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[Central and West Texas (2)]

Description: Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in central Texas and Indian Territory, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date: 1880?
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map exhibiting the lines of march passed over by the troops of the United States during the year ending June 30th 1858.

Description: Map of the lines marched to military bases by United States troops in 1858. Lines included marches up the Mississippi River to St. Louis; travels between numerous forts, camps, and barracks in Texas; similar trails among the plains and Rocky Mountain military posts; a line from New York to Havana to Panama then to San Francisco; and marches in New Mexico and Arizona, including a march from Fort Yuma to Tuscon and Fort Buchanan along the Mexico-United States border. Relief shown in hachures. Sca… more
Date: November 1858
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1878 3).

Description: Map of the U.S. Postal Service stations and routes in West Texas, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued office. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date: 1878
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of Portions of Texas, New Mexico and Indian T'Y (Sheet 4 of 4).

Description: Map of parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), showing the trails marched by U.S. Cavalry Regiments in the 1870s. The map includes towns and forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:506,880] (8 miles to the inch).
Date: 1875
Creator: Opdyke, Minott; Blair, Betty Jo & Gillespie, G. L.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas Trails: 1716-1886

Description: Map of the historic Texas trails from 1716 to 1886, showing cattle trails, roadways, and American Indian trails. The map also includes major towns, county lines, bodies of water, crossings, and trading posts. No scale indicated.
Date: unknown
Location: None
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Military Map of West Texas.

Description: Military map of a portion of Texas, showing counties and the Territories of Young and Bexar. The map includes towns and forts, roads, railroads, bodies and water, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (10 miles to the inch).
Date: unknown
Creator: Patton, Don & Buttery, Lewis M.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Historic Marker Application: Fourth United States Army Headquarters Quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston, Texas]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Fourth United States Army Headquarters Quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in San Antonio, Texas. The materials include the original application and photograph.
Date: November 14, 1962
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Clipping: Flying fillies once occupied Liberty Field]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about members of WASP who were stationed at Liberty Field in Fort Stewart, Georgia during WWII. The article includes more details about Fort Stewart, and a photograph of Helen Snapp, Margery Moore, Bertha Mary Clifford, and Viola Thompson in flight jumpsuits, walking away from a small plane. The clipping includes other articles about the Fort Stewart and Hinesville, Georgia area, as well as local advertisements.
Date: October 23, 1987
Creator: Owens, Dianne
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from David A. Stallman to Helen W. Snapp, November 17, 2005]

Description: Letter from David A. Stallman to Helen W. Snapp, sent on November 17, 2005, discussing Stallman's recent contact with one Priscilla, the creator of the painting "Lady Dauntless," which Stallman will use for the cover of his and Snapp's book "Target-Towing WASP at Camp Davis." It includes page 211 of an article from the March issue of Our State which discusses Liberty Field in Camp Stewart. The final page includes four black and white photographs: the top left of four men in military dress stand… more
Date: November 17, 2005
Creator: Stallman, David A.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Wings]

Description: Newspaper clipping "Wings" from the Savannah Morning News discussing the biography of Helen W. Snapp and the Women Airforce Service Pilots. It concludes a photograph of Helen Snapp giving autographs to soldiers Gladys Garner and Melody Haro, as well as one of Helen Snapp in Liberty Field, Camp Stewart, Georgia. The back contains the community calendar for the area and the schedule for broadcast television.
Date: March 10, 2001
Creator: Phillips, Noelle
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Snapp"]

Description: Partial clipping of an article from The Frontline. It details Helen Snapp's life and her military service. The back of the clipping reveals some community News Briefs such as a College Financial Aid Workshop and The Hunter Sports Office.
Date: March 8, 2001
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Air Force honors pioneering women]

Description: Newspaper clipping from Florida Today "Air Force honors pioneering women" by Shawna S. Kelsch discussing the flying experiences of several Woman Airforce Service Pilots, including Helen Snapp, Carolyn Miller, Maryann Gordon, and Doris Hamaker. The back of the clipping includes advertisements for a Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar and Platt's Air Conditioning and Heating, Inc.
Date: unknown
Creator: Kelsch, Shawna S.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David - February 19, 1862]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to her son David in which she sends news of the battle at Fort Donaldson, Tennessee. She gives her opinion of the news of the war and the generals. She says she longs to see the men drafted as there are men who are "loafing and drinking" who should be compelled to fight. She describes the capture of Confederate soldiers. She ends the letter with family news.
Date: February 19, 1862
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Map of America [Sheet 1].

Description: Map shows cities, ports, major towns, forts, states, provinces, Native American settlements, and notable physical features for the Western Hemisphere; island groups in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans; coastal detail in west and northwest sections of North America. Scale not given.
Date: 1804
Creator: Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of America [Sheet 2].

Description: Map shows cities, ports, major towns, forts, states, provinces, Native American settlements, and notable physical features for the Western Hemisphere; island groups in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans; coastal detail in west and northwest sections of North America. Scale not given.
Date: 1804
Creator: Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of America [Sheet 4].

Description: Map shows cities, ports, major towns, forts, states, provinces, Native American settlements, and notable physical features for the Western Hemisphere; island groups in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans; coastal detail in west and northwest sections of North America. Includes illustrated title cartouche depicting American flora and fauna, "W. & G. Cooke, sculpt. Scale not given.
Date: 1804
Creator: Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of America [Sheet 3].

Description: Map shows cities, ports, major towns, forts, states, provinces, Native American settlements, and notable physical features for the Western Hemisphere; island groups in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans; coastal detail in west and northwest sections of North America. Scale not given.
Date: 1804
Creator: Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Official map of Dakota : Issued by the Department of Immigration and Statistics, P.F. McClure, Commissioner, Bismarck, Dakota.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century Dakota Territory counties, Native American reservations, cities, towns, railroads, military posts, military reservations, township grid, and notable physical features. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not shown.
Date: 1888
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of scouting expeditions from camps at the Chinati Mountains from Jan 12th to May 12th 1880.

Description: Map shows camps, springs, roads and trails taken from Fort Davis through the Chinati Mountains in the Big Bend area of Texas; denotes ownership of area ranches. Includes a key to the map under "Note." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1: 506,880].
Date: 1880
Creator: Beck, William H.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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