Map of Eastland Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Eastland County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:213,333] (4000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date: 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Train Moving Around a Bend] (open access)

[Train Moving Around a Bend]

Clipping of a photo of a train moving around a bend. Printed under the photo is "Scene near Eastland." Written on the left side of the image is "On Film Neg" and "TPQ Oct 1898 Vol II #2 pg 4."
Date: October 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. M. Presley to Henry Sayles, July 2, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from J. M. Presley to Henry Sayles, July 2, 1907]

Letter from J. M. Presley to Henry Sayles discussing the mileage of a proposed railroad from Abilene to Temple. Presley proposes immediate construction of 110 miles. He then discusses the costs of the railroad that total $1,650,000.00. He believes B. F. Yoakum would consider managing the construction of the railroad.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Presley, J. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. U. Connellee to W. J. Bryan, June 27, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from C. U. Connellee to W. J. Bryan, June 27, 1908]

Letter from C. U. Connellee to W. J. Bryan discussing the conditions under which he will support Bryan politically.
Date: June 27, 1908
Creator: Connellee, C. U.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Relating to a Suit Against Jones] (open access)

[Document Relating to a Suit Against Jones]

Document listing details of a suit against Jones. The suit relates to new construction of a railroad in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1910
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Document Prepared by Sayles & Sayles] (open access)

[Draft of Document Prepared by Sayles & Sayles]

Draft of a document discussing a suit against Jones and "defendant Railway Company" for breach of contract. The document has pencil corrections and is printed on Sayles & Sayles stationary.
Date: 1910
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girls with Dolls; Portrait of Mother and Child

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of Ova Milling Brown and LaNelle Hefner in costumes holding baby dolls with men, a horse and buggy, and houses in the background, taken in Sweetwater in 1916. The second picture is a portrait of mother and daughter Lydia Young and Verna Nell Young taken in the mid 1920's in Eastland.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Basement and Foundation Plan

Building plan for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. It includes a footing plan, basement and foundation plan, and many smaller sections with small details.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Basement Plan

Basement plan for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. It includes many smaller detailed sections and small measurements.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Blank Floor Layout

Floor layout for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. It includes a blank layout with detailed wall boundaries and features on the left side.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Building Elevation Drawing

Elevation drawing for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. It includes height labels and fine wall details.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Building Elevation Drawings

Elevation plan for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. It includes a cross section, rear elevation, and front elevation.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Building Elevation Drawings

Building elevation drawings for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. They include front elevation, cross section, and rear elevation.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Diagram Showing Size of Feeders

Diagram for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. It includes information showing the size of feeders.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Elevation Drawings

Building elevation drawings for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. They include front elevation, cross section, and rear elevation.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: First Floor & Basement Plans

Mechanical plans for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. They include a basement plan, first floor plan, wiring diagram showing risers and similar things, electrical code, plumbing diagram showing risers, and steam riser diagram.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: First Floor Plan

Floor plan for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. It includes the first floor showing banking room. Other sections include elevation of main fixture & open offices, elevation of fixture looking toward vault, typical elevation of rear, typical elevation of wainscot & check desks, and door schedule.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: First Floor Plan Showing Measurements

First floor plan for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. It includes separate sections with structural details.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: First & Second Floor Plans

Floor plans for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. They include a first floor plan, second floor plan, and two schedule of openings for doors and windows.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Floor Plan and Elevations

Floor plan and elevations for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. It includes details for marble wainscot plaster caps & beams, and elevations for stairs, walls, and doors.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Floor & Stair Details

Floor and stair details for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. It includes detail of stair and elevator enclosure, plan at third floor, plan at first floor, detail of reinforcing in typical stair, full size section of elevator doors & sill, detail of wrought iron window guards, elevation of fire escape, and plan of fire escape.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Fourth & Fifth Floor Plans

Floor plans for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. They include the fourth and fifth floors.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Fourth & Fifth Floor Plans

Mechanical plans for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. They include a fourth floor plan, fifth floor plan, plan of pent house, electrical code, and plumbing code.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Framing Plan

Framing plan for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. Other sections include a column schedule, schedule of floor beam & girders, and first floor framing.
Date: 1918
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History