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Yosemite National Park, showing boundaries established by act of Congress : approved Feb. 7, 1905, and lands eliminated therefrom and placed in the Sierra Forest Reservation.

Description: Map shows township grid, towns, mineral lands, park and county boundaries, existing and proposed roads, existing and proposed trails, suggested patrol stations and military posts, notable physical features. Includes legend and recommendations. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Scale [1:126,720].
Date: 1905
Creator: Norris Peters Co.
Location: None
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Sargent Ranch, Monterey Property, California.

Description: Map shows Monterey, California roads, township grid, mining activity, towns, acreage and owners of several major ranches and other land tracts during the early twentieth century. English and Spanish text. Cadastral map. Scale not given.
Date: 1902
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Miller Motor Company Map Pamphlet]

Description: A pamphlet from the Miller Motor Company of Yuma, Arizona, featuring an ad for their services and a simplified road map. The map denotes paved and unpaved sections of the Lee and Bankhead highways in Southern California and Arizona.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Millter Motor Company
Partner: Private Collection of the CC Cox Family

Playing-Cards.

Description: Patent for a card game that aims to teach players the workings of the electoral college. There are 208 cards, divided into four types: "eagle," "star," "banner," "flag," and gathering one of each type gives the player an electoral vote. The cards feature presidential candidates of the mid-1800s.
Date: March 27, 1906
Creator: Noonan, James Harrison
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 1905]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions finally leaving California for Hawaii on 1 April 1905 and comments on the desertion rate among the sailors. He also mentions the seas his ship is facing. He indicates the ship's position and mentions the cooks and stewards. Nimitz also mentions the weather. He shares anecdotes from aboard ship about his experiences. He also mentions going ashore at Honolulu.
Date: 1905-04-05/1905-04-08
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1905]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz discusses how he is settling down aboard the USS Ohio (BB-12). He also mentions arriving in San Francisco and meeting several classmates prior to embarking on the Ohio. He provides a list of all the officers on board and the ports in the Pacific to which he will go in the next year.
Date: 1905-03~
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Doll Novelty.

Description: Patent for a new device, which is a rounded, weighted base placed in a doll that allows the doll to raise itself when turned over on any side without external assistance by lowering the doll's center of gravity. Descriptions of materials used and illustrations are included..
Date: November 4, 1902
Creator: Flint, William G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 1905]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions finally leaving California for Hawaii on 1 April 1905 and comments on the desertion rate among the sailors. He also mentions the seas his ship is facing. He indicates the ship's position and mentions the cooks and stewards. Nimitz also mentions the weather. He shares anecdotes from aboard ship about his experiences. He also mentions going ashore at Honolulu.
Date: 1905-04-05/1905-04-08
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, February 1905]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions his orders have arrived and he departs soon for San Francisco to join the crew of the USS Ohio (BB-12). He mentions where some of his friends and classmates have been assigned. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date: 1905-02~
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Cultivator.

Description: Patent for a cultivator with spring teeth that are stronger than ordinary cultivator teeth.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Baker, Alonzo L. & Baker, Russell
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, February 1905]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions his orders have arrived and he departs soon for San Francisco to join the crew of the USS Ohio (BB-12). He mentions where some of his friends and classmates have been assigned.
Date: 1905-02~
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1905]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz discusses how he is settling down aboard the USS Ohio (BB-12). He also mentions arriving in San Francisco and meeting several classmates prior to embarking on the Ohio. He provides a list of all the officers on board and the ports in the Pacific to which he will go in the next year. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date: 1905-03~
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 12, 1905]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions the USS Ohio (BB-12) is being repaired and is late in leaving port. He also comments on the weather in the Bay Area. This letter is on USS Ohio stationery.
Date: March 12, 1905
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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