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Jeff Davis Co.

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Jeff Davis County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil and appear to denote the addition of names and roads. Scale [ca. 1:426,666] (8000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date: 1915
Creator: Bramlette, H. M. & McDonald, H. F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Birds-Eye-View, Fort Davis, Texas

Description: The photograph on this postcard shows the town of Fort Davis. In the foreground, there is a formation of large rocks and an unpaved road that continues into the middle of the town. To either side of the road, there are various buildings enclosed by fences and surrounded by yards, trees, and windmills. The postcard was sent from Fort Davis March 15 and arrived in Uvalde, Texas March 17, 1918 according to the postmarks. The text, handwritten in ink, reads: "Wednesday. Well Janet how are you … more
Date: 1918~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Officer's Line, Fort Davis, Texas

Description: In this photograph, there are about 10 buildings that appear to be identical, all in a line. A handwritten note on the front says "Officers Line" which suggests that the buildings are the houses of the officers and their families. Each house has a dark roof and five white pillars that form the rim of the porch. There are trees interspersed among the houses. In front of the buildings, there is a large area that is fenced in and contains several animals. Behind the houses, there is a rocky r… more
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[After the deer hunt]

Description: In this photograph, there are two trees with at least three dead dear hanging upside-down from the branches. Two of the deer have been split open and an older man in the center of the photograph is cutting the third. Another man, dressed casually, is watching him work. To the far right, there is a covered buggy or wagon that is unhitched and parked. Behind the men, there is a white spotted dog lying on the ground and a white building, presumably a house. In the background there appear to b… more
Date: November 1916
Creator: Fred J. Feldman Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Bloys Campmeeting]

Description: In this photograph, a group of 13 people (including two children) are standing in front of trees. All of the men and most of the women are wearing hats (and/or bonnets). At the bottom of the photograph there are several handwritten labels: "S. N. B., G. N. Bogel, Jessie B. H. [...] H. J. H. Jr., Eda Jenkins Hubbard, and W. W. Bogel" From left to right, there are: a woman in a white dress with dark-colored sleeves (S. N. B.); a man in a white shirt and bow-tie wearing dark glasses; a second w… more
Date: 1913~/1916~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Mr. Bogel and Ms. Hubbard at the Bloys Camp Meeting]

Description: In this photograph, an older man and woman are standing together in front of a tree. Both are dressed up: the man is wearing slacks, a striped shirt, and a tie with a hat; the woman is wearing a long white dress. They are both holding objects in their hands and the woman is looking at hers, rather than at the camera. The man is standing to the left and has his left arm around her shoulders. In the left of the photograph, an old-style automobile is partially visible. In the background to th… more
Date: 1913?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Merrill Ranch House]

Description: Photograph of the Merrill Ranch taken around 1916 on a cabinet card. The home has dark colored siding and is surrounded by lush greenery. A vegetable garden is visible in the foreground.
Date: 1916~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Three Soldiers on Motorcycles]

Description: Photograph of three soldiers riding motorbikes on a dirt path that cuts through a small rock formation. The soldier closest to the camera has a motorbike with a side car. All three men are wearing collared shirts and wide-brimmed hats.
Date: 1917/1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

Jeff Davis County

Description: 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.
Date: 1915
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Valentine Sheet

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1916
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 30.75 -104.25
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fort Davis Sheet

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1911
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 30.75 -103.75
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Alpine Sheet

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1916
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 30.25 -103.75
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Marfa Sheet

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1915
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 30.25 -104.25
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Chispa Sheet

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1911
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 30.75 -104.75
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Valentine Sheet

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1919
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 30.75 -104.25
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Partners Break Ground on Ft. Davis State Bank]

Description: Photograph of 9 partners standing in the middle of a field of bare dirt breaking ground on the Fort Davis State Bank Bank in 1911. The back of the card identifies the partners as being, left to right; J. W. Espy, Charles Mulhurn, W. Keesey, Dr. W. T. Jones, W. S. Miller, Jim Davis (Sheriff), E. R. Robertson (Cashier), and H. A. King. The ninth partner is not identified.
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.588422 -103.894585
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

Hoof Gouge.

Description: Patent for a hoof gouge provides a new way to clench nails in the shoeing of horse hoofs process.
Date: December 29, 1914
Creator: Hanschen, E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Quilting-Frame.

Description: Patent for improvements in quilting frames by improving the form of clamp for fastening the ends and sides of the frame together, and screw combines with the clamp which is adapted to receive the terminals of the supporting elements. (Lines 21-25) Illustration is included.
Date: January 11, 1910
Creator: Mahoney, Philip D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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