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Map of Asylum and University Lands situated on the waters of Hubbards-Creek
Cadastral map of land grants for universities, blind asylums, and lunatic asylums, showing blocks of land and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, roads, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures.
Date:
1857
Creator:
Carter, S. M. & Creuzbaur, R.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Stephens County
Cadastral map of Stephens County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Some features and properties are marked in color including the center of the county. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
June 25, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Land Deed from J. W. Lott to Mary J. Curry]
Certified copy of land deed transfer from J. W. Lott to Mary J. Curry.
Date:
August 28, 1873
Creator:
Lott, J. W.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Stephens County, Texas.
Map shows land plats for Stephens County, including original land grant patents for Peters Colony, with numbered blocks and parcels; some land ownership, towns; "Texas Emigration and Land Company's Premium Survey"; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Circle of approximately five inches at center of map encompasses town of Breckenridge. Scale [1:133,334].
Date:
1879
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Stephens County, Texas.
Map shows land plats for Stephens County, including original land grant patents for Peters Colony, with numbered blocks and parcels; some land ownership, towns; "Texas Emigration and Land Company's Premium Survey"; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Circle of approximately five inches at center of map encompasses town of Breckenridge. Scale [1:133,334].
Date:
1879
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Stephens County
Cadastral map of Stephens County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Some features and properties are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
August 1879
Creator:
Meyer, C.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stephens County
Cadastral map of Stephens County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Some borders, features, and notes are marked in color. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
August 1879
Creator:
Appell, P. F.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spinning-Wheel
Patent for "an improvement in domestic spinning wheels; and it consists in the combination of parts whereby the spindle or whirl is supported from above so as to hang down within the operator's reach, and is made to constantly revolve at the same time that the whirl is moved from and toward the operator" (lines 12-19) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1880
Creator:
Church, Joshua G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Balanced Piston Engine.
Patent for a new and improved balanced-piston engine. This design "relates to that class of steam or other engines which are constructed with two pistons receiving the pressure in opposite directions, each connected with cranks set at opposite positions, whereby the strain occurs simultaneously in opposite directions upon the crank-shaft and balances the same within its bearings, and thus obviates great friction on the journals and thereby economizes power" (lines 7-15).
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Peebles, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Harvesters and Mowing Machines.
Patent for a new and improved attachment for harvesters and mowers. This design is "to afford means whereby a mowing or reaping machine may be enabled easily to travel over soft or marshy ground; . . . the novelty consists in a shoe proper for each driving-wheel of the machine, each shoe made of a curved piece of metal . . . and provided with a long narrow slot running lengthwise of the shoe, . . . and so adapted that under each wheel one of the shoes shall be placed in such a manner that one of the shoes shall pass through the longitudinal slot in the shoe" (lines 19-32).
Date:
June 28, 1887
Creator:
Jones, Jeremiah C. & Marshall, Sumner B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Franco-Texan Land Co.
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name and text reading: "The Company Has a large amount of lands for sale or lease in Parker, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Shackelford, Callahan, Jones, Taylor, Nolan, Fisher and Mitchell counties"; "Lands Will be sold in Tracts to suit purchasers, and either for cash or long credit. The Company has no Local Agents. Apply direct to this office." Letterhead includes the names A. J. Hood, Pres.; J. Pit, Sec'y and Treas.
Date:
1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Breckenridge Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1890
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Exterior of School
Copy negative of a school building in Eolian, Texas. The wooden building is two story with windows.
Date:
1890~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of Woman
Copy negative of a portrait of a woman standing behind a chair. She was one of S. S. Cook's neighbors in Stephens County, Texas.
Date:
1890~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for improvements in cotton-choppers by using a crown-wheel attached to one of the ground-wheels of the chopper. When the ground wheels impart motion to the crown wheel, which in turn communicates motion to the pinions of the shaft. This shaft drives the two sprocket-wheels; the sprocket wheel that located in the rear portions of the crank-shaft imparts motion to the crank-shaft, which drives the vertical choppers. Illustration is included.
Date:
May 12, 1891
Creator:
Baggett, Neil Jefferson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Albany Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1892
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Albany Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1893
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
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
Texas Live Stock Agency
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustration and stylized business name with text reading: "We Refer, By Permission, To Merchants and Farmers National Bank, Weatherford Texas. First National Bank, Cisco, Texas. City National Bank, Corsicana, Texas. Texas Loan Agency, Corsicana, Texas. Stock Traders Bank, Strawn, Texas. Ward & Black, Bankers, Breckenridge, Texas. Burton, Lingo & Co., Fort Worth, Texas"; "Cattle Bought and Sold on Commission. Contracting for Future Delivery a Specialty. Give us a Trial. Our Motto, 'To Please.'" Letterhead contains the names W. M. Groseclose, Manager; H. B. Furr, Secretary; W. J. Moran, Treasurer.
Date:
1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Breckenridge Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1897
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Stephens County.
Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date:
1897
Creator:
[Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rabbit Hunt - Gunsight, Texas]
Copy slide of a photograph of mostly men wearing lined up to begin a rabbit hunt. Some of the men are seated on the ground and others are standing holding leaves.
Date:
May 22, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rabbit Hunt in Gunsight, Texas]
Copy slide of a photograph of mostly men wearing lined up to begin a rabbit hunt. Some of the men are seated on the ground and others are standing holding leaves. There is text below the photograph reading "Club 2243 Scalps May 27, 1897".
Date:
May 22, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rabbit Hunt in Gunsight, Texas #2]
Copy slide of a photograph of mostly men wearing lined up to begin a rabbit hunt. Some of the men are seated on the ground and others are standing holding leaves. The photograph is labeled "Gunsight Rabbit Club 2243...".
Date:
May 22, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History