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Map of the Texas & Pacific Railway and connections.

Map shows railroad connections throughout Texas, north to St. Louis, Missouri, and west to Pueblo, Colorado. Oklahoma is shown divided into Oklahoma and Indian Ter[ritory]. Texas and Pacific route shown in orange color. Map is from Annual Report of the Directors of the Texas and Pacific Railway Co. to the Stockholders, for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1898. Scale not given.
Date: 1899
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States, southern section

Map shows cities, railroads, in the southeastern portion of the United States including most of Kansas, Indian Territory, and eastern portion of Texas during the late nineteenth century. Map shows Padre Island, Texas as "Isla del Madre." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1890..1900]
Creator: Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Missouri Pacific and St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railways and connections.

Map shows railroads, cities and towns, military posts, Native American reservations, and mining activity for the Southwestern and South Central United States and northern Mexico. Oklahoma is named "Indian Territory." Includes index. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1892
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

General topographical map, sheet XXIV: [parts of Indian Territory, Texas, and Arkansas].

Map shows roads, military posts, railroads, post offices, cities, and towns in southeastern portion of "Indian Territory," northeastern Texas, and southwestern Arkansas. Includes notes on vegatation. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:633,600].
Date: [1891..1895]
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad system.

Map shows extent of Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway system, town stops along ATSF railroad lines, major cities, and notable geographic features for the South Central and Southwest United States; [modern-day] Oklahoma is divided into "Oklahoma Territory" and "Indian Territory." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1899
Creator: American Bank Note Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway and connections.

Map shows the late nineteenth century path of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway. Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and "Indian Territory" [Oklahoma] boundaries, counties, and major cities are indicated. Includes seven geologic profiles in Texas with "elevations in feet above sea level." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,550,000].
Date: 1893?
Creator: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

Map shows railroads, counties, major cities and towns, mountain peaks in the Big Bend area. Includes index. Inset: "The panhandle of Texas, on same scale." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:4,224,000].
Date: 1895
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brands, Vol. 2 (open access)

Brands, Vol. 2

Handwritten directory of brands associated with ranches mainly located in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Directory is arranged alphabetically by brand. Volume two covers U through Z, and the numerical brands.
Date: [1890..1899]
Creator: Cattle Raisers Association of Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brands, Vol. 1 (open access)

Brands, Vol. 1

Handwritten directory of brands associated with ranches mainly located in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Directory is arranged alphabetically by brand. Volume one covers A through T.
Date: [1890..1899]
Creator: Cattle Raisers Association of Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

A chart of the internal part of Louisiana : including all the hitherto unexplored Countries, lying between the River La Platte of the Missouri on the N: and the Red River on the I: the Mississippi East and the Mountains of Mexico West ; with a part of New Mexico & the Province of Texas.

Map shows route of exploration taken by the Zebulon Pike expedition along the Arkansas River and Red River. Includes reference and observational notes. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. No scale noted.
Date: 1895
Creator: Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The first part of Captn. Pike's chart of the internal part of Louisiana: See Plate 2 & references.

Map shows courses of the Missouri, Mississippi, Red, Arkansas, and Kansas Rivers and their tributaries; settlements, plantations, and Native American villages. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Scale [1:2,534,400].
Date: 1895
Creator: Nau, Anthony
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. G. Cook, Jr. to Linnet Moore, April 29, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from J. G. Cook, Jr. to Linnet Moore, April 29, 1899]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by J. G. Cook and is addressed to Linnet Moore. In this letter, Cook informs Linnet of the happenings in Burnet, TX. The news includes: a discussion about correspondences lost on the mail, details about a girls-only event held in town, a dialogue about how he and G. fixed the fortunes told by the fortune teller at the girls-only event, an update on when and where he has seen Lula Dalton and the rest of the girls in the club, news about the Jones family moving to Oklahoma, and a discussion about traveling out of Burnet. He closes the letter by noting that he is the same Jim Cook as Linnet has known,the same person she hoped he would be, and signs the letter a true friend.
Date: April 29, 1899
Creator: Cook, J. G., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Two Letters to Linnet, 1898] (open access)

[Two Letters to Linnet, 1898]

Two letters written to Linnet Moore. The first, from E. E. Welherald discusses local news, a church function, and inquires about the well being of Linnet's family. Charles Moore wrote an additional letter to Linnet on the reverse side of E. E. Welherald's letter, wherein he wrote about Welherald, family business, and news. The letters included two envelopes since the first letter and envelope was forwarded after adding notes.
Date: October 30, 1898
Creator: Welherald, E. E. & Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - December 7, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - December 7, 1898]

Letter from J. J. Click demanding money from J. H. Major that he claims is owed to him. He also claims that Major is living well while he is suffering from financial troubles.
Date: December 7, 1898
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - June 20, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - June 20, 1898]

Letter from J. J. Click to John Major titled "Friendly Criticism" discussing a joint business and claiming that Major has been negligent. It includes long itemized lists of accounts documenting money spent by each of them.
Date: June 20, 1898
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas including the Eastern and Western Cross Timbers.

Topographic map of the Black Prairie and Grand Prairie regions of Texas and southern Indian Territory, including the Eastern and Western cross timbers. Also displays streams, cities, and railroads.
Date: 1899
Creator: Hill, Robert T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher (open access)

Wire-Stretcher

Patent for a wire stretcher for stretching wire to build fences.
Date: December 30, 1890
Creator: Burdick, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Twister and Tightener. (open access)

Wire Twister and Tightener.

Patent for a wire twister and tightener for wire fences. With this invention, "the fence-wire is caused to be contracted, twisted, and made taut" (lines 17-18). It is a set of toothed ratchet wheels that have v-shaped slots for the wire. Pawls act on the teeth, and springs and levers move the pawls.
Date: March 17, 1896
Creator: Stafford, George A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch Attachment. (open access)

Switch Attachment.

Patent for a switch attachment that consists of a derailing guard, a side track rail, an adjustable shoe that pivots next to the rail, a vertical groove in the end of the shoe, and a swinging free arm.
Date: April 3, 1894
Creator: Warren, Governor D. & Casey, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

The M K and T : Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway.

Map showing location of railway through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Adjoining states also shown. Counties, cities, towns and rivers included. Back of map has text describing the state of Texas and its counties including cultural, industrial, agricultural and geographical highlights. Schedule of train service is included.
Date: 1892~
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
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

[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