster Residence, Kent, Texas: Roof Framing Plan

Roof framing plan for a ranch-style home commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Foster in Kent, Texas. It includes a roof framing plan and multiple diagrams of various sections.
Date: 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
Investigations of the Uranium Potential Along the Proterozoic Unconformity in the Van Horn Areas, Texas: Final Report (open access)

Investigations of the Uranium Potential Along the Proterozoic Unconformity in the Van Horn Areas, Texas: Final Report

This report presents rock sample and uranium data examined from the Van Horn, Texas area. Over 300 rocks samples were analyzed for 30 elements.
Date: April 1980
Creator: Davidson, Donald M., Jr.; Edwards, Gerald; Goodell, Philip C. & Keller, G. Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Clark Hotel Photograph #2]

Photograph of the Clark Hotel marker in Van Horn, Texas. The plaque details the history and significance of the structure.
Date: April 7, 1971
Creator: Elicson & Parish
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rustler Springs Sulphur Deposits As a Source of Fertilizer (open access)

The Rustler Springs Sulphur Deposits As a Source of Fertilizer

"The purpose of the present report is to review briefly the geology of the Rustler Springs district, describe the occurrence of some of the acidic sulphur earth deposits...and discuss some of the economic aspects involved in production of mineral fertilizer from these deposits" (p. 5).
Date: September 1946
Creator: Evans, Glen L. (Glen Louis), 1911-
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History