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The Comanche Country and Adjacent Territory, 1840

Military map of the Comanche Indian Territory in the Great Plains, showing Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska. The map includes military trails and posts (abandoned and occupied). State lines, towns, bodies of water, and areas of elevation are also shown. Towns enclosed in brackets were established after 1840. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil Classification

Map of soil classifications in parts of Tillman County, Oklahoma, and Wichita County, Texas, showing regions colored according to soil types, contour lines, and elevation. The map also includes bodies of water, roads, buildings, railroads, fences, and soil tubes. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Scale ca. 1:6,000
Date: 1921
Creator: Penick, Dixon B.; Penick, Stuart T.; Floore, S. P.; Sellards, E. H. & Seashore, P. T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Red River Valley, Texas and Oklahoma, between the 98th and 100th meridians: In five sheets

Map of the Red River and the Texas-Oklahoma broader, showing county lines, sandy soil areas, bluffs, cut banks, and creeks. The bluff and cut bank heights are labeled, and arrows in the main channel of the Red River indicate the direction of flowing water. There is an inset map near the lower-left corner of the five sheets as a whole, covering the Texas-Oklahoma boarder in its entirety. Scale [ca. 1:31,680] (1/2 mile to the inch).
Date: 1920
Creator: Floore, S. P. & Penick, Dixon B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil Classification

Map of soil classifications in parts of Cotton County, Oklahoma, and Wichita County, Texas, showing regions colored according to soil types, contour lines, and elevation. The map also includes bodies of water, roads, buildings, fences, and soil tubes. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Scale ca. 1:6,000
Date: 1921
Creator: Floore, S. P.; Penick, Dixon B.; Poston, Floyd R.; Sellards, E. H. & Seashore, P. T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Topography

Topographic map of parts of Cotton County, Oklahoma, and Wichita County, Texas, showing roads, buildings, bodies of water, fences, bridges, pumping stations, different types of trees, and sandy soil regions. Relief shown by contours and hachures (Red Bluff). Scale [ca. 1:6,000] (500 feet to the inch).
Date: 1921
Creator: Penick, Stuart T. & Penick, Dixon B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Land Ages

Map of land ages in parts of Cotton County, Oklahoma, and Wichita County, Texas, showing regions colored according to land age classifications, contour lines, tree distribution, and elevation. The map also includes bodies of water, roads, buildings, bridges, fences, sandy soil regions, and photographic stations. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Scale ca. 1:6,000
Date: 1921
Creator: Penick, Stuart T.; Penick, Dixon B. & Sellards, E. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Van Dorn's Trails, 1858 - 1859

Survey map of Van Dorn's Trails, showing Texas and Oklahoma counties, towns, rivers, creeks, and Indian reservations.
Date: January 1941
Creator: Williams, J. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil Classification

Map of soil classifications in parts of Tillman County, Oklahoma, and Wichita County, Texas, showing regions colored according to soil types, soil holes and tubes, contour lines, and elevation. The map also includes buildings, roads, bodies of water, marshes, oil wells, and fences. Scale 1:6,000
Date: 1921
Creator: Stiles, Arthur Alvord
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lawton

Topographic quadrangle map of Lawton, Oklahoma, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location, reliability, sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1958
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trails made and routes used by the Fourth U.S. Cavalry: Under command of General R.S. MacKenzie in its operations against hostile Indians in Texas, Indian-Territory (now Oklahoma), New Mexico and Old Mexico during the period of 1871-2-3-4 and 5

Military map of the routes used by R.S. Mackenzie and his troops, including New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas as well as parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Mexico. The map shows routes, trails, railroads, roads, camps, old forts, other landmarks, battles with American Indians, and names and locations of American Indian tribes in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Scale [ca. 1:1,405,436] (23.76 miles to the inch).
Date: 1927
Creator: Dorchester, E. D.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Red River Valley, Texas and Oklahoma, between the 98th and 100th meridians: In five sheets

Map of the Red River and the Texas-Oklahoma broader, showing county lines, sandy soil areas, bluffs, cut banks, and creeks. The bluff and cut bank heights are labeled, and arrows in the main channel of the Red River indicate the direction of flowing water. There is an inset map near the upper-right corner of the five sheets as a whole, covering the Texas-Oklahoma boarder in its entirety. Scale [ca. 1:31,680] (1/2 mile to the inch).
Date: 1920
Creator: Floore, S. P. & Penick, Dixon B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Red River Valley, Texas and Oklahoma, between the 98th and 100th meridians: In five sheets

Map of the Red River and the Texas-Oklahoma broader, showing county lines, sandy soil areas, bluffs, cut banks, and creeks. The bluff and cut bank heights are labeled, and arrows in the main channel of the Red River indicate the direction of flowing water. There is an inset map near the lower-left corner of the five sheets as a whole, covering the Texas-Oklahoma boarder in its entirety. Scale [ca. 1:31,680] (1/2 mile to the inch).
Date: 1920
Creator: Floore, S. P. & Penick, Dixon B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Central States and States of the Plains: Southern Division

This map shows a portion of the United States including the states of Texas, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Arkansas, and Louisiana. The states are shaded in color and labeled. The International, Texas Pacific, Atlanta & Pacific, and Southern Pacific rail routes are marked on the map as well as major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. The back of the map is a page of illustrated text, labeled at the top of the page: "West Central States and States of the Plains." The text discusses cities and geography of various U.S. states as well as accompanying questions.
Date: 1875
Creator: Harper & Brothers
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southern States: Western Section

This map shows four of the southern U.S. states - Texas, Oklahoma (split into two to include 'Indian Territory'), Arkansas, and Louisiana - and surrounding areas. Each of the regions is shaded in color and major roads are marked in red. Major cities and bodies of water are also marked and labeled. An inset in the lower left corner shows the entire United States with the southern states shaded to show the focus of the main map. On the back of the map, the page contains illustrated text. The text is continued on previous and successive pages (not included). The top portion contains brief statements titled "Cities of the Southern States." Another section, starting in the bottom half of the page is labeled "Central States--Eastern Section" and contains information regarding Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Kentucky.
Date: 1900?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas, New Mexico and Indian Territory

This map shows the central southern states of New Mexico, Texas, and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). Each of the states is shaded in color and labeled. Texas counties are outlined, labeled, and numbered. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown by hachures). An inset in the lower left corner is labeled "Vicinity of Galveston." The back of the map contains text titled "Nebraska, Kansas, Dakota, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming" and includes inforatmion and questions regarding cities and geography. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stuart, Oliver J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas

This map shows the state of Texas and surrounding areas. The state is outlined in red and each county is labeled and outlined in green. The northern, panhandle section of Texas is removed from the rest of the state and depicted in an inset (lower left corner). Major cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the names and locations of some Indian tribes are noted. On the opposite side, Arkansas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) are drawn in the same way with Arkansas on the left half of the page and Indian Territory on the right. The panhandle portion of Indian Territory (labeled "Public Lands") is separated from the rest of the state and depicted in an inset (upper left corner). Each map includes the state's population and area beneath the title. Prime meridians: Greewich and Washington.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas

This map shows the state of Texas and surrounding areas. The state is outlined in red and each county is labeled and outlined in green. The northern, panhandle section of Texas is removed from the rest of the state and depicted in an inset (lower left corner). Major cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the names and locations of some Indian tribes are noted. On the opposite side, Arkansas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) are drawn in the same way with Arkansas on the left half of the page and Indian Territory on the right. The panhandle portion of Indian Territory (labeled "Public Lands") is separated from the rest of the state and depicted in an inset (upper left corner). Each map includes the state's population and area beneath the title. Prime meridians: Greewich and Washington.
Date: unknown
Creator: People's Publishing Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tunison's Texas and Indian Territory

There are three maps on the sheet with page numbers 73-76 in the upper corners. On the front are Texas and Indian Territory with two separate maps on the back showing Alabama and Nebraska. Each map shows the counties (labeled and shaded in various colors), major cities and roads, and geographic features (with relief shown by hachures) as well as the area and populations of the states (listed with the titles). Some parts of surrounding states are visible in each of the maps. Additionally, the Texas map has an inset showing the "Western Part of Texas." Scale [ca. 1:3,041,280] (W 103⁰-- W 93⁰/N 38⁰-- N 26⁰) Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tunison, Henry Cuthbert, 1855-
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas

There are two maps on this sheet, one on each side. The map on the front shows Texas with the northern portion in an inset (lower left corner). The back of the sheet contains two pages (numbered 113 and 116); the left half contains six illustrated advertisements from "Pittsburgh, PA." and the right half contains a map of the state of Oklahoma (labeled "Indian Territory") with the panhandle portion in an inset (upper left corner). Both maps have all of the counties labeled and shaded in various colors and have major roads, bodies of water and geographic features (with relief shown by hachures) marked. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Jones-Wilkinson to Eleanor Brown, November 19, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jones-Wilkinson to Eleanor Brown, November 19, 2002]

Letter from Mary R. Jones-Wilkinson to Eleanor Brown discussing the induction ceremonies to the Oklahoma Aviation Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Aviator's article on the WASP. Includes a hand-written message stating, "So good to see you in Tucson!"
Date: November 19, 2002
Creator: Jones-Wilkinson, Mary
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note with Addresses- In Pieces] (open access)

[Note with Addresses- In Pieces]

Note written on small, lined paper with names and addresses of Clarence E. Graves, Ada Hill, Howard E. Marshall, Mrs. G. L. Aycock Jr., Jimmy Noe, Rayh E. Hunn.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Profile on Rigdon Edwards] (open access)

[Profile on Rigdon Edwards]

Profile on Rigdon Edwards, providing information on his education, background, business experience, club membership, and activities. On the last page, there is handwritten text with additional information about an award he received.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: She Has Her Wings] (open access)

[Clipping photocopy: She Has Her Wings]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping about an article about a nun named Sister Teresa, a WASP member, as well as other members. The article includes both color and black and white photographs, as well as details about the women's personal experiences flying for WASP.
Date: October 10, 1999
Creator: O'Brien, Stephen J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: She Has Her Wings] (open access)

[Clipping photocopy: She Has Her Wings]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping about an article about a nun named Sister Teresa, a WASP member, as well as other members. The article includes both color and black and white photographs, as well as details about the women's personal experiences flying for WASP.
Date: October 10, 1999
Creator: O'Brien, Stephen J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History