Texas Navy (open access)

Texas Navy

A survey of the Texas Navy during the Texas Revolution and the Republic Era. Includes maps, sketches, a list of ships of the Texas Navy, and a chronology. Also includes photographs of 20th century U.S. Navy ships named after Texans or Texas locations.
Date: January 1, 1968
Creator: U.S. Navy Department. Naval History Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Migratory Workers of South Texas (open access)

Mexican Migratory Workers of South Texas

A book about the livelihood of Mexican migrant workers in south Texas. The book contains information about the income, family life, social life, and potential prospects of the Mexican workers.
Date: 1941
Creator: Menefee, Selden C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pecan shellers of San Antonio: the problem of underpaid and unemployed Mexican labor (open access)

Pecan shellers of San Antonio: the problem of underpaid and unemployed Mexican labor

A book about the livelihood of migrant Mexican pecan shellers. The book contains information concerning: the pecan-shelling industry in San Antonio, the earnings of the pecan shellers in 1938, the social lives of the pecan shellers, and the potential prospects of the pecan shellers.
Date: 1940
Creator: Menefee, Selden C.; Cossmore, Orin C. & Webb, John N.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Gazetteer of Texas (open access)

A Gazetteer of Texas

Geological and geographic survey and analysis of Texas at the onset of the 20th century. Also includes an index of place names in Texas.
Date: 1904
Creator: Gannett, Henry
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn (open access)

The Leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn

Compilation of tributes about Sam Rayburn written by his colleagues in the U.S. Congress to commemorate his tenure as the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives. It includes some brief biographical information and explanation about the importance of the post.
Date: 1961
Creator: United States. Congress. (87th, 1st session : 1961). House.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Twenty-first Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1899-1900, Part 7--Texas, Geography and Geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas with Detailed Descriptions of the Cretaceous Formations and Special Reference to Artesian Waters (open access)

Twenty-first Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1899-1900, Part 7--Texas, Geography and Geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas with Detailed Descriptions of the Cretaceous Formations and Special Reference to Artesian Waters

Scientific report covering the geography and geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas. Provides extensive discussion of artesian conditions in the counties of: Wise, Parker, Hood, Erath, Eastland, Comanche, Brown, Mills, Hamilton, Lampasas, Burnet, Somervell, Bosque, Coryell, Travis, Williamson, Bell, McLennan, Hill, Johnson, Tarrant, Denton, Cooke, Dallas, Ellis, Grayson, Lamar, Red River, Fannin, Collin, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Falls, and Milam. Includes photographs, diagrams, and maps.
Date: 1901
Creator: Hill, Robert T.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Trinity Artesian Reservoirs of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas including the Eastern and Western Cross Timbers

Map shows catchment, embed, and availability of Trinity reservoirs. Also displays topography, streams, cities, and railroads. Includes legend.
Date: 1900
Creator: Hill, Robert T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas including the Eastern and Western Cross Timbers.

Topographic map of the Black Prairie and Grand Prairie regions of Texas and southern Indian Territory, including the Eastern and Western cross timbers. Also displays streams, cities, and railroads.
Date: 1899
Creator: Hill, Robert T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Geology of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas including the Eastern and Western Cross Timbers

Geologic map shows surficial, sedimentary, crystalline, and igneous formations of the Black and Grand Prairies in Texas. Also displays topography, streams, cities, and railroads. Includes legend.
Date: 1899
Creator: Hill, Robert T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cross Sections on the Lines A-A. B-B. Etc. PL. LXVI, Showing Geological Structure of the Black and Grand Prairies.

Profiles to illustrate section lines on Plate 66, Geologic Map of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas.
Date: 1899~
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
Full Text of the Game, Fish and Fur Laws of Texas with citations of Park Laws, 1965 (open access)

Full Text of the Game, Fish and Fur Laws of Texas with citations of Park Laws, 1965

This book includes the full text of Texas laws (current at the time of publication) that are related to game, fish, and fur laws or to state park laws. There are eight sections: Game Laws; Fresh Water Fishing; Salt Water and Commercial Fishing; Fur-bearing Animals; Sand, Shell and Gravel; Pollution Laws; Commission--Powers, Duties; and Regulatory Responsibility. The preface includes information about citations used in the text. Indexes to wildlife statues, subjects, and park statutes start on page 501.
Date: September 1, 1965
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report of Fish and Oyster Commissioner of the State of Texas for the Year Ending August 31, 1902 (open access)

Report of Fish and Oyster Commissioner of the State of Texas for the Year Ending August 31, 1902

Report containing information gathered by the Texas Fish and Oyster Commissioner including laws, licenses granted, and poundage caught per county.
Date: 1902
Creator: Texas. Fish and Oyster Commissioner.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Caddo Oil and Gas Field, Louisiana and Texas (open access)

The Caddo Oil and Gas Field, Louisiana and Texas

This article is based on the production of oil in the Caddo oil and gas field on the Gulf Coastal plain.
Date: 1916
Creator: Matson, George Charlton
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural Gas Resources of Parts of North Texas (open access)

Natural Gas Resources of Parts of North Texas

Article about Natural Gas Reserves production and Consumption in Dallas, Fort Worth in Texas
Date: February 1916
Creator: Shaw, E. W. (Eugene Wesley) & Matson, George Charlton
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History