[Letter from Mrs. H. L. Chapman about an Incident on the Highway, July 5, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. H. L. Chapman about an Incident on the Highway, July 5, 1961]

Letter from Mrs. H. L. Chapman to the Childress District Director of the Texas State Highway Department; She explains an incident that happened on a highway near a construction area between her husband, who was driving with her and their children, and the operator of one of the construction machines.
Date: July 5, 1961
Creator: Chapman, Mrs. H. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. F. Ragsdale to W. J. Bryan, August 21, 1913] (open access)

[Telegram from T. F. Ragsdale to W. J. Bryan, August 21, 1913]

Telegram from T. F. Ragsdale to W. J. Bryan asking him to count counties Medina, Atascosa, and Frio if he runs for an election.
Date: August 21, 1913
Creator: Ragsdale, T. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Childress County

Blue line print of survey map of Childress County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1921
Creator: Hedick, J. D. & Giles, J. Bascom
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Ranches Panhandle Section

Survey map of large ranches in the Texas Panhandle region, including the name and/or the owner(s) of each ranch. Map also includes labeled counties, towns, rivers, creeks, and roads. Handwritten notes have been made to the map in pencil to denote the approximate acreage of a number of ranches.
Date: 1949
Creator: Williams, J. W. & Neal, A. D., Sr.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plainview

Topographic quadrangle map of Plainview, Texas, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, landmarks, and a location diagram for NI 14-4. Relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 500 foot intervals) and spot heights and includes a key, road classification, and quadrangle location diagrams. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1955
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Picnic

Copy negative of Norell, V. S., Babe, Ione, and Lottie Harrington on a family picnic. The group is sitting, with one woman standing, on a blanket with baskets of food in front of a car with trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History