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Higgins Public Library
1,382
Wolf Creek Heritage Museum
323
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
258
Texas General Land Office
7
River Valley Pioneer Museum
5
UNT Libraries Special Collections
4
Hardin-Simmons University Library
2
Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
2
Cattle Raisers Museum
1
Southwestern Federation of Archaeological Societies
1
2 More
Collection
Lipscomb County Newspaper Collection
1,382
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
1,382
Tocker Foundation Grant
684
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
221
United States Census Map Collection
151
Rescuing Texas History, 2011
86
USGS Topographic Map Collection
85
Texas History Collection
14
Texas Patents
12
Texas State Publications
8
12 More
Serial/Series Title
Lipscomb Lime Light and Follett Times
925
Lipscomb Lime Light
257
The Circle Register
105
The Kiowa Valley Independent
79
Digital US Topo Maps: 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
40
2010 Census County Block Map
34
2010 Census P.L. 94-171 County Block Map
34
2000 Census County Subdivision Block Map
30
1990 Census County Block Map
24
2000 Census County Block Map
24
18 More
Counties
Decade
Month
Language
George and Henry Schoenhals Breaking Sod
Photograph of George and Henry Schoenhals using a steam engine hiched to a trailer with traction outfits to break sod. The steam engine is on the left side of the frame with one of the men steering it. The other man stands on the trailer on the right side of the frame.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train, People, and Old Cars
Photograph of the first train into Follett, Texas. There are two ladies looking out from inside the train and men, children, and old cars on the right side.
Date:
November 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dr. William F. Markley in Old Car
Photograph of Dr. William F. Markley sitting with his hands crossed in a Model-T Ford car. He looking towards the right side of the frame. He wears a dark suit, tie, and cap. In the background is a field.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Lipscomb County, Inset A01
Inset map for Lipscomb County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:3,000.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
After Higgins Tornado from Truck Bed
View of cars and tornado damage to fence with metal truck bed in lower frame.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Vehicles and a Damaged Building After a Tornado]
Photograph of a damaged two-story building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. In front of the building is a trailer and large pole with a wire going to the ground. There are two old cars and an old truck on the left side of the frame; in the foreground is a dirt road that leads to the building.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broken Trees and Debris After Tornado
Photograph of snapped tree limbs and debris that includes wooden boards and furniture after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background is a damaged two-story building and a trailer.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Debris and Vehicles After Tornado
Photograph of a road with old cars and trucks traveling on it after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background are bare trees, a car, and debris. In the foreground is a partial view of a vehicle and debris.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Overturned Vehicle and Debris After a Tornado]
Photograph of a landscape of bare trees and debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. On the left side of the frame is an overturned vehicle. In the foreground is a puddle of mud.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fallen Buildings and Debris After Tornado
Photograph of several people standing amongst a large pile of debris that includes wooden boards, pipes, and scrap metal after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background is a badly damaged building. On the right side of the frame is a road with vehicles and in the foreground on the right side of the frame is an old truck.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Wooden Boards and Sacks After Tornado]
Photograph of a pile of sacks and a pile of wooden boards after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. In the background are trees, poles, farm equipment, and smoke. In the foreground is a dirt road.
Date:
April 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Destroyed Cars After Tornado
Photograph of two old cars ruined by the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The car in the foreground is upside-down and crumpled. The car in the back ground is badly bent. There is debris all over the ground. In the background are two bare trees.
Date:
April 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Debris and Damaged Buildings After Tornado
Photograph of a pile of debris that includes pieces of metal, wooden boards and tree limbs after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the foreground is a patch of grass and a puddle. In the background are several damaged trees and small buildings.
Date:
April 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Debris After Tornado
Photograph of large piles of debris that includes fallen walls, wooden boards, and tree limbs after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. On the left side of the frame is an old car and in the background a two-story building. On the right side of the frame is a road and several vehicles. There are many bare trees throughout the photograph.
Date:
April 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cars Driving After Tornado
Photograph of several cars and trucks driving towards the left side of the frame after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. There is one car driving the opposite direction and a police car parked on the side of the road. On the ground lining the road are trees and fallen trees.
Date:
April 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cars and Debris After Tornado
Photograph of a dirt road with fallen trees, old cars, and debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the near foreground is a view of metal sidings, possibly the back of a truck.
Date:
April 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Debris on Road AFter Tornado
Photograph of a dirt road with scattered debris on it after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. On the left side of the frame is the road, on the right side is a fenced off field. In the foreground is the hood of an old truck.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Vehicles and Fallen Structure After Tornado]
Photograph of a fallen wooden structure after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. On the left side of the frame is a row of vehicles. and a damaged sidewalk. In the background are damaged buildings.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Badly Damaged Building After Tornado
Photograph of a two-story brick building that has been badly damaged after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The windows of the building are gone, window screens hang from the second story windows, and the roof is missing. The foreground is covered in debris, including bricks and wooden boards. A sign on the left side of the frame reads, "Insurance".
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Dented with Bricks After Tornado
Photograph of a car badly dented with bricks after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. Behind the car is a row of damaged store fronts. The signs on the stores read, "Weis Dry Goods Company" and "Slack and Wassenmiller Grocery and Market". In the background on the left side of the frame is a group of men with a ladder and a man on top of the store's awning. On the right side of the frame behind the car is a group of men in hat and a boy carrying a broom.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Group of Men and Debris After Tornado
Photograph of large piles of debris covering the ground after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. There are three men talking to each other on the left side of the frame. In the center is another group of men all looking the same direction. All the men wear jackets and hat and are in front of a partially standing wall. The debris includes large pieces of metal siding, bricks, and fencing.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Debris and Men After Tornado
Photograph of the ground covered with debris after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The debris includes wooden boards, pieces of metal, and tires. There are three men in hats standing on the right side of the frame. In the background is an old car and a wooden building.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Debris and Damaged Buildings After Tornado
Photograph of a badly damaged brick building after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The windows of the building are gone and chunks of the roof are missing. In the foreground are large piles of debris that includes bricks, wooden beams, and pieces of metal, as well as a bent pole and a sign that reads, "No Parking Any Time". There are two men in hats on the roof of the building.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McMurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Fallen Structure After Tornado]
Photograph of a fallen wooden structure after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. On the left side is a pile of sacks filled with an unknown substance. On top of the structure is debris and metal siding. In the background is a small building a few leaning telephone poles.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McMurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History