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Val Verde Co.

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Val Verde County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:355,555] (8000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Val Verde 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: 1908
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

["Law West of the Pecos"]

Description: Photograph of Judge Roy Bean's House, the "Law West of the Pecos." Several men sit on the porch and more men are on horseback outside the house. Caption reads "This old relic is located in the little town of Langtry, Texas, which was the abode of Judge Roy Bean--a "Saloon" and also a "Hall of Justice" he being the only peace officer west of the Pecos River, at the time the photo was made, about 1900, and shows Judge Bean holding court, trying a horse-thief. Left of the picture is the stolen hor… more
Date: 1900~
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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