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[Photograph 2012.201.B0110.0047]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "EVERY 'SHOOT' EM UP' has to have someone who says, 'he went thataway.' " That is the way Mrs. Caro Brown, wife, mother and food editor from Alice, Texas, described her role in the sensational uncovering of the inner workings of the George Parr empire in Duval county, Texas."
Date: April 30, 1957
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Jim Wells Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Jim Well County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:355,555] (8000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1913
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: Orange Grove Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of Orange Grove, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, borders between counties, water bodies, ranches and farms, railroads, windmills, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 10 feet) and spot heights. A quadrangle location diagram is included in the lower-right corner of the map. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1954
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: Mathis Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of Mathis, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, water bodies, boundaries, pipelines, oil and gas wells, windmills, and landmarks. Includes red overprint of road classifications and a quadrangle location diagram. Relief shown by contours (interval 10 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1956
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: San Diego Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of San Diego, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, rivers, creeks, railroads, roads and highways, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 10 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: Boggs, F. C.; Kuldell, R. C. & Herr, Frederick
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Men in a Shoe Repair Store, 1916]

Photograph of two men inside of what seems like a shoe repair store in Alice, Texas. The text in front of the man on the left side says "grover" and the text in front of the man on the right says "MR T" who is Mr. Traweek.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2502, Chapter 1236 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2502, Chapter 1236

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the juvenile boards of Jim Wells and Wood Counties.
Date: 2007-05/2007-06
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: New top Texas weather] (open access)

[News Script: New top Texas weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 15, 1970, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas weather new top] (open access)

[News Script: Texas weather new top]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 13, 1970, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3055 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3055

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Does the Commissioners' Court of Jim Wells County have authority to expend funds for establishing, maintaining and operating a bookmobile library?
Date: August 21, 1941
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5049 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5049

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Commissioners' Court of Jim Wells County to pass an order authorizing the county to pass an order authorizing the county auditor to pay county and precinct officials without said court's approving bills therefor at regular meetings and related questions.
Date: May 4, 1943
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-984 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-984

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The present maximum compensation of precinct officers in Jim Wells County under the submitted facts.
Date: January 21, 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Farmers and ranchers meeting] (open access)

[News Script: Farmers and ranchers meeting]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 19, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New top Texas weather] (open access)

[News Script: New top Texas weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: February 12, 1970, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New top Texas weather] (open access)

[News Script: New top Texas weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 14, 1970, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New top Texas weather] (open access)

[News Script: New top Texas weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: February 23, 1970, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

2000 Census County Block Map: Jim Wells County, Block 9

Parent map for Jim Wells County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Duval County, Block 3

Parent map for Duval County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:27,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Jim Wells County, Block 13

Parent map for Jim Wells County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Jim Wells County, Inset C01

Inset map for Jim Wells County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:3,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Kleberg County, Index

Index map for Kleberg County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:131,112.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Duval County, Index

Index map for Duval County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:138,982.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Jim Wells County, Inset B01

Inset map for Jim Wells County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:4,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Jim Wells County, Inset D02

Inset map for Jim Wells County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:5,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History