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[Central and West Texas (1)]

Description: Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in parts of west Texas, showing a mail route that passes through Fort Concho, Fort Stockton, and Fort Davis as well as a mail line from Fort McKavett to Ben Ficklin, ending in Fort Concho. The map also includes railroads, bodies of water, major towns and forts, and county lines.
Date: 1880?
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Northern Mexico (2)]

Description: Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in parts of Texas and Mexico, 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, and county and country lines.
Date: 1880?
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Northern Mexico (1)]

Description: Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in parts of Texas and Mexico, showing the beginnings and endings 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, and county and country lines.
Date: 1880?
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (5).

Description: Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in Presidio, Crockett, Kinney, and Maverick Counties and western Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date: 1881
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Combination Map of Jeff Davis County and Presidio County]

Description: Blue line print of survey map of portions of Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties in Texas, showing rivers, creeks, towns, boundaries, original land grants or surveys, roads, and blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. There is also an inset map at the top of the page showing the entirety of Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties, as well as portions of El Paso, Reeves, and Brewster Counties, and the border between Texas and Mexico. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas … more
Date: January 22, 1894
Creator: Stakemann, M.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (8).

Description: Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in Presidio County and western Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued office. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and boundary lines.
Date: 1881
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Presidio Co.

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Presidio County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, towns, and railroads. A group of three separate tracts are outlined in red pencil and labeled Gage, Bright, and Likes Bros. The back of the map has handwritten annotations of columns of numbers listed under the heading "1948 Rolls. FOWLKES BROS - continued." Scale [ca. 1:444,444] (10,000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1911
Creator: Clark, S. C. & Giles, J. Bascom
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of George Dawson, Sr. with Rifle]

Description: Photograph of George Dawson, Sr. standing in a doorway in overalls holding a rifle with ammunition strapped onto him and a knife on his belt. Next to him, a broom and several pieces of wood are leaned against the stone wall. There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photo, as well as one in English that indicates his weapons were for defense against "Indians and Pancho Villa."
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Postcard of George Dawson and Friends]

Description: Postcard of Mr. George Dawson at a going away party for himself before leaving for the Army. He is standing on the far right holding a bottle in one hand and a small pistol in the other. On the left are two of his friends, one sitting in a chair holding binoculars with a rifle leaning against him, and the other standing and holding an unidentifiable object in his hand.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Map of the State of Texas (3).

Description: Cadastral map of West Texas and northern Mexico, showing property lines and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Includes list of land departments in lower-left corner. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,013,760] (16 miles to the inch).
Date: 1879
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of a Horse in a Field]

Description: Photograph of a large field with mountains on the horizon and nothing to be seen except a windmill in the distance and a horse in the foreground. Frank Duncan's title for the photo, printed at the bottom, is: "Out Across the Plains"
Date: 1918
Creator: Duncan, Frank
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Trucks in Mud]

Description: Photograph of two trucks with covered beds, the first of which is being pulled out of mud by ropes while several men are outside of the trucks assisting. A printed note on the photo says, "Some of the U.S. truck drivers - easy times."
Date: unknown
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Postcard of the DeAnda Family]

Description: Postcard of a portrait of the DeAnda family. Those standing (L-R) are Jose DeAnda, Jesusita DeAnda, Francisco Morales, and Jose Morales, and those sitting (L-R) are Maria DeAnda, Manuel DeAnda, Domitillia DeAnda, Marcella Huereque, and Bernarda DeAnda. There is nothing written on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Postcard of Butterfield's Overland Stagecoach]

Description: Postcard of a stagecoach pulled by four horses on a dirt road in the desert. A printed note on the back of the postcard describes the photo, "West Texas - Butterfield's Overland Stage from San Antonio to El Paso is shown here in Wild Rose Pass in the heart of Apache Country between Ft. Stockton and Fort Davis, historic garrisons west of the Pecos."
Date: unknown
Creator: McMenemy, Margo
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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