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[Group Photo of the Crew of Train #220]

Description: Copy photo of the crew of train #220. Each person is numbered, and to the right is written a list of the identified people: "1. Jim Walker 2. Chas. Ruhruf 3. Jesse Daugherty 4. ? 5. ___ Stillings 6. ? 7. ? 8. ? 9. 'Daddy' Hamm 10. ? 11. Gus Turiff 12. ?" Written underneath the image is "Baird Texas early 1890's - T&P Roundhouse," and "J.C. McDaniel -(Callahan County Museum - Baird Texas)."
Date: 1890~/1895~
Creator: McDaniel, J. C.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[T&P Train #220]

Description: Photograph of a group of men posing in front of T&P train #220 by the Baird, Texas roundhouse. The men are numbered, and to the right of the image are named #1, Jim Walker, #2, Chas Ruhruf, #3, Jesse Daugherty, #5, ____ Stullings, #9, "Daddy" Hamm, and #11, Gus Turiff. Written below the image are "Baird Texas early 1890's - T&P roundhouse" and "J. C. McDaniel - (Callahan County Museum - Baird, Texas)."
Date: 1890~/1895~
Creator: McDaniel, J. C.
Partner: The Grace Museum

Albany Sheet

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 1:125000
Date: 1893
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 32.75 -99.25
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Abilene Sheet

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 1:125000
Date: 1892
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 32.25 -99.75
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Anson Sheet

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 1:125000
Date: 1893
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 32.75 -99.75
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Albany Sheet

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 1:125000
Date: 1892
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 32.75 -99.25
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Anson Sheet

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 1:125000
Date: 1891
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 32.75 -99.75
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Baird 1891 Sheet 1

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: April 1891
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Baird 1891 Sheet 2

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: April 1891
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Baird 1896 Sheet 1

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: March 1896
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Baird 1896 Sheet 2

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: March 1896
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Callahan County

Description: Map of Callahan County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. Asylum Lands are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: January 1896
Creator: Blau, F. G.
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Wire Tightener

Description: Patent for a new and useful improvements in wire tighteners. This design "consists in features of construction and novel combinations of parts in a wire tightening device for repairing wire fences and attaching wires to fence-posts" (line 13-16).
Date: December 7, 1897
Creator: Short, William A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Nut Lock.

Description: Patent for a new and improved nut-lock. This design "is an improvement in that class of nut-locks in which so-called 'jam-nuts' are turned up on the bolt against the nut to be locked; and the present invention lies, mainly, in the particular construction of the end or ends of the thread of the locking nut or washer by which to more securely and effectually lock the nut in place on the bolt" (lines 8-15).
Date: May 24, 1892
Creator: Terry, David C. & Maltby, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hanging Bed.

Description: Patent for improvements in hanging or hidden beds by having “hangers pivoted at their upper ends to fixed supports and having upwardly-opening angular hooks at their lower ends, of a bed-frame, legs pivoted to the ends of the end bars thereof, pitman-rods extending inwardly from said legs, a piece to whose ends said rods are connected, an outward projection between the ends of said piece detachably engaging and closely fitting one of said hooks, and a pivot passing through the projection and pi… more
Date: November 24, 1891
Creator: Buell, Will M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas & Pacific Railway Co.

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name with text reading: "Dist. Manager Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance Co. Des Moines, Iowa"; "Net Value of All Policies Deposited with the State of Iowa"; "Texas Pacific Elapsed Route." Letterhead contains the name J. M. Tucker, Agent.
Date: 1897
Partner: Texas General Land Office

W. W. Dunson, District and County Clerk, Callahan County

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text and decorative designs. Letterhead includes names of County Officers J. E. Thomas, Co Judge; B. L. Russell, Co. Att'y.; M. R. Hailey, Surveyor; T. B. Holland, Treasurer; W. W. Dunson, Co. Clerk; J. W. Jones, Sheriff & T. C.; T. J. Norrell, Tax Ass'r.; W. M. Coffman, Weigher; W. C. Asbury, Inspector.
Date: 1897
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Harry Meyer

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes illustrations, decorative designs, and text reading: "Crockery, Glassware, Hardware and Stoves, Barbed Wire, Nails"; "Wagon & Builders' Material"; "Sole Agent for Bridge, Beach & Co.'s Celebrated 'Superior' Stoves & Ranges," in lithographic print by I. P. Studley & Co. Lith. St. Louis.
Date: 1891
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Hutchison House

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative illustrations with business name and text reading: "Rates Reasonable. Good Accommodations"; "Livery Stable in Connection." Letterhead contains the name J. W. Hutchison, Proprietor.
Date: 1898
Partner: Texas General Land Office

R. Phillips

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name with text reading: "Office of R. Phillips, Dealer in Drugs, Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Toilet Articles, Etc."; "Tape Worm Exterminator, Write for Terms to Dealers."
Date: 1897
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Harrow.

Description: Patent for improvements in harrows which can be “adapted to be reversed for pulverizing and leveling the surface traversed, to avoid evaporation as far as possible, and place the ground in the best condition for the travel of harvesters and other machines in gathering crops” (lines 9-14), illustration is included.
Date: March 17, 1891
Creator: Day, John W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Seeder.

Description: Patent for a new and useful seeder attachment for plows, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 25, 1899
Creator: Dodds, Edward J. & Jackson, Tomas A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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