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172
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30
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23
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13
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12
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3
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[Photostatic copy of the original Index to Unfinished Business in Zavala's Colony, September 1, 1932]
Photostatic copy of the original Index to Unfinished Business in Zavala's Colony found in the Spanish archives of the General Land Office. Austin, TX, September 1, 1932.
Date:
September 1, 1932
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[George and Richard Jowell]
Photograph of two boys on horse-back. The text under the photo reads: "George and Richard Jowell, sons of Rat Jowell, riding "Pete" and "Bill" on Jowell and Jowell Ranch, July 8, 1916."
Date:
July 8, 1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant title to John Bevil granted by Lorenzo de Zavala, October 29, 1834]]
Title of Possession of Land given to John Bevil October 28, 1834. Included are all the legal transactions made between Texas Government and authorized persons included in Bevil's Title of Land process. This copy is a translated copy by P.H. Buckley.
Date:
December 22, 1915
Creator:
General Land office of the State of Texas
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men With Wells Fargo Wagon]
Photograph of three men posing in front of a Wells Fargo horse-drawn wagon. The two on the left wear jackets and bow ties. The man on the right, who wears a vest and holds the horse's reins, has been identified as Carl Mountz.
Date:
1911~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptizing in the Tierra Blanca Creek]
Photograph of a large group of people standing on a hill watching an outdoor baptism in Tierra Blanca.
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fourth of July Picnic on Old Courthouse Grounds]
Photograph of a Fourth of July picnic in Hereford. Large groups of people with numerous horse-drawn buggies gather on the old courthouse grounds.
Date:
1907/1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Surveyors Breaking Camp]
Photograph of a group of surveyors breaking camp. They were surveying city lots in 1906. Also pictured are a windmill, tents, and wagons.
Date:
March 19, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy #2 of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833]
Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833, to sell eleven leagues of land in Texas. This is a typed translation that was filed in Houston County in 1905.
Date:
November 14, 1905
Creator:
Valle, Fernando del & Oca, Pedro Mones De
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833]
Copy of the Power of Attorney from Fernando del Valle to Lorenzo de Zavala, November 29, 1833, to sell eleven leagues of land in Texas. This is a typed translation that was filed in Houston County in 1905.
Date:
November 14, 1905
Creator:
Valle, Fernando del
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Court transactions of Eleven leagues of land from Don Fernando del Valle to Zavala, November 11, 1833]
Valle granting permission to conclude the sale to Zavala of the eleven leagues of land which he possesses as his own in Texas. And the documents transferring power of ownership and land rights of the eleven leagues of land to Emily de Zavala. This is a typed translation that was filed in Houston County in 1905.
Date:
November 14, 1905
Creator:
Valle, Fernando del
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hereford House]
Photograph of a group of people standing on the front porch of the Hereford House, while several women stand around a sign in front of the building.
Date:
December 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Adina to Mary] November 15th, 1900
A secret letter from Adina to her sister, Mary, including information on family history.
Date:
November 15, 1900
Creator:
De Zavala, Adina, 1861-1955
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certified Marriage Record of Zavala and West]
A certified marriage record of Lorenzo de (Lawrence) Zavala and Emily (Emilia) West. Took place November 12, 1831 at R. C. Church of Transfiguration by the Rev. Felix Varela. New York. Copied from the Parish Register on October 11, 1900.
Date:
October 11, 1900
Creator:
Transfiguration Church (New York, N.Y.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hereford Bull and Owner]
Photograph of Rat Jowell showing his registered Hereford Bull, either Climax 5th or Anxiety 4th. Jowell wears a suit and hat. The text underneath the photo reads: "One of first Anxiety 4th. Registered Herefords brought to county in 1898 by Rat Jowell and L. R. Bradley, shown here by Jowell. The town got its name from this herd."
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stuck in the Mud]
Photograph of the back end of a car, which is stuck in the mud near Hereford, Texas.
Date:
[1900..1930]
Creator:
Bradly, Bill
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina - June 19, 1895]
Reply to Adina's request for family history
Date:
June 19, 1895
Creator:
de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina June 19th 1895]
Response to Adina's request for family history
Date:
June 19, 1895
Creator:
de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina - September 25, 1893]
Reply to Adina's request for family history
Date:
September 25, 1893
Creator:
de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from de Zavala, Jr. to Adina March 24th 1891]
Correspondence in Spanish regarding Adina's request for family history.
Date:
March 24, 1891
Creator:
de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina December 12th 1890]
Letter replying to Adina's request for family history.
Date:
December 12, 1890
Creator:
de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina July 3, 1889]
Reply to Adina's request for family history
Date:
July 3, 1889
Creator:
de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina May 5th 1889]
Reply to Adina's request for family history.
Date:
May 5, 1889
Creator:
de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Victor Rose to Adina de Zavala - May 4, 1889
Letter contaning statements of the high regard in which Mr. Rose held Lorenzo de Zavala.
Date:
May 4, 1889
Creator:
Rose, Victor M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina March 24th 1889]
Letter containing responses to Adina's requests for family history.
Date:
March 24, 1889
Creator:
de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History