School Picture; Baby Picture; School Picture; School Picture

Copy negative of four pictures. The first is a school picture of Lance Greer in 1971. The picture on the top right is a baby picture of Gena Greer in 1971. The picture on the bottom left is a school picture of Lance Greer wearing a suit jacket in 1974. The last is a school picture of Gena Greer in 1975.
Date: {1971,1974,1975}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girl with Birthday Cake; Late 1950s School Pictures; School Pictures; School Pictures; Portrait of Woman; Baby Picture; Portrait of Woman

Copy negative of seven pictures. The picture in the middle at the top is of Nancy Jean West standing in a yard in a plaid dress, holding a birthday cake in 1951 in Cisco, Texas. The picture on the top right is a school picture of Nancy Jean West in the late 1950s in Midland, Texas. The first and second pictures on the bottom row are school pictures of Nancy Jean west in 1953 in Cisco. The third and last pictures on the bottom row are portraits of Bertha Leo Buchanan West in the early 1930s in Cisco. The second to last picture on the bottom row is a baby picture of Lance Greer taken on March 26, 1967 in Midland.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Men Branding Calf

Copy negative of four men, 3 unknown and Darden Walker branding a calf. Two men sit on the ground holding down the calf as one brands the calf and another stands and holds a pole as he aids in the process. The calf is lying on its side and smoke from the brand is still rising from its hide. All four men are wearing stripped long sleeved shirts and cowboy hats with boots. More cattle roam in the mid ground within a fenced in are. In the background is house that sits atop a hill. This is a ranch near Midland Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cowboys Roping

Copy negative of four cowboys, one of them Darden Walker, on horse back preparing to rope something. They all hold ropes in their right hand and wear cowboy hats. Cooking equipment, a pot and a kettle, and a pipe lay in the for ground. The image is mounted to a rectangular piece of paper.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Midland County, Texas

Blueline format format of survey map of Midland County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, roads, and blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: unknown
Creator: Canda, Charles J.; Drake, Simeon J.; Strauss, William & Stackemann, M.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Midland County

Blue line print of survey map of Midland County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, townships, cities, towns, routes and trails, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil. Scale [ca. 1:190,476] (5000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date: 1904
Creator: Russell, F. D.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South boundary line of the Texas and Pacific Railway 80 mile reserve.]

Blueprint format of survey map of South boundary line of the Texas and Pacific Railway. A diagram of a section is included on the left-side of the map. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: unknown
Creator: Canda, C. J.; Drake, S. J. & Strauss, W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hobbs

Topographic quadrangle map of Hobbs, New Mexico, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Big Springs

Topographic quadrangle map of Big Spring, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. A location diagram is included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hobbs

Topographic quadrangle map of Hobbs, New Mexico, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Angelo

Topographic quadrangle map of San Angelo, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights. A location diagram is included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1955
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pecos

Topographic quadrangle map of Pecos, Texas, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights and includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pecos

Topographic quadrangle map of Pecos, Texas, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights and includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage License of Mr. Kade Bryan Legett and Miss Annie Maude Aycock] (open access)

[Marriage License of Mr. Kade Bryan Legett and Miss Annie Maude Aycock]

Marriage license of Mr. Kade Bryan Legett and Miss Annie Maude Aycock, filed in Midland County, Texas.
Date: July 6, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Certificate of Annie Maude Aycock] (open access)

[Birth Certificate of Annie Maude Aycock]

Birth certificate of Annie Maude Aycock, containing information about her birth and her parents.
Date: June 4, 1899
Creator: Texas State Department of Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage License of Mr. Kade Bryan Legett and Miss Annie Maude Aycock] (open access)

[Marriage License of Mr. Kade Bryan Legett and Miss Annie Maude Aycock]

Marriage license of Mr. Kade Bryan Legett and Miss Annie Maude Aycock, filed in Midland County, Texas.
Date: July 6, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Certificate of Annie Maude Aycock] (open access)

[Birth Certificate of Annie Maude Aycock]

Birth certificate of Annie Maude Aycock, containing information about her birth and her parents.
Date: June 4, 1899
Creator: Texas State Department of Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter From John Sayles to Graham B. Smedley, January 1, 1912] (open access)

Letter From John Sayles to Graham B. Smedley, January 1, 1912]

Letter from John Sayles to Graham B. Smedley discussing an upcoming suit involving the Citizens' State Bank.
Date: January 1, 1912
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 7863: Defendant's First Amended Original Answer] (open access)

[Cause No. 7863: Defendant's First Amended Original Answer]

Document in cause no. 7863, Sam Underwood et al. vs. Gulf Refining Company, which addresses and counters the arguments of the plaintiff's petition.
Date: March 1932
Creator: Stephens, David W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hulon Brown to Truett Latimer, August 1, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Hulon Brown to Truett Latimer, August 1, 1953]

Letter from Hulon Brown to Truett Latimer discussing a group gathering they are both attending in Odessa.
Date: August 1, 1953
Creator: Brown, Hulon B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Jean Latimer to Truett Latimer] (open access)

[Letter from Betty Jean Latimer to Truett Latimer]

Letter from Betty Jean Latimer to Truett Latimer asking about his family's history because her deceased husband resembles him and shares his last name.
Date: unknown
Creator: Latimer, Betty Jean
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Betty Jean Latimer, January 17, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Betty Jean Latimer, January 17, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Betty Jean Latimer discussing his family name and where he's from.
Date: January 17, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Hulon B. Brown, February 18, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Hulon B. Brown, February 18, 1954]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Hulon B. Brown discussing putting a stop to construction of hotel on Lake Texoma and worries about communism.
Date: February 18, 1954
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lester M. Short to Truett Latimer, March 23, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Lester M. Short to Truett Latimer, March 23, 1953]

Letter from Lester M. Short to Truett Latimer discussing his opposition to House Bill 484, regarding pharmacist licensing standards.
Date: March 23, 1953
Creator: Short, Lester M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History