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[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad in Denison, Texas. Text: In 1865 the Union Pacific Railway Southern Branch was incorporated to build a railroad from the St. Louis-Kansas City area to the Gulf of Mexico. In 1870, with construction completed to the border of Indian Territory, the line was renamed the Missouri, Kansas, & Texas Railroad. This title was often shortened to M-K-T, which led to the familiar nickname by which the line is best known… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

An Outline of the Dallas Master Plan

Description: Outline of the Dallas Master Plan compiled by the Dallas City Plan Commission discussing the fourteen previous reports made by Harland Bartholomew. The report also contains maps showing the city's streets, water distribution, parks, etc. Included in the back is a handwritten list made by Mayor J. Woodall Rodgers listing members of the various boards and committees involved in the planning.
Date: 1946
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). City Plan Commission.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas

Description: This book covers statistical information for the state of Texas. It includes "great inducements for the investment of capital, health for the invalid, interesting sights and scenes for the tourist and pleasure seeker, broad fields of research for the historian, unsurpassed hunting grounds for the sportsman, and other resources waiting to be unlocked by the key of capital in the hands of labor and industry" (title page).
Date: 1890
Creator: Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Partner: UNT Libraries

Your Dallas of Tomorrow: A Master Plan for a Greater Dallas

Description: Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. It is presented in two parts: the character of the city (background information on the history, geography, economy, employment, zoning, etc.) and the scope of the city plan, which has specific details for a plan to improve land use, water supplies, transportation, recreational facilities, and other aspects of city administration.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dallas City Code]

Description: Text of laws in the city of Dallas, Texas, including standing rules, revised civil and criminal ordinances, and revised city ordinances. Most of the ordinances were enacted in 1889 with amendments in 1891 and 1893. Index to civil ordinances starts after page 296.
Date: 1893
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1968, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1968, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners with names starting with "A" through "L".
Date: 1968
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1956]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1956, including the owner name and address of each property, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1956
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

Mayor's Message and Annual Reports of City Officers of the City of Dallas, Texas: For the Fiscal Year Ending April 15th, 1889

Description: Report on various aspects of the city of Dallas, Texas describing activities, funding, and other information for fiscal year 1888-1889, including an overall report from the mayor as well as departmental reports from the health officer, city chemist, chief of the fire department, superintendent fire alarm telegraph, city engineer, superintendent of waterworks, city recorder, city marshal, city collector, city treasurer, and city secretary. An index to the reports is on page 108.
Date: 1889
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1957, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1957, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1957
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1960, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1960, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1960
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1958, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1958, including the name and address of the each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1958
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1964, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1964, including the owner name/address and description of each property, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, account number, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners with names starting with "A" through "L".
Date: 1964
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1965, Volume 2]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1965, including the name and address of each property's owner, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners with names starting with "Mc" through "Z".
Date: 1965
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1959, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1959, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1959
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1963, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1963, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners with names starting with "A" through "L".
Date: 1963
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1965, Volume 1]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1965, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners with names starting with "A" through "L".
Date: 1965
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1964,Volume 2]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1964, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners with names starting with "Mc" through "Z".
Date: 1964
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1941 to 1952]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1941 to 1952, including the owner name and information of each property, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1941/1952
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas Report 3: Past and Probable Future Population

Description: Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes tables and charts showing Dallas' population history and expected growth up until approximately 1970; the report looks at factors that could effect the distribution of population, where the future growth may occur, etc.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1900-1901.

Description: General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "the Present State, County and City Governments, and a Complete List of all Postoffices and Money Order Offices in Texas; Also an Index of Societies, Associations, Churches, Corporations, Educational Institutes; Full Name and Address of all Residents, Their Occupations or Pursuits, and a Complete Classi… more
Date: 1900
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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