Partner
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
People with Model-T Car
Photograph of a group of people - 4 men, 4 women, and 4 children - sitting in and on top of a Model T car. They are dressed in suits and dresses, almost all wear hats. In the background is a fence and a few buildings.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Woman Smiling
Photograph of a young smiling woman standing in front of a porch. She is wearing a light colored dress with an ornament hanging from the waist, a pearl necklace and a headband.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Four Hunters
Photograph of four men at a hunting retreat. Each man wears a white shirt with high-wasted pants, three wear suspenders. All four wear hats, 3 have canteens and rifles, one holds a bow and arrow. All four also have cigars in their mouth. In front of them lie two dogs. They stand in front of a wooden hut with a sign that says "The Hunters Retreat". There are many trees in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
One Man and Two Boys
Photograph of two young men and one older man in hats and overalls standing next to a building with window.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Children with Doll and Dog
Photograph of two children, one boy and one girl. The boy is on the right side of the frame with his hands on a dark dog that is facing him. The girl stands on his right wearing a white dress with white tights and a white bow in her hair. Her hand is on a stroller that contains a doll and blanket. Both stand next to the wall of a building.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith Shop
Photograph of a blacksmith shop with two men standing in the doorway. One man wears overalls and a hat, the other man wears denim pants, a shirt and a hat and has his hands on his hips. In front of the shop on either side are two buggies and one plow. In the background are three buildings and in the foreground is a dirt road.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb County Courthouse
Photograph of a straight on view of the Lipscomb County Courthouse. It is a two story building with a basement. There are four large pillars in the front of it with stairs leading to the front doors. A woman in a white shirt and long dark skirt stands in front of the doors. On the right side of the frame, behind the courthouse, is a small white church. There is another small white house on the left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airplane with Unknown Pilot
Photograph of an airplane with an unknown pilot that is wearing a helmet and goggles. The airplane is a double wing with "NC 6425" and on the back end. The propellers of the plane are in motion. The plane is sitting on a dirt ground with tire tracks.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Higgins Tornado Destruction]
Photograph of buildings and concrete destroyed by the tornado. On the left side of the frame in the foreground is the front end of an old truck.
Date:
April 9, 1949
Creator:
Russel Minton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Destruction from the Higgins Tornado]
Photograph of a view from dirt road of an overturned automobile, bare trees and scattered debris from tornado destruction.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Debris from Higgins Tornado
View of wooden planks and other debris from tornado destruction from dirt road.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Piled Debris from Higgins Tornado]
Photograph of a view of piled wooden planks, other debris from tornado destruction and cloudy sky from dirt road.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building and People After Tornado
Photograph of three damaged buildings due to tornado. There are piles of wooden planks and other objects in front of the buildings. A group of people are collected on the right side of the frame and a man, woman, and child looking at them from the left side.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Man After a Tornado]
Photograph of a man standing between a loading ramp and a house. There are wooden planks and other objects strewn about the ground due to the tornado.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Destruction From the Higgins Tornado]
Photograph of large, overturned farm equipment in front of building. There is a dirt road in foreground with strewn and splintered wooden planks.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Higgins Tornado Destruction]
Photograph of a building destroyed by a tornado with cars on the left and large pole in front. In the foreground is a winding dirt road.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb County Courthouse and Jail
Photograph showing the Lipscomb County Courthouse from across the street on the buildings right side. Next to the left and in front of the courthouse is the jail and maintenance house. Around the courthouse lawn is a detailed fence. There are two trees on either side of the frame. On the left side of the frame there is a dark car parked beneath in the shade of a tree. Written across the bottom is, "Lipscomb County Court House at Lipscomb".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of M.L. Blankinship
Studio portrait of Judge M.L. Blankinship with white hair. He is wearing a military uniform with a Staff Sergeant insignia on the right sleeve.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dr. Jesse James Davis with Tobacco Pipe
Portrait of a seated Dr. J.J. Davis looking right with a tobacco pipe, glasses, and pens in his pocket. According to his great granddaughter, Dr. Davis was a photographer on the side and this is one of many self-portraits that he took.
Date:
November 8, 2007
Creator:
Davis, Jesse James
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Lipscomb County, Block 2
Parent map for Lipscomb County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:24,000.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb County Courthouse
Photograph of a front-angled view of the Lipscomb County Courthouse. The court house is a large two-story building with basement windows. The front of the courthouse has 4 large pillars and stone steps leading to the entrance. Across the foreground is a decorative fence with a landscaped lawn behind it. A man stands in the center of the frame behind the fence working with a tool in his hands. There are clouds in the sky. Written on the side of the photograph in cursive is, " Lipscomb County Court House at Lipscomb".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Lipscomb County, Block 8
Parent map for Lipscomb County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:24,000.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Workers Helping After Tornado]
Photograph of two women in coats and hats volunteering after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas tornado. One woman's hat has a small cross on it, the other woman wears glasses. They are in-between a vehicle and a table with food items on it. On the other side of the table are three men in police hats with cups in their hands. In the background are two men in jackets and coats, one is pointing, and a woman in a headscarf. Also in the background are cars and damaged buildings. In the foreground are tanks.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McMurry, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Lipscomb County, Inset B01
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