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Map of Tarrant County, Texas.

Description: Map shows early twentieth century Tarrant County, Texas landowners, towns, major streets, railroads, inter-urbans, school districts, precincts, lakes and watershed; bulls-eye circles from the courthouse. Scale [ca. 1:66,667].
Date: 1917
Creator: Darter, John H.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Baylor County.

Description: Map shows early twentieth century Baylor County, Texas property boundaries, landowners, land patents, towns, and railroads; handwritten annotations for petroleum prospecting activity. Scale [ca. 1:66,667].
Date: 1917
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map showing Indian reservations in the United States, 1917.

Description: Map shows Native American reservation boundaries in the continental United States; reservation hospitals and schools; railroads, state boundaries, cities, major towns. Includes legend. Insets: "Mission Ind. res. in California," "Indian pueblo grants in New Mexico," and "Northeastern Oklahoma." Scale [ca. 1:8,000,000].
Date: 1917
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Air Brake Attachment.

Description: Patent for "mechanism for use in connection with railway cars for automatically controlling the air brakes," including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 17, 1917
Creator: Flowers, Malon Inghram & Sale, Archie Pierce
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey, July 16, 1917]

Description: Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey (c.c. to R. O. Calloway) acknowledging receipt of a letter from July 6, and reminding Ramey that the referendum vote taken by the twelfth seniority district was unanimous to not consolidate the eleventh and twelfth districts. The chairman states that the matter has been passed on to the General Grievance Committee.
Date: July 16, 1917
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey, July 2, 1917]

Description: Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey discussing a lodge (Lodge No. 572) that no longer desires to consolidate the eleventh and twelfth seniority districts. It is stated that the lodge does not have the authority to reverse an action taken by a referendum vote, but also calls for a vote to be retaken within said lodge. The letter also suggests the preparation of a petition if the recipient wants the concerns of the lodge to be taken into consideration.
Date: July 2, 1917
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Carter, May 23, 1917]

Description: Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Carter discussing the referendum vote taken by firemen in the eleventh and twelfth seniority district to unanimously consolidate the districts. These districts are to be consolidated in the new schedule in which a new seniority list will be made with respect to each individual's seniority in their respective districts prior to consolidation. The Districts will appear as District No. 11 in the new schedule.
Date: May 23, 1917
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from M. O. Laisure and M. W. Curry to W. S. Carter, May 23, 1917]

Description: Letter from M. O. Laisure and M. W. Curry to W. S. Carter discussing the referendum vote taken by firemen in the eleventh and twelfth seniority district to unanimously consolidate the districts. These districts are to be consolidated in the new schedule in which a new seniority list will be made with respect to each individual's seniority in their respective districts prior to consolidation. The Districts will appear as District No. 11 in the new schedule.
Date: May 23, 1917
Creator: Laisure, M. O. & Curry, M. W.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from L. S. Lawrence to M. O. Laisure, June 29, 1917]

Description: Letter from L. S. Lawrence to M. O. Laisure discussing an enclosed consolidated seniority list, with the exception of three or four men from Lawrence's district. Lawrence also mentions he is going on vacation for two or three weeks and will leave matters in the hands of Brother Callaway.
Date: June 29, 1917
Creator: Lawrence, L. S.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, October 1917

Description: List of firemen employed in the Smithville District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of October 1917. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: October 5, 1917
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard, September 15, 1917]

Description: Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard discussing the informality of the request for permission dates for consolidation of the eleventh and twelfth districts. It is mentioned that the consolidation has been discussed the management of the company, but no formal permission has been given. The consolidation was not approved by the General Committee of the Firemen's Organization until the last meeting in Dallas during spring of 1917.
Date: September 15, 1917
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society
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