Archeological Surveys in Response to the Bastrop County Complex Fire, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop County, Texas (open access)

Archeological Surveys in Response to the Bastrop County Complex Fire, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop County, Texas

Report over the Bastrop County Complex fire and the decisions made in the aftermath. Includes a plan for management and protection of the twelve archaeological sites discovered during the timber harvest unit and road corridor surveys in Bastrop State Park.
Date: October 2019
Creator: Lowe, John D. (John Douglas); McNatt, Logan; Howard, Margaret, 1954- & Gibbs, Joshua
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard (open access)

Cattle-Guard

Patent for an improved cattle guard with two parts that is adapted to specifically fit either inside the railroad tracks or alongside them.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Fisher, Thomas M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rolling Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Rolling Cattle-Guard.

Patent for a serrated device that prevents cattle from escaping.
Date: December 25, 1917
Creator: Belto, Thomas M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Flue. (open access)

Combination-Flue.

Patent for the improvement of combination flue to be more inexpensive and for the parts to be more readily assembled and properly supported.
Date: January 20, 1920
Creator: Carl, Reinhold Adolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 131 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 131

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate designating Bastrop County as the official Film Hospitality Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.
Date: May 28, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lytton Springs Oil Field (open access)

The Lytton Springs Oil Field

Report published in a scientific bulletin, describing the Lytton Springs oil fields.
Date: October 15, 1925
Creator: Bybee, H. P. & Short, R. T.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 749, Chapter 449 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 749, Chapter 449

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to certain charges by the Bastrop County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2; authorizing an increase in a fee.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake. (open access)

Air-Brake.

Patent for train air-brakes to provide set brakes and same auxiliary pressure on all cars regardless of the brake cylinder piston travel distance.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Wolf, Gustav B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vise and Saw-Clamp (open access)

Vise and Saw-Clamp

Patent for improvements to vise and saw clamps complete with illustration.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: King, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
To (open access)

To

Patent for claw hammer.
Date: October 3, 1916
Creator: Walton, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Stand. (open access)

Switch-Stand.

Patent for a switch stand that automatically switches to danger when unlocked and has independently rotating switch operating spindles and target spindles.
Date: October 19, 1915
Creator: Praetorius, Richard P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Razor (open access)

Safety Razor

Patent for a safety razor.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Wrede, Albin C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vise and Saw Clamp (open access)

Vise and Saw Clamp

Patent for a vise and a saw clamp
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: King, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rug-Hanger. (open access)

Rug-Hanger.

Patent for the improvement of rug-hangers. The invention consists of multiple rollers that facilitate both the mounting and disengagement of rugs or other large flexible articles of merchandise from the hanger.
Date: May 11, 1915
Creator: Griffin, James S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copy Holder (open access)

Copy Holder

Patent for an improved copy holder design that is "adapted for holding stenographers' notebooks and other copies and equipped with an efficient line guide, capable of easy and rapid operation to drop the line indicating means from one line to another with perfect accuracy" (lines 14-19), including illustrations.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Wrede, Albin C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Flue (open access)

Combination-Flue

Patent for a flue which will not crack and open, due to settling or to transverse strain. Also to provide means whereby the flue may be supported from the joists of a ceiling, against settling.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: Carl, Reinhold Adolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Replacer (open access)

Car-Replacer

Patent for improved replacers for derailed railroad cars, complete with illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Duval, Allen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Shaft Brace. (open access)

Buggy-Shaft Brace.

Patent for buggy shaft braces for connecting the shaft and cross bar of a vehicle, in order to eliminate malfunction of cross bar.
Date: September 23, 1913
Creator: Brunken, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Conveyer (open access)

Pneumatic Conveyer

Patent for pneumatic conveyor to handle cotton seeds that are being discharged. This particular conveyor uses air currents to operate it.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Caffey, Charles B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motion-Picture-Film Cleaner. (open access)

Motion-Picture-Film Cleaner.

Patent for improvement in motion picture film cleaners which quickly and efficiently removes oil, dirt and grease from film that has been caused by the machines; includes illustrations.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Noble, Marcos Eugene
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region K (Lower Colorado), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region K (Lower Colorado), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region K describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, recommendations for water management for different suppliers and areas, drought response measures, and plan creation activities.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region K (Lower Colorado), 2016, Volume 2. Water Management Strategies and Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region K (Lower Colorado), 2016, Volume 2. Water Management Strategies and Appendices

Volume two of the water plan for Region K (Lower Colorado) describing water management strategies, drought response plans, the process of creating the plan and appendices with with related reports.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capital Area Council of Governments Annual Financial Report: 2014 (open access)

Capital Area Council of Governments Annual Financial Report: 2014

Annual financial report of the Capital Area Council of Governments documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2014.
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Resources of Bastrop County, Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Resources of Bastrop County, Texas

Report on groundwater resources in Bastrop County, Texas, detailing the availability of the groundwater resources, water quality, and groundwater hydrology.
Date: March 1970
Creator: Follett, C. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History