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The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 2005

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 2005

Date: 2005
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Description: Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the university, student body, professors, and organizations. Name index starts on page 197.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 2007

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 2007

Date: 2007
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Description: Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the university, student body, professors, and organizations. Name index starts on page 156.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 2006

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 2006

Date: 2006
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Description: Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the university, student body, professors, and organizations. Name index starts on page 156.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
The Daily News-Tribune, Industrial Review Edition: Austin, Capital City of Texas.

The Daily News-Tribune, Industrial Review Edition: Austin, Capital City of Texas.

Date: 1906-02
Creator: The Daily News-Tribune
Description: This edition gives an overview of the city of Austin including major buildings, businesses, and people as well as general information about the the layout and statistics of the city.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Directory of Texas Industries from Official Sources

Directory of Texas Industries from Official Sources

Date: 1903
Creator: Walton & Walton
Description: The directory gives listings of businesses categorized by industry (including elected officials). The directory opens with a "Description of the State of Texas" which is a reprint of the report written by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Statistics and History for the Governor of Texas. The index begins on page 429.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Map of Velasco, Texas, and Environs

Map of Velasco, Texas, and Environs

Date: [189?]
Creator: Rand McNally & Co.
Description: This map shows the city of Velasco, split into numbered lots. Text near the middle of the page describes the history and population of the city and the Brazos River Channel. Near the bottom of the page, Surfside and Quintana are also shown in lesser detail.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Texas.

Texas.

Date: 1869
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Description: This map shows the state of Texas and surrounding areas, including Cross Timbers. Each of the counties is outlined and labeled. Additionally the map has towns, railroads, and battle fields marked on the map with a key in the lower left corner. Bodies of water and geographic features are also shown on the map (with relief shown by hachures and spot heights). On the back of the map is a page of illustrated text with review exercises about a map of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas (not included) and facts about the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. The text starts and continues on un-included pages. Scale 1:3623775 (W 103⁰--W 93⁰/N 35⁰---N 26⁰). Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
State of Texas

State of Texas

Date: 185?
Creator: unknown
Description: Two pages (numbered 91 and 92) taken from an unknown text. The first page is primarily taken up by a shaded map of the state of Texas that shows major cities, bodies of water, and mountain ranges (relief shown by hachures). Underneath, the text contains "Lesson XLVII...State of Texas." with information about the Characteristics, Mountains, Valleys, Rivers, Sea-Coast, Islands, and Vegetable Products of the state. The second page is a continuation of the text, including further information on Animals, Minerals, Climate, Soil, Face of the Country, Divisions, Agriculture, Chief Towns, Inhabitants, and History--Early Annals of the state. The portion about the divisions of Texas includes a table that breaks down the population of each county.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Texas and Indian Territory

Texas and Indian Territory

Date: 1878
Creator: Monteith, James
Description: This map shows the state of Texas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). The counties of Texas are labeled and shaded in various colors; regions of Indian Territory are outlined in red. Major cities, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief marked by hachures). Additionally, completed and proposed railroads (as well as some other travel routes) are marked with red lines. There are three insets: "Mexico" and the "Western Part of Texas" in the lower left corner, and southern states west of Texas (parts of California, Arizona, and New Mexico) in the lower right corner. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich This map is a part of a larger document that discusses the geography of Texas including physical geography and social geography (population, government, education, etc.), important Texans, and history.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Facts about the U. S. Army Replacement Center, Mineral Wells, Texas

Facts about the U. S. Army Replacement Center, Mineral Wells, Texas

Date: unknown
Creator: Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce
Description: This item appears to be about the size of a bookmark and contains a list of facts and statistics about the facilities and personnel at Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Holding Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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