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Midland County Courthouse, historic plaque on grounds

Description: Photograph of a historical marker in Midland, Texas. It reads: "Midland County (created and organized, March 1885). First known as the junction of many trails and site of the last Comanche raid into Texas. In 1881 the Texas and Pacific Railroad was built; equi-distant between El Paso and Fort Worth, this became known as Midland. First settler was a sheepman in 1882. Cattlemen came with Herefords in 1888. Water wells and windmills lured small farmers. Became headquarters for 1928 Permian Basin o… more
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.00220252646482 -102.07513086256563
Partner: UNT Libraries

A. R. Roessler's Latest Map of the State of Texas.

Description: Map of Texas, showing counties and Indian Territory. The map includes towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. The map also includes illustrations of the Texas State Capitol and of the General Land Office in Austin, an inset map showing agricultural districts and soil varieties (lower-left), and notes on geology and mineral rocks.
Date: 1874
Creator: Mittendorfer, M. V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

The Comanche Country, 1875

Description: Military map of the Indian Territory in the Great Plains, showing Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Kansas. The map includes military trails and posts (abandoned and occupied). State lines, towns, railroads, bodies of water, and areas of elevation are also included. Towns enclosed in brackets were established after 1875. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1933
Creator: Riney, W. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

A. R. Roessler's Latest Map of the State of Texas (1).

Description: Map of Texas, showing counties and Indian Territory. The map includes towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. The map also includes an illustration of the Texas State Capitol in Austin (lower-right corner), legend, and notes on geology and mineral rocks.
Date: 1874
Creator: Mittendorfer, M. V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of Texas

Description: Atlas map of the state of Texas, showing towns, roads, water bodies, and other geological features. Map includes two inset maps: "Plan of Galveston Bay from a M.S." and map of the Western United States, Texas, and Mexico. Cartouche includes two seals, one of the Republic of Texas and the second of the General Land Office, Texas. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:2,661,120
Date: April 17, 1841
Creator: Arrowsmith, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

A. R. Roessler's Latest Map of the State of Texas (2).

Description: Map of West Texas, showing counties and Indian Territory. The map includes towns, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. The map also includes an inset map showing agricultural districts and soil varieties (lower-left corner), an illustration of the General Land Office in Austin, and notes on geology and mineral rocks.
Date: 1874
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Throckmorton Co.

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Throckmorton County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, including the Comanche Indian Reserve, cities, towns, and roads. Handwritten notes have been made in the lower-right corner of the map in red pencil. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1914
Creator: Pressler, C. W. & Terrell, O. O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of Texas

Description: Reprint of atlas map of the state of Texas with regions or counties outlined with color. Map includes two inset maps: "Plan of Galveston Bay from a M.S." and map of the Western United States, Texas, and Mexico. Cartouche includes two seals, one of the Republic of Texas and the second of the General Land Office, Texas. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:2,661,120
Date: August 1, 1960
Creator: Arrowsmith, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Leon County.

Description: Survey map of Leon County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, cities, towns, and railroads. No scale information given.
Date: 1853
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Heydrick's Map of Throckmorton Co. Texas

Description: Survey map of Throckmorton County, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, bodies of water, railroads, and Comanche Indian Territory. A legend indicating drilling wells, gas wells, abandoned wells, and dry holes is included in the upper-left corner. Scale [ca. 1:66,667] (2000 varas to the inch).
Date: September 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Traveller's Map of the State of Texas (1).

Description: Map of South Texas, showing county lines and Indian Territory. The map also includes towns, roads, railroads, post offices, bodies of water, and other geologic features. There is an inset map in the lower-right corner titled "Map of the Northern Parts of Texas," which covers the Panhandle and some Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. There is a larger inset map in the lower-left corner titled "Map of the Western Parts of Texas," which includes El Paso and Presidio Counties and part of the … more
Date: 1867
Creator: Pressler, Charles W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of Emigrant Trail and Butterfield Trail, Grayson County to Pecos.

Description: Map of the Southern Emigrant Trail, a major route for immigration into California, and the Butterfield Overland Mail Trail, a stagecoach service, through Texas. The map also indicates county lines, Indian Territory, towns, cities, roads, railroads, areas of elevation, and bodies of water. Relief shown in hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 33.717101 -96.654794
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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[News Clip: Comanche protest]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 2, 1979, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 09 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 61, July 1957 - April, 1958

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 561.
Date: 1958
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 59, July 1955 - April, 1956

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 547.
Date: 1956
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

[Comanche Family Portrait]

Description: Photograph of a Comanche family. There is a man sitting in a chair in the center of the photo, there are two other people standing behind him, and a child leaning on his lap.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Irwin, William E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Clay County Historical Society
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