[Weatherford College Fire Academy Patch]

Patch from the Weatherford College Fire Academy. The rectangular patch has a black background and oxblood red edging. "Weatherford College Fire Academy" is written in yellow along the top and bottom edges. In the center of the patch is a Florian Cross with red points, a braided yellow and blue central circle, and an image of Texas.
Date: 2008
Creator: Malley, Steve
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Weatherford, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Weatherford, Texas fire department. The patch is shaped like a Florian Cross with a dark blue background, yellow borders, a red circle around its center, and yellow edging. "Fire Dept." is written in yellow across the top and bottom points. Crossed fire axes appear in the left point. A ladder and hook appear in the right point. "City of Weatherford Est. 1858" is written in yellow inside of the red circle. The center of the cross bears a yellow image of Texas with a W colored like the Texas state flag.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aledo, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Aledo, Texas fire department. The rectangular patch has a black background and silver edging. "Aledo Fire" and "Est. 1951" are written in red and white along the top and bottom edges. In the center of the patch is a Florian Cross made to look like a stylized blue, white, and red flag of Texas. The number 34 is written on the right half of the cross.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Weatherford, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Weatherford, Texas fire department. The barrel shaped patch has a white background with red edging. "Weatherford" is written in white along time top inside a red banner. "Fire Dept." is written in red along the bottom. A red Florian Cross containing a blue "fire scramble" appears in the center of the patch.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell] (open access)

[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell]

Confederate tax receipt for taxes received from H. Maxwell for the year 1963.
Date: April 12, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Estimate of Bacon Tithe, Due by Polly Maxwell for 1864 (open access)

Estimate of Bacon Tithe, Due by Polly Maxwell for 1864

Estimate of agricultural taxes due by Henry Maxwell to the state of Texas in the form of bacon. Maxwell owed 120 pounds of bacon valued at $120.
Date: March 20, 1865
Creator: Coldwell, F. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Fees from the Maxwell Estate by R. W. Duke, December 1, 1866] (open access)

[Receipt of Fees from the Maxwell Estate by R. W. Duke, December 1, 1866]

Receipt for fees received from the Maxwell estate by R. W. Duke, including stamp duties.
Date: December 1, 1866
Creator: Duke, R. W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration of A. J. Joyce] (open access)

[Voter Registration of A. J. Joyce]

Voter registration for A. J. Joyce of Parker County, Texas.
Date: January 9, 1866
Creator: Carter, William F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[W. R. Maxwell Tax Receipt, August 14, 1867] (open access)

[W. R. Maxwell Tax Receipt, August 14, 1867]

Tax receipt for twenty four dollars and eighty-seven cents of state and county taxes received from W. R. Maxwell.
Date: August 14, 1867
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Receipt for Henry Maxwell, May 2, 1861] (open access)

[Tax Receipt for Henry Maxwell, May 2, 1861]

Receipt for taxes received from Henry Maxwell in the sum of twenty dollars and sixteen cents.
Date: May 2, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joyce Family Outside of a Home]

Photograph of the Joyce family posing in front of a house. Three women and two men stand in the back row, with the two men holding very young children. Two elderly men and a woman sit beside a younger woman who is flanked by a standing boy and girl. The blurry image of a dog can be seen to the right. Two of the people present are identified as John Dell Joyce and Sarah Abigail Joyce.
Date: 1895~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell] (open access)

[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell]

Confederate tax receipt of one hundred and twenty five dollars from H. Maxwell.
Date: June 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration of W. R. Maxwell] (open access)

[Voter Registration of W. R. Maxwell]

Voter registration for W. R. Maxwell of Parker County, Texas.
Date: January 9, 1866
Creator: Carter, William F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Phoenix Lodge Number 275 to Mrs. Henry Maxwell, March 15, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Phoenix Lodge Number 275 to Mrs. Henry Maxwell, March 15, 1865]

Letter from Phoenix Lodge Number 275 to Mrs. Henry Maxwell regarding the death of her husband.
Date: March 15, 1865
Creator: Phoenix Lodge Number 275
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Muster Roll: 21st Texas Volunteer Infantry] (open access)

[Muster Roll: 21st Texas Volunteer Infantry]

Revised muster roll for the 21st Texas Volunteer Infantry of the Confederate Army. This contains the names of the officers and the enlisted men who were a part of the company, as well as their fates.
Date: January 1, 1921
Creator: Cox, James C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb County Panhandle Hall of Fame Veterans (open access)

Lipscomb County Panhandle Hall of Fame Veterans

Book containing descriptions of World War II veterans from Lipscomb County, Texas.
Date: 1996~
Creator: Freedom Museum, USA
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archive Search Report Findings: Camp Wolters (open access)

Archive Search Report Findings: Camp Wolters

Report describing munitions found during cleanup operations at Camp Wolters. This report also includes descriptions and maps of the area.
Date: September 2002
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Time Critical Removal Action, The Former Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas, Final Report (open access)

Time Critical Removal Action, The Former Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas, Final Report

Report containing information regarding the cleanup activities at the Camp Wolters area in Texas. Includes forms with daily activities and weekly reports.
Date: January 30, 2002
Creator: SCI UXO/OE Services
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Former Camp Wolters Historical Aerial Photographic Analysis, June 2003 (open access)

Former Camp Wolters Historical Aerial Photographic Analysis, June 2003

Report containing aerial photography of portions of Parker and Palo Pinto Counties, Texas, for the purpose of mapping historical locations of Camp Wolters onto the modern landscape.
Date: June 2003
Creator: Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Chester Taylor and Friend]

Portrait of Chester Taylor, visible from the waist up, and his friend, visible from the lower chest up. Chester Taylor, on the right, stands with his hand on the shoulder of his friend, who is seated. A hand written note just below the photograph and on the mat reads, "Chester Taylor & pal," and an additional note on the back reads, "Chester Taylor - on right, standing up."
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of John and Lillian Langdon]

Full-length portrait of John and Lillian Langdon. Lillian Langdon, sitting, wears a light-colored checkered dress with a matching jacket and a pearl necklace. John Landon, standing to the right of his sister, wears a dark jacket and knee-length shorts with dark tights and button-up boots. A hand written note on the back reads, "John Langdon & sister Lillian (Lillie). He was born 1887, about 4 yrs. old here, I suppose."
Date: 1891
Creator: Whittaker & Kennedy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Chester Taylor]

Portrait of Chester Taylor, visible from the chest up, wearing a light-colored suit with a patterned tie and a pin on his lapel that appears to be a flower and leaf. A hand written note below the photograph, on the mat, identifies him as "Chester Taylor."
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History