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Zavala County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Zavala County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map to denote the addition of Presidio Road, Woll Road, and an unidentified road. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1916
Creator: Hedick, John D. & Bramlette, H. M.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of Zavalla County.

Description: Cadastral map of Zavala County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale indicated.
Date: 1862
Creator: Martin, Joseph & Reichel, Robert
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Zavala 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: 1915
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Texas (Zavala County) Batesville Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Batesville, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing roads, towns, water bodies, ranches and farms, water tanks and wells, railroads lines, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: Rehberg, A., Jr. & Mollenhauer, W.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

The State of Texas, County of Zavalla

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of county name as well as decorative images. Letterhead includes the names John West, Co. Judge; J. B. Ross, Co. & Dist. Clerk; C. C. Akers, Shff & Tax Collector; A. M. Stigler, Treasurer; J. H. Sawyers, Assessor; G. C. Herman, Surveyor; J. W. Adams, Inspector; W. R. Hooper, Commissioner Prect. No. 1; W. F. Wise, Commissioner Prect. No. 2; A. VanCleve, Commissioner Prect. No. 3; R. H. Gra… more
Date: 1891
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Crystal City 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 1:24000
Date: 1975
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 28.69 -99.81
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Crystal City 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 1:24000
Date: 1975
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 28.69 -99.81
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Crystal City 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 1:24000
Date: 2013
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 28.69 -99.81
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas (Zavala County): La Pryor Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of La Pryor, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, ranches and farms, water bodies, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1941
Creator: Greene, A. K. & Rehberg, A., Jr.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-297

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The "wet" or "dry" status of Zavala County; validity of local option election held in 1910 in said county.
Date: July 7, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oral History Interview with Diana Palacios, July 9, 2015

Description: Interview with Diana Palacios, a civil servant from Crystal City, Texas. In the interview, Palacios discusses her family background, segregation, experiencing discrimination at school, and a student walkout that took place at Crystal City High School in 1969.
Date: July 2, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Palacios, Diana
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Arturo Gonzales, July 12, 2016

Description: Arturo spoke about growing up in Crystal City. Him working the fields during his earlier years. He speaks a lot about local Crystal City politics. The initial push for representation envisaged by Los Cinco. Some about local Crystal City folks who were drafted for Vietnam. During this period--late 1960s, Arturo went to Wisconsin to work and live. He talked about the Crystal City walkouts--hearing about them in Wisconsin then moving back--and the demands that the students made. Finally, he talks … more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Gonzales, Arturo
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Pablo Avila, July 9, 2016

Description: Pablo Avila, former Zavala County Judge, is one of the elected public officials that came to power through the Raza Unida Party. Avila was born and raised in Crystal City in a middle class family. He described his family's interest in politics and his account of public life and the relationships between Anglos and Mexican Americans. His family --his mother especially-- were very invested in national and local politics. After going to college and becoming an attorney, Avila returned to Crystal C… more
Date: July 9, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Avila, Pablo; Sinta, Vinicio & Arionus, Steve
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

Fastener for Antiskid-Chains.

Description: Patent for a "means for fastening anti-skidding chains about the tread surfaces of tires, and consists of a simple and efficient device ... which may be easily and quickly applied to the wheel and as easily removed therefrom" (lines 16-21), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 2, 1918
Creator: Harmon, William Oliver
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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