Thoroughfare Development Plan.

Map shows early twenty-first century highway improvements planned for Arlington, Texas. Scale [ca.1:82,286].
Date: 2007
Creator: Arlington (Tex.) City Council
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

1980 [Arlington, Texas] land use plan.

Map shows late twentieth century land use, existing and proposed school locations, major roads, and population density in Arlington, Texas. Includes legend and notes. Scale [ca. 1:38,400].
Date: 1980
Creator: Arlington (Tex.) Planning Dept.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arlington, Texas.

Map shows streets names, railroads, neighborhood additions, Lake Arlington, and locations for Six Flags [amusement park], and bi-county stadium; southern city limit along Arkansas Lane with small exceptions, northern city limit along Fort Worth-Dallas Turnpike [I-30]. Scale [ca. 1:21,600].
Date: [1961..1971]
Creator: Arlington (Tex.). Planning Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Interurban Addition to Fort Worth, Texas [Sheet 1].

Map shows Interurban transportation lines along Handley Blvd. and other streets for area of Fort Worth southwest of Sycamore Creek; street names, block and lot numbers, lot and street dimensions. Proposed changes are hand drawn. Scale [ca. 1:2400].
Date: 1919
Creator: Baker, Brookes
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Interurban Addition to Fort Worth, Texas [Sheet 2].

Map shows Interurban transportation lines along Handley Blvd. and other streets for area of Fort Worth southwest of Sycamore Creek; street names, block and lot numbers, lot and street dimensions. Proposed changes are hand drawn. Scale [ca. 1:2400].
Date: 1919
Creator: Baker, Brookes
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Interurban Addition to Fort Worth, Texas [Sheet 3].

Map shows Interurban transportation lines along Handley Blvd. and other streets for area of Fort Worth southwest of Sycamore Creek; street names, block and lot numbers, lot and street dimensions. Proposed changes are hand drawn. Scale [ca. 1:2400].
Date: 1919
Creator: Baker, Brookes
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sketch showing an area in the vicinity of the Marine Creek Reservoir situated about 5 1/2 miles northwest from the courhouse in Tarrant County, Texas : Surveyed in August and September of 1968.

Map shows land surveys and abstracts, flood easements, pipelines, and roads in the vicinity of the Marine Creek reservoir. Includes table of acreage surveyed. Scale [1:4,800].
Date: 1968
Creator: Brookes Baker
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

6th Ward School in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1893

Photograph of a large group of schoolchildren with their teacher in front of the 6th Ward School House in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1893. There are twenty-five boys, seventeen girls and one teacher. Some of the boys are seated or kneeling in the front row and the girls are taking up most of the middle row, standing. The boys are wearing knickers and jackets with boots and the girls are wearing dresses with jackets. There is a very large wooden door and arched doorway behind the group.
Date: 1893
Creator: Bryant Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grand Champions of National Feeders and Breeders Show, 1916

Photograph of the Grand Champions of National Feeders and Breeders Show. In the foreground are cattle standing on hay with a brick floor. Sitting behind them are seven men in dark suits with vests, boots, watch chains and cowboy hats. There is a large banner behind them that reads, "Nat. Feeders & Breeders Show 1916, Famous "6666", GRAND CHAMPIONS. Raised by S.B. Burnett, Fed by Sid Williams. Bought by Swift & Company. 12 cts. Highest Price Cattle U.S. 1916." Behind the banner are the Ft. Worth Stockyards and the Swift & Co. building with a smokestack.
Date: 1916
Creator: Bryant Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[L.P. Robertson Funeral Home]

Photograph of the L.P. Robertson Funeral Home. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bryant Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir of Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas (open access)

Souvenir of Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas

A souvenir booklet about Camp Bowie.
Date: 1918~
Creator: Camp Bowie (Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Road map of Tarrant County Texas

Map shows current and proposed roads in Fort Worth and the remainder of Tarrant County. No scale indicated.
Date: 1958
Creator: Champeaux, Steve
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter of The City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, As Passed by the 30th Legislature, 1907 (open access)

Charter of The City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, As Passed by the 30th Legislature, 1907

Charter of the City of Fort Worth includes the formal act of incorporation including organization of the city, government, police and fire departments, streets and sewerage, water supply, taxes, public health and sanitation, courts, public schools, and other provisions and laws. Index starts after page 63, on page i.
Date: 1907
Creator: City of Fort Worth
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter of The City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, As Passed by the 31st Legislature, 1909 (open access)

Charter of The City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, As Passed by the 31st Legislature, 1909

Charter of the City of Fort Worth includes the formal act of incorporation including organization of the city, government, police and fire departments, streets and sewers, parks, water and sewerage, taxes and finances, public health and sanitation, courts, and other provisions, ordinances, and laws. Index starts on page 87.
Date: 1909
Creator: City of Fort Worth
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Worth Stock Show]

Photograph of the Fort Worth Stock Show. A ride called "The Whip" is shown in the background. There is a ferris wheel on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clemons Photo Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Worth Stock Show]

Photograph of the 1922 Fort Worth Stock Show. There are multiple tents and crowds in the area. There are pieces of paper and other trash on the ground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clemons Photo Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Worth Stock Show]

Photograph of the 1922 Fort Worth Stock Show. There are multiple tents and crowds in the area. There are pieces of paper and other trash on the ground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clemons Photo Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Texas Rodeo Stars in Breckenridge]

Photograph of rodeo stars sitting on horses in Breckenridge.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clemons Photo Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Worth High School Baseball Players, 1912

Photograph of the Ft. Worth High School Baseball Team in 1912. Four players are seated in the front row, three are kneeling in the center and five are standing in the back row. They are wearing baseball uniforms including tube socks, belts and baseball caps. On the uniform are the letters, "FWH". In the background is a field and a wooden fence. The men are numbered and the bottom of the mat reads, "1. Walton OF, Coleman 3B.P. Capt., 3. Vaughn 1B, 4. Sharpe, 5. Eagle P., 6. McKee 2B., 7. Vogle A, 8. Land OF, 9. Paddock SS, 10. Garth SUP, 11. Hanger OFC, 12. Clements Of. Mgr. Won Lost".
Date: 1912
Creator: Cone, D.A.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth Midway Airport Area.

Map showing distances along route between Meacham Field (near Fort Worth) and Love Field (in Dallas) on State Highway 183 and Midway Airport [later Amon Carter Field] as well as areas of construction and additional routes near Arlington and Irving. Scale [1:60,000].
Date: [1943..1953]
Creator: Cook, Henry
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Recommended 1985 system : Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Transportation Study.

Map shows existing and proposed highways and major thoroughfares throughout the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area; existing and proposed lakes, proposed Dallas-Fort Worth regional airport site; comparative land use, public facilities, traffic flow, and population distribution as existing in 1964 and projected for 1985. Includes legend, statistical charts, and "Summary of Findings."
Date: 1967
Creator: Dallas Fort Worth Regional Transportation Study
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Tarrant County, Texas.

Map shows early twentieth century Tarrant County, Texas landowners, towns, major streets, railroads, inter-urbans, school districts, precincts, lakes and watershed; bulls-eye circles from the courthouse. Scale [ca. 1:66,667].
Date: 1917
Creator: Darter, John H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mr. Horace Wilson]

Photograph of Mr. Horace Wilson. Back of photograph: Horace Wilson, old mill iron cowboy, now salesman for Cassidy Southwestern. Ben Prewitt & Horace Wilson are "Pals from the Pecos."
Date: unknown
Creator: Dole, W.J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Dormocrat, Vol. 3, No. 13, April 22, 1942] (open access)

[The Dormocrat, Vol. 3, No. 13, April 22, 1942]

Weekly newspaper issued by the men of Davis Hall at the North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington, Texas. It includes articles written by residents, announcements, gossip, and birthdays.
Date: April 22, 1942
Creator: Ford, Frank
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History