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- Mitchell Co.
- Cadastral map of Mitchell County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale indicated.
- Map of Mitchell County, Texas
- Blue line print of survey map of Mitchell County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, boundaries, railroads, roads, and blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
- Mitchell County
- Blue line print of survey map of Mitchell County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
- Map of Mitchell County, Texas
- Blue line print of survey map of Mitchell County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, boundaries, railroads, roads, and blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
- Cleaning Apparatus.
- Patent for a vacuum for cleaning cotton gins that attaches to the pneumatic elevators generally found in cotton gins.
- Cultivator.
- Patent for an improved cultivator that is easy to guide and operate, possesses increased durability, and is inexpensive to construct.
- Oil Field
- Photograph of an oil field on a brushy plain. Several derricks are visible above the numerous oil wells stretching across the flat land.
- Cultivator
- Patent for improvements to cultivators that allow the driver to adjust displacement in order to avoid obstacles without changing the path of operation.
- [Tent Revival in Mitchell County, Texas]
- Copy slide of a photograph o the scenery at a tent revival in Mitchell County, Texas. A large crowd of various people are standing in front of wide light colored tent. The males are wearing dark colored suits and the females are wearing white dresses.
- [Photograph of the LeSure Well]
- Photograph of the LeSure well in Mitchell County, Texas. A view of the steel derrick and well site can also be seen within the photograph.
- Stalk-Cutter.
- Patent for a stalk cutter that attaches to a cultivator and will move up if it hits an obstacle.
- Stock-Weaner.
- Patent for improvements in stock weaners. The invention is used for weaning cattle and "may be applied to either the parent or the offspring to prevent abstraction of the lacteal fluid from the udder by either. The purpose of the invention is to devise a device of the character and for the purpose aforesaid which will be simple, effective, light, not interfere with grazing or feeding, and which can be easily and quickly placed in position without the use of tools and adapted to be readily removed and applied to another animal" (lines 12-22). Includes specifications and illustrations.
- Folding Poultry-Crate
- Patent for a folding poultry-crate. Illustration included.
- Propeller.
- Patent for improvements for a propeller that can be attached to a boat, and do everything it can to work the way a fish's tail does.
- Planter.
- Patent for improvements in planters in which a planter can also be used as cultivator; it will plant seed in deep and shallow furrows as well as the proper covering of the furrows and cultivation of the soil. Illustration is included.
- Combination-Tool for Manipulating Wire
- Patent for a combination tool for manipulating wire, "a convenient hand-tool for bending, straightening, shortening, and otherwise manipulating the wires ordinarily used in the construction of fences," (lines 10-14).
- Bicycle
- Patent for device for improvement of speed of bicycle, including illustrations.
- Corn or Grain Knife
- Patent for a corn or grain knife used for harvesting. Illustration included.
- Baby on Porch
- Copy photograph of a baby playing on the porch of a wooden house. The baby is playing with a teddy bear on a chair that's been tipped on its side.
- Women by Farmhouse in Field
- Copy photograph of two women and two small children by a farmhouse in a field. The women and children are wearing white dresses. There are two large trees behind the farmhouse.
- Children by School
- Copy photograph of a group of school children outside a school. The children are posed in three rows outside a wooden building. The smallest children sit on the ground while the older children stand behind. Some children do not have shoes.
- Children Playing
- Copy photograph of two children standing outside a wooden house. The boy is scowling and wearing a toy gun holster. The girl has a bow in her hair and is standing with her hands on her hips. Behind them is a window.
- People by River
- Copy negative of several people, one of whom is Marguerite Gregg, in formal dress on a hill next to the Colorado River. The river is visible behind the people.
- Family Reunion
- Copy photograph of a group picture of the Wallace family. Nine members of the family - six women and three men - are posed in two rows in front of a wooden, one-storey house. Seated in the front row is an elderly couple and two young women. Standing in the back are three women and two men.
- California Company Men Standing in Snow
- Photograph of members of the California Company (William Simpson, Leonard Orynski, and Earl Cramer) standing in the snow with Colorado City banker Maxwell Thomas. The men are standing next to their car, all wearing jackets and hats.
- Axle-Lubricator.
- Patent for an axle lubricator that continuously lubricates an axle through a hollow nut in the end of the hub bushing, and the oil cup can be refilled easily and without removing the wheel.
- Bottle-Case.
- Patent for a bottle holding case using wires to encircle the inner groove of the case as re-enforcement, then use metal bands or wires woven around the encircling wires; these metal bands or wires would then wove around the necks and bodies of the bottles to secure the bottles inside the case. Illustration is included
- Mitchell County, State of Texas.
- Map shows late nineteenth century Mitchell County, Texas tracts of land with landowners names, patents, block and lot numbers; railroads and towns; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:66,667].
- Mitchell County, state of Texas.
- Map shows late nineteenth century Mitchell County, Texas tracts of land with landowners names, patents, block and lot numbers; railroads and towns; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:66,667].
- Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-529
- Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The authority of the Tax Assessor-Collector of Mitchell County to issue a full tax receipt upon payment of the county's share of the proceeds of the sale of land deeded to a school district in payment of delinquent taxes.
- Cotton-Treating Machine.
- Patent for improved cotton treating machine that separates cotton fibers from seeds. This cotton treater keeps the cotton fibers long when separating the seeds, including illustrations.
- [Notes by T. N. Carswell - January 20, 1941]
- A page of handwritten notes by T. N. Carswell on Selective Service System letterhead, dated January 20, 1941. Commanders named to select officers for County set up: J. E. Shewbert, J. J. Mueller and A. E. Travis.
- [Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - March 2, 1944]
- An itinerary (special) for Thomas N. Carswell for work performed in Colorado City, TX from February 20, 1944 through March 2, 1944. Approved and signed by L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C., Policy Supervisor.
- Aerial Photograph of Land Surrounding Colorado City, Texas
- An aerial photograph of land surrounding Colorado City, Texas, taken by Abilene, Texas photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Texas Highway Department Aerial of Colorado City
- Aerial Photograph of Land Surrounding Colorado City, Texas
- An aerial photograph of land surrounding Colorado City, Texas, taken by Abilene, Texas photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Texas Highway Department Aerial of Colorado City
- Aerial Photograph of Land Surrounding Colorado City, Texas
- An aerial photograph of land surrounding Colorado City, Texas, taken by Abilene, Texas photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Texas Highway Department Aerial of Colorado City
- Aerial Photograph of Land Surrounding Colorado City, Texas
- An aerial photograph of land surrounding Colorado City, Texas, taken by Abilene, Texas photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Texas Highway Department Aerial of Colorado City
- Aerial Photograph of Land Surrounding Colorado City, Texas
- An aerial photograph of land surrounding Colorado City, Texas, taken by Abilene, Texas photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Texas Highway Department Aerial of Colorado City
- Aerial Photograph of Land Surrounding Colorado City, Texas
- An aerial photograph of land surrounding Colorado City, Texas, taken by Abilene, Texas photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Texas Highway Department Aerial of Colorado City
- Aerial Photograph of Land Surrounding Colorado City, Texas
- An aerial photograph of land surrounding Colorado City, Texas, taken by Abilene, Texas photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Texas Highway Department Aerial of Colorado City
- Mitchell County.
- Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
- Religious Baptism at Seven Wells
- Photograph of a religious baptism in a river at Seven Wells, near Colorado City, Texas, in 1922. Many people line the riverbanks in formal attire.
- Religious Baptism at Seven Wells
- Photograph of a religious baptism in a river at Seven Wells, near Colorado City, Texas, in 1922. Many people line the riverbanks in formal attire.
- Man in Snow
- Photograph of a geologist from the Standard Oil Company, in coat and boots, standing next to a house in the snow.
- Boiler Plant
- Photograph of the ice covered boiler at the California Company's Richardson Number One oil well site in Mitchell County, Texas.
- Icy Building
- Photograph of the ice covered bunkhouse at the California Company's Richardson Number One oil well site in Mitchell County, Texas.
- Icy Truck
- Photograph of an ice covered truck at the California Company's Richardson Number One site in Mitchell County, Texas.
- Aerial Photograph of Land Surrounding Colorado City, Texas
- An aerial photograph of land surrounding Colorado City, Texas, taken by Abilene, Texas photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Texas Highway Department Aerial of Colorado City
- Aerial Photograph of Land Surrounding Colorado City, Texas
- An aerial photograph of land surrounding Colorado City, Texas, taken by Abilene, Texas photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Texas Highway Department Aerial of Colorado City
- Aerial Photograph of Land Surrounding Colorado City, Texas
- An aerial photograph of land surrounding Colorado City, Texas, taken by Abilene, Texas photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Texas Highway Department Aerial of Colorado City