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Soil survey, Rockwall County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agriculture and soils of Rockwall County, Texas.
Date:
1928
Creator:
Geib, H. V. (Horace Valentine), b. 1890
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1934 Rockwall First Baptist Congregation]
Photograph of a congregation of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1934, gathered together in dozens atop a large field in front of suburban homes. Several cars are parked behind the crowd of people, especially at left. Children are seated along the front of the crowd. A note on the back indicates the type of gathering ("Open-Air church mtg"), and the church's pastor at the time, E. K. Daugherty.
Date:
1934
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Methods of County Financing in Relation to County Government in Texas
This study aims to show the relation of the methods of county financing in Texas to the present form of county government. It argues that the present form of county government in Texas is antiquated and inadequate to meet the requirements of efficient administration of county financing.
Date:
1939
Creator:
Yoakum, Gladys A.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Vegetation and Habitat Factors of Rockwall County, Texas
This paper consists of a study of the soils and vegetation found in Rockwall County, Texas. This county is located in the northeastern part of the state. Rockwall County lies in the northeastern part of the Black Waxy Belt of the Coastal Plains province.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Smith, W. Desby
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Rockwall County, no. 199
Inventory of the records of Rockwall County housed in the Rockwall County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, and County Surveyor. References laws specifically applicable to Rockwall County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date:
February 1940
Creator:
Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rockwall County [Texas].
Map shows landowners, land patents, railroad lines, and towns; portions of adjacent counties where property lines extend beyond Rockwall County limits. Scale [1:66,600].
Date:
1941
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pasture Strip for Terrace Outlet
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man in the far left distance standing in a pasture strip for terrace outlet and waterway. A tractor and possible a group of workers are located on the far right side of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Pasture strip for terrace outlet. Sprig sodded in March 1947 to Bermudagrass & then planted to corn. Corn plowed 3 times & yielded 30 bu. per ac. Land was bedded & sprigs dropped at 3 ft. intervals rebedded, & corn planted on beds. Strips 100’ wide at upper end & 175’ wide at lower end. Approximately 65 acres of terraced land will drain on this strip. Strip will be fenced & used as pasture after terraces are constructed. Group 2 blackland [sic].”
Date:
1948~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Clip: Work Starts on Aluminum Plant]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the groundbreaking on a new aluminum plant in Rockwall.
Date:
January 23, 1953
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Work Starts on Aluminum Plant]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the groundbreaking on a new aluminum plant in Rockwall.
Date:
January 23, 1953
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Threat of flood passes in area]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about heavy rains throughout Texas, causing floods in some areas.
Date:
May 17, 1953
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Threat of flood passes in area]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about heavy rains throughout Texas, causing floods in some areas.
Date:
May 17, 1953
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Wreckage Cleared at Royce City]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the aftermath of a collision between an automobile and a passenger train in Royse City that left six dead, all of them passengers in the struck car.
Date:
December 15, 1953
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wreckage cleared at Royse City]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the aftermath of a collision between an automobile and a passenger train in Royse City that left six dead, all of them passengers in the struck car.
Date:
December 15, 1953
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Junior Department, Rockwall First Baptist Church]
Photograph of the junior department in the Rockwall First Baptist Church, seated together in fours in a small room. Two rows of adults stand in the back. Numerous children make up the front four rows, smiling and facing the camera. A paper attached to the back numbers and identifies the people in the image.
Date:
January 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Massey]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about former Rockwall High School football player Carlton Massey honored by his school for being offered a professional contract to play for the Cleveland Browns.
Date:
January 27, 1954
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Massey]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about former Rockwall High School football player Carlton Massey honored by his school for being offered a professional contract to play for the Cleveland Browns.
Date:
January 27, 1954
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Rockwall observes 100th anniversary]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the town of Rockwall's centennial celebration.
Date:
June 8, 1954
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Rockwall observes 100th anniversary]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the town of Rockwall's centennial celebration.
Date:
June 8, 1954
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Rockwall observes 100th anniversary]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the town of Rockwall's centennial celebration.
Date:
June 8, 1954
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Rockwall First Baptist Pastor Class Deacons, 1955]
Photograph of the deacon body and a class of pastors of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1955. Several men, dressed in suits and arranged in two rows, are seated on couches and chairs in a decorated room.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Bus crash]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a bus crash at the Dallas-Rockwall county line that killed one man and injured 28 others.
Date:
November 29, 1955
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bus crash]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a bus crash at the Dallas-Rockwall county line that killed one man and injured 28 others.
Date:
November 29, 1955
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clips from August 20, 1956]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about locating a six year old boy named King Lear, who was bitten by a dog that was later determined to be rabid, a murder-suicide that orphaned three young boys, and postponing the trial of Frank Sexton because the jury pool was too small to try a death penalty case.
Date:
August 20, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dog Bite Victim]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about locating a six year old boy named King Lear, who was bitten by a dog that was later determined to be rabid.
Date:
August 20, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library