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Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas

Report on groundwater availability of the lower cretaceous formations in the hill country of South-Central Texas. It describes the geology of the area, water quality, and the Trinity Group aquifer.
Date: January 1983
Creator: Ashworth, John B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Devils Backbone Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1983
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Antonio

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1983
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Kneupper Chapel] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Kneupper Chapel]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Kneupper Chapel, in Comal County, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1983
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[471 Main Plaza and Neighboring Buildings]

Photograph of the Schmitz Hotel, a three-story white building that has a full-length porch and balcony across all three floors that has square posts with plain capitals and latticework railings across the upper floors. The building has a flat roof with a decorative roofline over the main building and an extended, slightly gabled roof over the balcony with saw-tooth edging along the eaves and dentils along the bottom, as well as the name of the hotel written in blue lettering near the peak. The buildings on either side are partially visible, including a two-story building at right, with an extended second floor creating a porch that has decorative rackets at the top of the posts and the sign “Winegar Sports” over the porch entrance; the building at left appears to be three stories, with solid siding over the upper floors, which also overhangs the sidewalk in front. Cars are parked on the street in front of the buildings at parking meters.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Back of Lindheumer House]

Photograph of the back (northeast side) of the Lindheimer House located at 491 Comal Avenue. It has a one-story stone extension at the back of the house, with a door at the right side and a small, raised porch leading up to it. The window and door are painted blue and there are trees surrounding the house.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building at 161 S. Seguin Avenue, Front]

Photograph of the front of a store in a historic, one-story, side-gabled building that has a full-width front porch with plain posts and railings. There is a stone facade on the front of the building and the shutters and porch railings are painted green. There are two signs hanging from the porch that say, "Naegelin's Popcorn Haus" (left) and "Naegelin's Gift Shop: Handcraft Gifts" (right). Part of the neighboring building is visible at left and a parking lot is partially visible on the right side of the image.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building at 161 S. Seguin Avenue, West Corner]

Photograph of the front and northwest side of a store in a historic, one-story, side-gabled building that has a full-width front porch with plain posts and railings. There is a stone facade on the front of the building and the shutters and porch railings are painted green. There are two signs hanging from the porch that say, "Naegelin's Popcorn Haus" (left) and "Naegelin's Gift Shop: Handcraft Gifts" (right). Part of the neighboring building is visible at left and a parking lot is partially visible on the right side of the image.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building on South Mill Street, Distant View

Photograph from the opposite side of Mill Street of the front and southwest side of a white, single-story, stucco building with a hipped roof and a small entry porch with an extended gabled roof over the door in the center of the building. An extension on the right side of the building has a shed roof and a second entrance with a small angled roof above the doorway. There is a window with an arched top on either side of the main door with raised crowns over the door and windows; the windows along the south side of the building are rectangular. Several cars are parked in a lot to the right of the building and a large brick building is partially visible in the background. Another car is partly visible on the right side of the image and there are a utility pole and a parking sign posted along the road.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building on South Mill Street, North Corner]

Photograph of the front and east side of a white, single-story, stucco building with a hipped roof and a small entry porch with an extended gabled roof over the door in the center of the building. There is a window with an arched top on either side of the door with raised crowns over the door and windows; the windows along the side of the building are narrow with slightly-arched tops and raised sills. An extension on the right side of the building has a shed roof and a second entrance with a small angled roof above the doorway. There is a historical building medallion posted to the left of the door and a sign that says "Tax Office, New Braunfels Ind. School District and City of New Braunfels" above the main door. Other buildings are partially visible on either side of the image and cars are parked in the lot at the right.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building on South Mill Street, West Corner]

Photograph of the front and southwest side of a white, single-story, stucco building with a hipped roof and a small entry porch with an extended gabled roof over the door in the center of the building. An extension on the right side of the building has a shed roof and a second entrance with a small angled roof above the doorway. There is a window with an arched top on either side of the main door with raised crowns over the door and windows; the windows along the south side of the building are rectangular. There is a historical building medallion posted to the left of the door and a sign that says "Tax Office, New Braunfels Ind. School District and City of New Braunfels" above the main door. Cars are parked in the lot at the right and other buildings are partially visible in the background, as well as a woman walking on Academy Avenue at the left side of the image.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cabin and Water Tank]

Photograph of a small cabin is partially visible behind a tree next to a metal tank, at right, on top of a wooden structure with "x" crossbeams.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church Hill School #1]

Photograph of the back and east side of the Church Hill School, a single-story front-gabled stone building with a porch along the entire left side, which has plain posts and a shed roof. The gable end includes decorative wooden eave returns and there is a window below, covered by a wooden shutter, as well as two windows on the side and a small metal chimney near the back of the building. It is enclosed by a metal chainlink fence and there are posts on either side of the gate holding up a sign that says “Church Hill School” with a Texas Historical Commission medallion on a post to the left. Trees and bushes are visible around the building and there is an empty flagpole at the right of the building.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church Hill School #2]

Photograph of the back and east side of the Church Hill School, a single-story front-gabled stone building with a porch along the entire left side, which has plain posts and a shed roof. The gable end includes decorative wooden eave returns and there is a window below, covered by a wooden shutter, as well as two windows on the side and a small metal chimney near the back of the building. It is enclosed by a metal chainlink fence and there are posts on either side of the gate holding up a sign that says “Church Hill School” with a Texas Historical Commission medallion on a post to the left. Trees and bushes are visible around the building and there is an empty flagpole at the right of the building.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Comal County Courthouse, From South]

Photograph of the Comal County courthouse, viewed from the street on the Main Plaza looking northeast. It is a multi-story stone building with two identical, perpendicular wings extending from a square central tower and with a two-story curved balcony enclosing the corner where the wings meet. Other buildings are partially visible on either side of the courthouse and cars are parked along the street.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Comal County Courthouse, South Corner]

Photograph of the south corner of the Comal County Courthouse, a multi-story stone building with a square tower in the center. A two-story curved balcony with columns is visible where two of the wings meet and there is a decorative roof peak above the balcony, where a five-pointed lighted star is affixed. The courthouse is viewed from the main plaza and cars are parked along the street in front of the building.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Comal River]

Photograph of a portion of the Comal River, likely taken from the backyard of the Lindheimer House in New Braunfels. The river is surrounded by greenery and trees.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Decorative Lighting Outside Prince Solms Inn]

Photograph of a black lamppost near the corner of the Prince Solms Inn, which has round domes arranged with a center light surrounding by four others. The first floor porch is visible behind the light, including decorative spindles around the border and below the frieze board. Several plaques are posted around the front door, and the name of the Inn is posted in the center of the porch roof. There are shrubberies surrounding the building and a second lamppost near the opposite corner, in the background.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drive at Conservation Plaza]

Photograph of a field of yellow flowers that has a gravel road running along the bottom of the image and curving around the right side toward buildings that are partially visible behind trees in the background. A red wooden sign is visible near the left side of the image that has "Conservation Plaza" written in large letters above a round image and smaller text that includes "The New Baunfels Preservation Society."
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[East Corner of August Dietz Cottage]

Photograph of the front and east side of the August Dietz Cottage, located at 197 East Mill Street. It is a single-story building with a gabled roof that extends past the front, over the porch, which has beveled square columns and low railings. It is painted white in the front, with dark paneling on the back half. A historic marker is posted near the door, and a business sign is hanging from the porch.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[East Corner of Lindheumer House]

Photograph of the back (north and east sides) of the Lindheimer house located at 491 Comal Avenue, taken from the yard near the Comal River. The back portion of the house is a single-story with no attic, made of stone, with a small patio at the right side. The house is bordered by trees.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[East Side of 273 Mill Street]

Photograph of a historic property located at 273 East Mill Street taken from the driveway at the east corner, so that the front and right side of the house are visible. It is a one-story home painted white with green shutters with a gabled roof that extends over the front porch, which is held up by square columns. It has decorative wooden details around the railing the porch brackets, below the frieze beam of the porch, and around the front eaves. The driveway to the right of the house has a closed fence with a sign that says, "Historic Hohman-Fischer Haus Circa 1855" and a car is partially visible in the background, at the far end of the drive.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Protestant Church Entrance]

Photograph of the front entrance of First Protestant Church in New Braunfels, at the base of a square stone tower, partially obscured by tree branches on either side of the image. The entrance has a stained glass window above, in a pointed arch shape and there are two pairs of shuttered pointed-arch windows on the tower above the entrance. A Texas historical building marker is posted at the left side of the entrance and part of the building and church grounds are visible on either side of the tower.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Protestant Church Tower]

Photograph of the front entrance of First Protestant Church in New Braunfels, at the base of a square stone tower, partially obscured by tree branches on either side of the image. The entrance has a stained glass window above, in a pointed arch shape and there are two pairs of shuttered pointed-arch windows on the tower above the entrance, with a clock just below the roof. The tower is topped by a hexagonal segment with shuttered pointed-arch windows on each side that has a pointed roof with a weather vane.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History