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Bell County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Bell County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. A handwritten note in red pen reads, "Shown but not named on the Williamson County map of Jan. 8, 1856." Scale [ca. 1:228,571] (6000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date: 1896
Creator: Von Rosenberg, E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map

Building Exteriors

Description: Copy photograph of two images. The left image shows the Bell County courthouse in Belton, Texas. The courthouse is a three-storey stone building with a clock tower. A smaller building can be seen in the background. There are two illegible hand-written notes on the photograph, as well as the text, "Bell County Court House, Belton, Tex." The right image shows the Comanche, Texas courthouse, also a three-storey stone building with a clocktower. A horse-drawn buggy can be seen outside the building.
Date: unknown
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The Cretaceous Area North of the Colorado River

Description: Geologic map of a portion of South Texas, showing Cretaceous rocks divided into two sequences - lower Cretaceous series and upper Cretaceous series. Shows also Tertiary and Paleozoic rocks. The map also includes county lines, cities and towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and areas of elevation. Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
Date: unknown
Creator: Taff, J. A.; Leverett, S. & Dumble, Edwin Theodore
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[Letter from J. D. Thorn to T. N. Carswell - October 1, 1942]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from J. D. Thorn, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Belton, Texas, dated October 1, 1942. Thorn acknowledges the receipt of the letter from Carswell relative to the subject of education on the liquor question. He writes that he is impressed by the suggestion, made by Carswell, that Baptist schools should include a required course of study along that line, and, if Carswell thinks it advisable, he will incorporate the suggestion into his report … more
Date: October 1, 1942
Creator: Thorn, J. D.
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[Letter from Mrs. D. Scarborough and T. Clack to the Taylor County Commissioner's Court, March 23, 1954]

Description: Letter from Mrs. Dallas Scarborough and Tommie Clack to the Taylor County Commissioner's Court asking that a bill be introduced to pass an Act officially designating the naming of Taylor county to the three brothers who died defending the Alamo, Edward, James, and George Taylor.
Date: March 23, 1954
Creator: Scarborough, Mrs. Dallas & Clack, Tommie
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[Letter from T. N. Carswell to J. D. Thorn - October 14, 1942]

Description: A letter written to Rev. J. D. Thorn, First Baptist Church, Belton, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, 24th District United Texas Drys, dated October 14, 1942. Carswell replies to a letter in which Thorn inquires if Carswell thinks it advisable that he incorporate the suggestion made by Carswell, that Baptist schools require a course of study on liquor, into his report for the state convention. Carswell answers that if Thorn includes a recommendation in his report "it would be very helpful".
Date: October 14, 1942
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
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[Letter from T. N. Carswell to W. K. Wingfield]

Description: A letter written to Mr. W. K. Wingfield, President Lions Club, Temple, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, with copies to Perry, Higgins and Hyer. Carswell replies to the suggestion by Wingfield that they support the other's candidates by stating that the governorship should be decided on merit and service.
Date: 1924
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
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[Letter from T. N. Carswell to W. K. Wingfield - March 29, 1924]

Description: A letter written to Mr. W. K. Wingfield, Temple, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Secretary-Treasurer, Lions International, Abilene, Texas, dated March 29, 1924. Carswell announces Abilene's candidate Lion R. D. Green for Governor. Typewritten at the bottom of the page is a reply from W. K. Wingfield, President, disclosing their decision to run Colonel Perry for International President stating, "If you will swing the clubs in your section for Lion Perry, we will help you with Lion Green".
Date: March 29, 1924
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
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[Letter from Vernon L. Mangun to T. N. Carswell - March 26, 1942]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Vernon L. Mangun, Dean, Mary Hardin-Baylor College (now the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor), Belton, Texas, dated March 26, 1942. Mangun advises that there are units within courses on the effects of alcohol. Typewritten on Mary Hardin-Baylor College letterhead bearing Weston's BLACKSTONE BOND watermark.
Date: March 26, 1942
Creator: Mangun, Vernon L.
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[Letter from Vernon L. Mangun to T. N. Carswell - March 26, 1942]

Description: A letter written to Faculty Members Dr. LeVesconte, Miss [Lucille] Capt, Miss [Annie Mae] Melton, from Vernon L. Mangun, dated March 20, 1942. The letter is a form letter, and makes request for answers regarding the inquiry from T. N. Carswell on whether or not courses on the effects of alcohol are offered. At the bottom is a handwritten reply to Dean Mangun from Annie Mae Melton confirms assignments on the effects of alcohol within courses.
Date: March 26, 1942
Creator: Mangun, Vernon L.
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[Letter from W. K. Wingfield to T. N. Carswell - April 18, 1924]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Secretary-Treasurer, Lions Club, Abilene, Texas, from W. K. Wingfield, President, Lions Club of Temple, Temple, Texas, dated April 18, 1924. Wingfield defends Col. Perry explaining that the Waco meeting at which Col. Perry was not present resulted in things done there that he and his committee did not agree to. He expresses his hope to see Carswell at the Abilene Club, the Paris Convention and then at Omaha in June.
Date: April 18, 1924
Creator: Wingfield, W. K.
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[Letter to B. F. Terry, August 30, 1909]

Description: Letter to B. F. Terry discussing an investment in a railroad in Terry's region of the state, as it is expected to be densely populated. The railroad is supposed to be continued into central Texas. The writer asks the distance from Rising Star to Bald Eagle Mountain, as well as to Dublin and to Comanche. The writer asks for a sketch of the possible routes and the distance. The following week engineers are to be expected in the region to find the most practical route.
Date: August 30, 1909
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Man and Boy by 1936 Ford Car

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. The picture on the left is of Charley Frank Dennis standing by a 1936 Ford car in a field. In the second picture, he is standing by the car with Wilson Eugene Dennis, and they are saluting. Wilson is wearing an Army uniform, and Charley is wearing Army style clothes.
Date: unknown
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[Railroad Proposal]

Description: Proposal for a new railroad from Comanche, Texas to Temple, Texas. The documents included contain information on the cost of construction, route, possibilities for extensions, projected revenue, and Texas laws pertaining to railroads.
Date: December 27, 1906
Creator: Holman, J. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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