Men with Wagon Load of Hay; Three People with Hay Stack

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of Daniel Ray (D. R.) DeRusha and Dal Robinet loading hay, taken in Santa Anna in the late 1920's. One man has a team of mules on the left, and the other is on top of a wagon full of hay pulled by a horse team on the right. The second picture is of, from left to right, R. L. DeRusha, Bill Kruger, and Daniel Ray DeRusha working at a haystack at the R. E. DeRusha Farm in Coleman County in 1919.
Date: {1919,1928~}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People on Wagon in Front of House; Four People in Garden

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of R. E. DeRusha and his "hoodlum wagon" and crew returning to the threshing machine after a rain in Santa Anna in 1919. There are four people on the wagon being pulled by a dark colored horse in front of a house and fence. The second picture is of, from left to right, Daniel Ray (D. R.) DeRusha, Romara Ray DeRusha, Julia Etta Ely Cook, and an unknown girl together in a garden with a fence and trees in the background taken near Truby in 1942.
Date: {1919,1942}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Robertson Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Robertson County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil. Scale [ca. 1:190,476] (5000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date: 1919
Creator: Maxey, John W. & Newton, John C.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hays County

Blue line print of survey map of Hays County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, the Old San Antonio Road, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red pencil to denote the addition of roads. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1919
Creator: Hawkins, Lee & Pinckney, T. F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[From Map of Texas]

Map of San Angelo, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, water bodies, post offices, roads, railroads, and areas of elevation, with relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:800,000
Date: March 14, 1919
Creator: Brown, E. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Guadalupe Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Guadalupe County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, roads, the Old San Antonio Road, and railroads. Handwritten legend with hand drawn red lines to impose San Antonio Road, Road from New Braunels to Seguin, Gonzales Road, Seguin Road, and Mill Road in 1854 onto published map. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (2000 varas to 3/8 of an inch).
Date: 1919
Creator: Davis, Grady W. & Matzow, Fr.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Parker Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Parker County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities and towns. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red pencil. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1919
Creator: Newton, John. C.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Falls County

Blue line print of survey map of Falls County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1919
Creator: Atlee, Tom & Davis, Grady W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Heydrick's Map of Throckmorton Co. Texas

Survey map of Throckmorton County, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, bodies of water, railroads, and Comanche Indian Territory. A legend indicating drilling wells, gas wells, abandoned wells, and dry holes is included in the upper-left corner. Scale [ca. 1:66,667] (2000 varas to the inch).
Date: September 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Kendall County

Blue line print of survey map of Kendall County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map and appear to denote the addition of roads. Scale [ca. 1:166,667] (5000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1919
Creator: Giles, J. Bascom & Hunnicutt
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Calhoun Co.

Cadastral map of Calhoun County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, creeks, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: November 1919
Creator: Giles, J. Bascom & Wicker, G. T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atascosa Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Atascosa County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red ink and pencil. Scale [ca. 1:213,333] (4000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date: 1919
Creator: Von Rosenberg, E. & Davis, Grady W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bosque Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Bosque County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:213,333] (4000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date: 1919
Creator: Maxcy, J. W. & Hawkins, Lee
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Three Men at Cowden Hall]

Postcard of three men and a car in front of the Cowden Hall building at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. One of the men is leaning over the edge of the steps of the building while another man holds a board of wood out as if to hit him. Two of the men have been identified as Ward Allen and Segrist. This postcard was sent from J. Wayne Middleton to the Hardin-Simmons University Alumni Office.
Date: [1919,1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Aileen Culpepper as a Baby]

Photograph of Aileen Culpepper as a baby, wearing a light-colored gown and cap. On the front porch of a house, she sits up on a patchwork quilt.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Simmons College Students]

Photograph of three male students on a gravel road at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas. They have their hands on each other’s shoulders and can be seen laughing and smiling.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Football Action Shot]

Photograph of the Simmons College football team playing on the field. A referee wearing a white shirt can be seen running toward a tackle. The game has been identified as a “bowl game.”
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1919 Summer School and Normal (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1919 Summer School and Normal

Catalogue describes the examination schedule, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 1919
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1918-1919 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1918-1919

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1919
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of "The Tree" Plaque]

Photograph of the metal plaque screwed into the petrified tree stump on the Hardin-Simmons University campus. The plaque reads, "The Tree: The petrified tree stump, a gift of the Class of 1919, was taken from the sand beds near Clyde, Texas, and brought to the campus by the late D. O. Riddle and several classmates."
Date: [1919..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of Members of the Simmons College Unit S. A. T. C., Abilene, Texas, Who Have Back Pay Due and Amount Due, in Accordance With Decision of the Provost Marshall General, Dated January 6, 1919 (open access)

List of Members of the Simmons College Unit S. A. T. C., Abilene, Texas, Who Have Back Pay Due and Amount Due, in Accordance With Decision of the Provost Marshall General, Dated January 6, 1919

Document listing the men of the Abilene Christian College unit, of the S. A. T. C who are owed backpay and the amount they are owed.
Date: January 29, 1919
Creator: Hare, L. R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Names and Addresses of Men of Simmons College Unit S. A. T. C., entitled to back pay, as per accompanying list. (open access)

Names and Addresses of Men of Simmons College Unit S. A. T. C., entitled to back pay, as per accompanying list.

Document listing the names and addresses of men of the Simmons College Unit, S. A. T. C., who are entitled to back pay.
Date: January 29, 1919
Creator: Hare, L. R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from F. A. DeVerts, January 23, 1919] (open access)

[Correspondence from F. A. DeVerts, January 23, 1919]

Indorsement correspondence from F. A. DeVerts to the commanding officer, S. A. T. C. Unit, Simmons College, discussing paperwork and a prior indorsement.
Date: January 23, 1919
Creator: DeVerts, F. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from F. A. DeVerts to the Quartermaster General, January 11, 1919] (open access)

[Correspondence from F. A. DeVerts to the Quartermaster General, January 11, 1919]

Indorsement correspondence from F. A. DeVerts to the Quartermaster General discussing a letter from the commanding officer, S. A. T. C. Unit at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: January 11, 1919
Creator: DeVerts, F. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History