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Mayor's Message and Annual Reports of City Officers of the City of Dallas, Texas: For the Fiscal Year Ending April 15th, 1889 (open access)

Mayor's Message and Annual Reports of City Officers of the City of Dallas, Texas: For the Fiscal Year Ending April 15th, 1889

Report on various aspects of the city of Dallas, Texas describing activities, funding, and other information for fiscal year 1888-1889, including an overall report from the mayor as well as departmental reports from the health officer, city chemist, chief of the fire department, superintendent fire alarm telegraph, city engineer, superintendent of waterworks, city recorder, city marshal, city collector, city treasurer, and city secretary. An index to the reports is on page 108.
Date: 1889
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas (open access)

Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas

This book covers statistical information for the state of Texas. It includes "great inducements for the investment of capital, health for the invalid, interesting sights and scenes for the tourist and pleasure seeker, broad fields of research for the historian, unsurpassed hunting grounds for the sportsman, and other resources waiting to be unlocked by the key of capital in the hands of labor and industry" (title page).
Date: 1890
Creator: Missouri Pacific Railway Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First United Methodist Church Registry: 1892-1898] (open access)

[First United Methodist Church Registry: 1892-1898]

Registry documenting membership at First United Methodist Church in Dallas from 1891 to 1896. It includes a register of pastors, marriages, baptisms, and members.
Date: 1891/1896
Creator: First Methodist Church of Dallas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas. (open access)

Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas.

This book is a biographical view of Dallas, Texas and its history. The book uses many narratives of the individuals who helped shape Dallas history. The book has various content including: biographies of all of the U.S. Presidents; a list of Dallas County pioneers from 1841-1850; an overview of Dallas history; and hundreds of brief biographies, including some illustrations.
Date: 1892
Creator: Lewis Publishing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter, constitution and by-laws, officers and members of Sterling Price Camp, United Confederate Veterans, Camp No. 31: organized, October 13th, 1889, in the city of Dallas, Texas. (open access)

Charter, constitution and by-laws, officers and members of Sterling Price Camp, United Confederate Veterans, Camp No. 31: organized, October 13th, 1889, in the city of Dallas, Texas.

This book includes the charter, constitution and by-laws of the Sterling Price Camp of the United Confederate Veterans, including a roster of members with their rank and unit affiliations.
Date: 1893
Creator: United Confederate Veterans. Texas Division. Sterling Price Camp No. 31.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas City Code] (open access)

[Dallas City Code]

Text of laws in the city of Dallas, Texas, including standing rules, revised civil and criminal ordinances, and revised city ordinances. Most of the ordinances were enacted in 1889 with amendments in 1891 and 1893. Index to civil ordinances starts after page 296.
Date: 1893
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Reports, City of Dallas: 1900-1901 (open access)

Annual Reports, City of Dallas: 1900-1901

Report on various aspects of the city of Dallas, Texas describing activities, funding, and other information for fiscal year 1900-1901, including an overall report from the mayor as well as departmental reports from city officials.
Date: 1901
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First United Methodist Church Registry: 1903-1907] (open access)

[First United Methodist Church Registry: 1903-1907]

Registry documenting membership at First United Methodist Church in Dallas from 1903 to 1907. Marriage and infant baptism records are also included.
Date: 1903/1907
Creator: First Methodist Church of Dallas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 7] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 7]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business. Also contains indexes.
Date: 1905/1914
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beautiful Lake Cliff, clean, cool, delightful: the Southwest's greatest playground; it's in Dallas (open access)

Beautiful Lake Cliff, clean, cool, delightful: the Southwest's greatest playground; it's in Dallas

Booklet detailing the attractions and rides at Lake Cliff, including a Ferris Wheel, 30 acre lake, and water rides such as "Shoot the chutes." Discusses construction of the park and the managing officers.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Parson Hanks---Fourteen Years in the West. A Story of Frontier Life in the Panhandle of Texas. (open access)

Parson Hanks---Fourteen Years in the West. A Story of Frontier Life in the Panhandle of Texas.

This book describes the life of Methodist preacher named Parson Hanks, including his journeys, courtship and marriage, experiences at conferences, religious service and other frontier experiences.
Date: 1906
Creator: Wallace, Ed. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First United Methodist Church Registry: 1909-1914] (open access)

[First United Methodist Church Registry: 1909-1914]

Registry documenting membership at First United Methodist Church in Dallas from 1909 to 1914.
Date: 1909/1914
Creator: First Methodist Church of Dallas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Police Department (open access)

Dallas Police Department

This book includes photographs of the Dallas mayor, commissioners, police chief, detectives, mounted police, and other units. Includes a history of the department and biographies of some individuals.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas, Texas (open access)

Dallas, Texas

A book featuring a collection of views of Dallas, including: the Old Red Courthouse; a birds eye view of Dallas; the Carnegie Library; Main Street Scene; Post Office; Confederate Monument; City Hall; National Exchange Bank; City National Bank; Titche-Goettinger Co.; Oriental Hotel; Sanger Bros. Building; Columbia School; William B. Travis School; Central High School; City Park; Catholic Cathedral of Sacred Heart; Jewish Temple Emanuel; St. Matthews Cathedral, Episcopal; Methodist Church; St Paul's Sanitarium; Ursuline Convent; St. Mary's College.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1913 to 1917] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1913 to 1917]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1913 to 1917, including the name of each property's owner, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1913/1917
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1914 to 1934] (open access)

[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1914 to 1934]

Tax rolls for Dalworth Park, Texas documenting properties during 1914-1934, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's assessed value, and taxes organized by year.
Date: 1914/1934
Creator: Dalworth Park (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1914 to 1928, Delinquent Rolls] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1914 to 1928, Delinquent Rolls]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1914 to 1928, including the name of each property's owner, each property's description and assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners who owe delinquent taxes.
Date: 1914/1928
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1914 to 1936, Delinquent Rolls] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1914 to 1936, Delinquent Rolls]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting properties during 1914-1936. This volume contains information for property owners who owe delinquent taxes.
Date: 1914/1936
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 8] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 8]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1914/1936
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First United Methodist Church Members Registry: 1916-1943] (open access)

[First United Methodist Church Members Registry: 1916-1943]

Registry documenting membership at First United Methodist Church in Dallas from 1916 to 1943. Marriage and infant baptism records are also included.
Date: 1916/1943
Creator: First Methodist Church of Dallas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1917 to 1920] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1917 to 1920]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1917-1920.
Date: 1917/1920
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1919 to 1942, Delinquent Rolls] (open access)

[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1919 to 1942, Delinquent Rolls]

Tax rolls for Dalworth Park, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1919-1942. This volume contains information for property owners who owe delinquent taxes.
Date: 1919~/1942~
Creator: Dalworth Park (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1921 to 1924] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1921 to 1924]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1921-1924, including the name of each property's owner, each property's assessed value and other information, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1921/1924
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History