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[Texas] Typical Curves of Precipitation

Series of three graphs demarcating the average rainfall per month for specific Texas cities across different regions of the state. Some lines are marked in red to distinguish individual points.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
R. B. Masterson, Cattle Grower and Dealer (open access)

R. B. Masterson, Cattle Grower and Dealer

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustration and business name with location of range.
Date: 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Henry Hamburg, Cattle Raiser (open access)

Henry Hamburg, Cattle Raiser

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustration, decorative designs, business name in lithographic print by Geo. D. Barnard & Co. St. Louis.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wheeler County Courthouse in Wheeler, TX]

Photograph of Wheeler County Courthouse in Wheeler, TX. A driveway extends from the foreground of the photo, leading to a paved road that runs alongside the edge of a sidewalk that sits in front of the courthouse. One car drives from the right side of the photo on the road while seven others sit parked in front of the courthouse. The building is wide enough to extend off-camera in both directions and is made up white bricks. The door to the courthouse sits in the center of the building with pilasters on either side of the entrance, while an overhanging ledge sits above. The courthouse has three rows of windows across its width, with the bottommost row sitting on the same level as the door. The top two rows are almost entirely covered by a row of tall columns. The flat roof of the courthouse is lined by an off-white balcony.
Date: February 14, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Form letter from George C. Betts to Flake George - October 7, 1942] (open access)

[Form letter from George C. Betts to Flake George - October 7, 1942]

A form letter addressed to Mr. Flake George, 18th District Rehabilitation Officer, The American Legion, Shamrock, Texas, from GCB--George C. Betts, Chairman Rehabilitation Program Committee, dated October 7, 1942. Betts advises that the American Legion Rehabilitation Program Committee met with the Department Rehabilitation Committee and selected George as 18th District Rehabilitation Officer and then explains the goals regarding a rehabilitation program. He advises of the Department Commander appointment of Mr. Henri Warren as Chairman of the Department Rehabilitation Committee. Members of the Department Rehabilitation Program Committee: George C. Betts, L. L. B. Hofer, Howell S. Palmer, H. V. Royston, Henri Warren.
Date: October 7, 1942
Creator: Betts, George C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Antispreading Device for Railway-Tracks. (open access)

Antispreading Device for Railway-Tracks.

Patent for improvement for preventing the railroad tracks from spreading by using a device to connect the ends of two parallel rail to connecting adjacent pair of rails.
Date: April 8, 1919
Creator: Stovall, John T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rat and Mouse Trap (open access)

Rat and Mouse Trap

Patent for a mousetrap that may be set without having to touch the choker wire, and that will stay shut reliably yet be more easily released by the human emptying it. Finally, the trap is designed to be harder for humans to spring accidentally while setting it.
Date: March 16, 1920
Creator: Pokorny, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

U Drop In Café and Gas Station

Photograph of the U Drop In Café and Gas Station, off Route 66.
Date: July 26, 1995
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U Drop In Café and Gas Station

Photograph of the U Drop In Café and Gas Station, off Route 66.
Date: July 26, 1995
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U Drop In Café and Gas Station

Photograph of the U Drop In Café and Gas Station, off Route 66.
Date: July 26, 1995
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U Drop In Café and Gas Station

Photograph of the U Drop In Café and Gas Station, off Route 66.
Date: July 26, 1995
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U Drop In Café and Gas Station

Photograph of the U Drop In Café and Gas Station, off Route 66.
Date: July 26, 1995
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U Drop In Café and Gas Station

Photograph of the U Drop In Café and Gas Station, off Route 66.
Date: July 26, 1995
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U Drop In Café and Gas Station

Photograph of the U Drop In Café and Gas Station, off Route 66.
Date: July 26, 1995
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Evaluating the Ground-Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 2 (open access)

Evaluating the Ground-Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 2

Second volume of a report documenting a study to map the High Plains aquifer and obtain data about various measurements and aspects of the aquifer. This volume provides "supporting basic data including records of wells and county maps depicting well locations, elevation of base of aquifer, elevation of water levels in 1980, and saturated thicknesses in 1980" for the northern third of the study area.
Date: August 1984
Creator: Knowles, Tommy; Nordstrom, Phillip & Klemt, William B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Ground Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 1 (open access)

Evaluating the Ground Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 1

First volume of a report documenting a study to map the High Plains aquifer and obtain data about various measurements and aspects of the aquifer. This volume provides "interpretive information presented as text and related tables and regional figures."
Date: May 1984
Creator: Knowles, Tommy; Nordstrom, Phillip & Klemt, William B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Scabies] (open access)

[News Script: Scabies]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 16, 1971, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Fort Elliot Prairied Dog Town]

Photograph of the Fort Elliot Prairied Dog Town in Wheeler County, Texas.
Date: September 1, 1978
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3889-02]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: March 1, 1973
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3889-05]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: March 1, 1973
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tower Station]

Photograph of the Tower Station in Shamrock, Texas.
Date: March 1, 1997
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3889-03]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: March 1, 1973
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Elliot Prairied Dog Town]

Photograph of the Fort Elliot Prairied Dog Town in Wheeler County, Texas.
Date: September 1, 1978
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3889-04]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: March 1, 1973
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History