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Kaufman County Courthouse
Photograph of the Kaufman County Courthouse. An American flag flies from the building, and cars are parked in front of the building.
Date:
October 26, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historic Plaque, Colonel Isham Chisum
Photograph of a historic plaque. It reads "Colonel Isham Chisum (1818-1884) One of the leading early citizens of Kaufman County. Represented the county in Texas Secession Convention, Jan. - March 1861. Later in 1861, he fought in Confederate Cavalry of Col. Tom Green in New Mexico campaign. As Colonel of 2nd Partisan Rangers, Walker's Division, fought at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill (La.), in Red River campaign to prevent a Federal invasion of Texas in 1864. A cousin of Jesse Chisholm, who pioneered famous Chisholm Cattle Trail, and of cattle baron John Simpson Chisum, Col. Chisum married Charlotte Martin. They have many descendants in Texas. (1971)"
Date:
October 26, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
First National Bank, Kaufman
Photograph of the First National Bank in Kaufman. It has four columns in front of the entrance. The two innermost columns have signs on them. The left sign reads "Gift shop" and the other says "Tea room".
Date:
October 26, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Confederate Memorial, Kaufman County
Photograph of a Confederate monument. It reads: "Erected to the memory of the Confederate Soldiers by the people of Kaufman County, 1861-1865." At the top of the monument, there is a carving of two pistols crossed.
Date:
October 26, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Confederate Memorial, Kaufman County
Photograph of a Confederate Memorial in Kaufman County, Texas. It is a tall monument, with a statue of a soldier carrying a rifle at the top of it. There is a carving of a pair of crossed rifles under the statue, and text around the base of the monument.
Date:
October 26, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Kaufman County, Texas
Map displays soil types, creeks, lakes, towns, churches, schools, roads, railroads, and Texas Land Office survey lines. Includes legend and symbols. A polyconic projection, North American Datum. "Horizontal control by Texas State Reclamation Department. 10000 foot grid based upon Texas (North central) system of plane coordinates."
Date:
June 1940
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Plant Industry.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey, Kaufman County, Texas
Text describes climate, agricultural history, soils and crops, land uses, agricultural methods, productivity ratings, and morphology and genesis of soils for Kaufman County, Texas.
Date:
June 1940
Creator:
Templin, E. H. (Edward Henry) & Huckabee, J.W. (John Walter)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Advent Christian Conference
Texas Advent Christian Church Conference held at Lop-up-n-hitch about 1890 in the Ola Union Community. Attendees are listed on the insert. Original photo is the property of Juanita McCain of Colleyville. She did the identifications of the individuals in the picture.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Sunshine Special" near Forney, Texas]
Texas and Pacific's " Sunshine Special" train No. 2, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 909, a 900 class Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, rolls through Texas countryside near Forney on a summer day in 1929. The Texas and Pacific Railway had five locomotives of the 900 class which were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1928 and these went into service in 1929. They were Numbers 905, 906, 907, 908, and 909.
Date:
1929
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lands in Texas
Description of lands for sale in Texas, focusing on Lawrence in Kaufman County.
Date:
1878
Creator:
Cropsey & Goddard
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lands in Texas.
Tract about the land market in Texas including a real estate brochure for sale of lands near Lawrence, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cropsey & Goddard
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kaufman County
Map of Kaufman County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1871~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kaufman County
Map of Kaufman County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
July 1867
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kaufman County
Map of Kaufman County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:66,667 (2000 varas per inch).
Date:
November 9, 1896
Creator:
Schutze, Ed.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kaufman County
Map of Kaufman County, Texas including the Prairies and Lakes region.
Date:
December 1854
Creator:
Martin, Joseph
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mabank Quadrangle
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 1:24,000
Date:
1981
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool Quadrangle
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 1:24,000
Date:
1981
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Styx Quadrangle
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 1:24,000
Date:
1976
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rosser Southwest Quadrangle
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 1:24,000
Date:
1976
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairieville Quadrangle
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 1:24,000
Date:
1981
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kemp Quadrangle
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 1:24,000
Date:
1981
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grays Prairie Quadrangle
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 1:24,000
Date:
1978
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bristol Quadrangle
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 1:24,000
Date:
1978
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History