Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865, Plate LXV.

Map shows troop locations, roads, railroads, canals, bridges, cities, towns, settlements, military posts and fortifications, vegetation, and swamps. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale varies.
Date: [1891..1895]
Creator: United States Topographical Bureau
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from George Stewart to John Stewart, April 30, 1899]

This is a document from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by George Stewart and is addressed to John Stewart. In this postcard, Stewart discusses the goings-on in Johnson County in Texas. The news includes: updates on his and the family's well-being, a discussion about the planting of cottonseed, details about the grasshoppers eating all the wheat and mostly all of the corn, a message to Bill Evans about renting land, and updates about correspondences received. He closes the letter by noting that should John write soon with all the news.
Date: April 30, 1899
Creator: Stewart, George
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forage Plants for the South (open access)

Forage Plants for the South

Report discussing the findings of an experimental study of over 500 native and foreign species of grasses and other forage plants in the southern United States. The report is limited to a discussion of species that were established to hold agricultural value for hay and pastures.
Date: 1894
Creator: Smith, Erwin F. (Erwin Frink), 1854-1927
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rotary Engine. (open access)

Rotary Engine.

Patent for improvements in rotary engines to allow for the expansion of steam after admission and minimum leakage in order to provide an engine that is capable of long-continued use with a minimum of wear and working friction (lines 15-22), including illustrations.
Date: September 8, 1891
Creator: Stocker, James M. & Stocker, Ziba O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Markham (open access)

The Markham

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name, decorative images, and a illustrations of two hotels in lithographic print by Louisville Lith. Co., Louisville, KY. In addition to the Markham Hotel, The Kimball Hotel is featured on letterhead. Letterhead includes the names Chas. Beermann & Co., Proprietors; Geo. W. Scoville, Manager.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History