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Man by House; Man by Watering Trough
Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of Daniel Ray (D. R.) DeRusha wearing a suit, standing in front of a house with windows and bushes at 301 Miller St. in Abilene in 1938. The second picture is of George Nathan Cook standing in a field beside a watering trough with a car in the background in New Mexico in 1945.
Date:
{1938,1945}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of Affidavit of Possession of Ellis Locke and Maude B. Johnson]
Photostat copy of an affidavit of possession sworn by Ellis Locke which states he is the tenant on land owned by Maude B. Johnson in Hemphill County, Texas and his lease ends on May 1, 1940. The affidavit includes a sworn statement by Maude B. Johnson that states an oil and gas lease has been executed to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company beginning July 29, 1939.
Date:
August 8, 1939
Creator:
Locke, Ellis & Johnson, Maude B.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 1033
A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 1033, 2-6-2, class 1014, Raton, NM.
Date:
August 1939
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939]
Photostat copy of an oil and gas mining lease from Maude P. Johnson to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company regarding property in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date:
July 29, 1939
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reservoir Characteristics of the Eunice Oil Field, Lea County, New Mexico
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the oil and gas production of the Eunice oil field in southeastern New Mexico. Properties of the oil field, and analysis of the oil and gas produced are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
July 1939
Creator:
Anderson, C. C.; Hinson, H. H. & Schroeder, H. J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Santa Fe (ATSF) Caboose 1059
A photograph print showing Santa Fe side-door caboose 1059, Salbuquerque, NM.
Date:
May 27, 1939
Creator:
High, H. E.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 3729
A photograph print showing Santa Fe 3729, 4-8-2, on passenger train, Albuquerque, NM
Date:
May 25, 1939
Creator:
Merriman, R. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crops Against the Wind on the Southern Great Plains
"This bulletin briefly traces the circumstances which have created the soil problems in the southern Great Plains and shows how the hand of man has hastened present troubles. But it goes further and deals with the methods now being used to solve the problem on nature's own terms." -- p. 2-3. Some of the solutions discussed include contour farming, terraces, water conservation techniques, crop lines, and revegetation.
Date:
1939
Creator:
Rule, Glenn K. (Glenn Kenton), 1893-
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Native and Adapted Grasses for Conservation of Soil and Moisture in the Great Plains and Western States
"The information given in this bulletin should enable farmers in the Great Plains and Western States to select from the more common species of grasses some one or more suited to their needs [for soil and water conservation]. Common harvesting equipment and farm machinery can be adapted to the proper handling of native grasses. This brings the cost of such work within the means of most farmers." -- p. i. Among the grasses discussed are wheatgrass, buffalo grass, bluestem, grama, Bermuda grass, wild rye, hilaria, Sudan grass, bluegrass, panic grasses, dropseed, and needlegrass.
Date:
1939
Creator:
Hoover, Max M. (Max Manley), 1895-
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Santa Fe (ATSF) Diesel 5 on "El Capitan"
A photograph postcard showing the Santa Fe single unit diesel #5 (EMC) class 2, on passenger train No. 22, "El Capitan", all chair cars, traveling Los Angeles to Chicago twice weekly, leaving Albuquerque, NM.
Date:
November 5, 1938
Creator:
Perry, Otto C.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colonel A. W. Evans' Christmas Day Indian Fight (1868)
Article chronicles the events that lead to a fight between Colonel A. W. Evans' troops and a band of Comanche warriors after marching through the winter in New Mexico.
Date:
Autumn 1938
Creator:
Rister, C. C.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
General Highway Map Guadalupe County, New Mexico
Highway map of Guadalupe, New Mexico, showing boundaries, highways and roads (mileage indicated), railroads, towns, land grants, bodies of water, and buildings, such as schools, churches, and hospitals. The map includes a legend and a diagram of the section within New Mexico. Scale [ca. 1:126,720] (2 miles to the inch).
Date:
1938
Creator:
New Mexico State Highway Department
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General Highway Map San Miguel County, New Mexico
Highway map of San Miguel County, New Mexico, showing boundaries, highways and roads (mileage indicated), railroads, towns, land grants, bodies of water, and buildings, such as schools, churches, and hospitals. The map includes a legend (bottom-center) and a diagram of the section within New Mexico. Scale [ca. 1:126,720] (2 miles to the inch).
Date:
1938
Creator:
New Mexico State Highway Department
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0104.0342]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date:
1938
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
United States Earthquakes, 1938
Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1938. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date:
1938
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cimarron & Northwest Ry.
A photograph print showing a Cimarron & Northwestern Railway locomotive, 2-8-0, Cimarron, NM. Back of photo details locomotive's specifications, built in 1890.
Date:
September 17, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cimarron & Northwestern #4
A photograph print showing the Cimarron & Northwestern #4, 2-8-0 (BLW) [derelict] stored in a lumber yard. [Probably the Continental Tie and Lumbr Company]
Date:
September 17, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 1151
A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 1151, 2-6-2, Vauclain Compound design, on passenger train, Clayton NM. Back of photo details locomotive's specifications.
Date:
September 17, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sharp & Fellows #5 (neg)
A photograph negative showing the Sharp & Fellows Inc. (contractor) 5, 0-6-0 saddletrack loco.
Date:
September 17, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 473
A photograph print showing the narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 473, 2-8-2, pulling mixed Train No. 425 northward on a Santa Fe Branch Line in Rio Grande Canyon after leaving Embudo, NM.
Date:
September 16, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 478
A photograph print showing the narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 478, 2-8-2, on a freight train, Espanola, NM. [Water bag hanging on side of tender]
Date:
September 16, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 471
A photograph print showing the narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 471, 2-8-2 (Alco, class K-28), on the turntable, Chama, NM.
Date:
September 15, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 481
A photograph print showing the narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 481, 2-8-2 (BLW, class K-36), Chama, NM.
Date:
September 15, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 487
A photograph print showing the narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 487, 2-8-2, Chama, NM.
Date:
September 15, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History