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[Photograph of West Texas Picnic]

Photograph of three women and a man eating in a field with four horses. Written on the back of the photo, "A pioneer West Texas picnic party, Misses Mary, Annie and Lelia Smith, and George Mayes eating watermelon which washed down the Blanco Canyon during a flood in 1899."
Date: 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crosby County

Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Crosby County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: April 1892
Creator: Murray
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swing Attachment for Cuspidors. (open access)

Swing Attachment for Cuspidors.

Patent for improved swing attachment for cuspidors in which “a cuspidor may be pivotally connected with a seat or equivalent support, held in horizontal position while connected, and rendered capable of being swung out from or beneath the seat and expeditiously and conveniently removed when necessary.” (Lines 11-17) Illustration is included.
Date: July 28, 1891
Creator: Horseman, Stephen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kentucky Cattle Raising Company (open access)

Kentucky Cattle Raising Company

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs, cattle illustration, and business name with text reading: "Ranch, Blanco Canyon, Crosby Co. Texas." Reverse of letter contains large map of the company's ranch lands with topographical features. Letter contains the names H. J. Tilford, Pres.; James S. Pirtle, V. Pres.; Rob't. [?]ford, Sec'y.; C. M. Tilford, Resident Manager.
Date: 1894
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cox & Lewis, Land Agents & Surveyors (open access)

Cox & Lewis, Land Agents & Surveyors

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name, with text describing services offered. Letterhead contains the names M. M. Cox, Abstractor; C. E. Lewis, Surveyor.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
County and District Clerk, Crosby County, Texas (open access)

County and District Clerk, Crosby County, Texas

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and county name, with the name Jeff. S. King, Clerk in lithographic print by Clarke & Courts, Galveston.
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Espuela Land and Cattle Company, Limited (open access)

Espuela Land and Cattle Company, Limited

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains illustrations of cattle and horse brands and the name Fred Horsbrugh, Manager.
Date: 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History