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Irion County Courthouse, Mertzon, historic plaque

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Mertzon, Texas. It reads "Irion County Court House, erected A.D. 1937. Commissioners Court, R. J. Atkinson, county judge; S. F. Ollis, Precinct No.1; Willis B. Burke, Precinct No.2; Art. Chandler, Precinct No. 3; L. T. White, Precinct No.4. J. A. Boyd, Sheriff & Tax Assesor-Collector; T. P. Lawdermilk, County Clerk; Mrs. Mary Boyles, Treasurer. David S. Castle Co., Architects. Balfanz Construction Co., Contractors."
Date: August 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Texas Civil War Indian Trouble Memorial, Irion County

Description: Texas Civil War Indian Trouble Memorial, Irion County. "War brought turmoil to Indians living in Kansas and the Indian Territory, with unfortunate results for Texans on the frontier. Most Cherokees, Choctaw, Creeks and Seminoles aided the South, while others adhered to the North. Few Comanches make a a treaty with the South; but a great majority with their allies, the Kiowas, held aloof from either side and plundered the frontier at will. Apaches and Kickapoos did the same from Mexico. Texa… more
Date: August 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Irion County

Description: Cadastral map of Irion County, Texas in the Hill Country region. Bodies of water are marked in blue. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: June 1889
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Kitchen-Cabinet.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in kitchen cabinets, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 2, 1898
Creator: Lackey, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Carlsbad Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1984
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 31.56 -100.69
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Carlsbad Quadrangle

Description: Satellite image 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 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 31.56 -100.69
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Multiple-record phonograph.

Description: Patent for a means by which record cylinders are "brought successively into operative relation" with the mechanism which causes them to rotate. Includes illustrations.
Date: June 1, 1915
Creator: Childers, Walter Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Inventory of county records, Irion County courthouse, Mertzon, Texas

Description: Inventory of records of Irion County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, and School Superintendent. Also provides a listing of Irion County Records and an index.
Date: 1975
Creator: Haney, Sharon & Robertson, Patricia O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Joseph Funk & Bros., Cattle Raisers and Dealers

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustrations, business name, brand descriptions, and text reading: "Ranch on Rocky Creek, Tom Green, Sterling and Irion Counties." Letterhead contains names Joseph Funk; J. F. Funk; Ike Funk.
Date: 1898
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Irion County

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of county name and decorative illustrations. Letterhead includes names W. F. Fokes, County Judge; E. C. McDonald, District and Co. Clerk; J. T. Rutledge, Sheriff and Collector; Thos. Stonehouse, Treasurer; W. M. Kuykendall, Assessor; J. G. Gibbons, Surveyor; Louis Brannan, Constable Pre. No. 1; W. H. Blanks, Com, Pre. No. 1; J. H. Ryburn, Com. Pre. No. 2; G. W. Tankersley, Com. Pre. No. 3… more
Date: 189X
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Insect Destroyer.

Description: Patent for an insect destroyer, specifically for the destruction of boll weevils and similar insects. The invention uses heat as the destruction agency and is portable, designed to travel along a row of plants.
Date: January 10, 1922
Creator: Rannefeld, Otto
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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