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East Texas Pinery. (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 1894
Weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 2, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
East Texas Pinery. (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1892
Weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 15, 1892
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polk County, Texas
Cadastral map of Polk County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Some borders and features are marked in color. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
February 1897
Creator:
Appell, P. F.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. W. Downey to P. M. Perkins, February 21, 1894]
A letter of introduction for C. C. Cox from H. W. Downey, General Freight and Passenger Agent of the Houston East & West Texas Railway, to P. M. Perkins, an railway agent in Moscow, Texas. Included is a map of the HE&WT system and adjoining railroads in Texas as of 1894.
Date:
February 21, 1894
Creator:
Downey, H. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. C. Johnson to C. C. Cox, May 9, 1895]
Letter from missionary S. C. Johnson to C. C. Cox discussing Cox's school at New Caney and some missing money from an associate. Envelope is included.
Date:
May 9, 1895
Creator:
Johnson, S. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. W Downey to B. F. Haynes, February 21, 1894]
Letter of introduction for C. C. Cox from H. W. Downey of the Houston East & West Texas Railway to station agent B. F. Haynes in Livingston, Texas. Included is a map of the HE&WT system and the envelope.
Date:
February 21, 1894
Creator:
Downey, H. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shaving and Sawdust Conveyer.
Patent for improvements that increase the efficiency and safety of conveyers that move sawdust shavings from the saw mills to the furnace or storage rooms. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 19, 1891
Creator:
Ross, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wick-Regulator for Lamps.
Patent for "an improvement in those lamp-wick regulators which consists of a threaded rod operated by a nut and connected to the wick, whereby the wick may be raised or lowered by operating the nut; and the invention lies in an improved connection between the wick and rod, by which the wick can be raised with more uniformity and ease." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 20, 1894
Creator:
Harding, Walter L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flue-Cleaner.
Patent for a cleaner for a chimney, that is composed of multiple parts and is adjustable.
Date:
June 28, 1892
Creator:
Pharr, Walter
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mabile House
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name and text reading: "Rates $2.00 Per Day. Free Sample Rooms. Patronage of the Traveling Public Solicited. Convenient to Depots. Porter Meets All Trains." Letterhead includes the names J. M. Thompson; W. H. Vinson, Manager.
Date:
1898
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mole-Trap
Patent for a design for a mole trap that can be cheaply made but is also easy to set and use while also being reliable in trapping both moles and other small creatures.
Date:
December 20, 1892
Creator:
Nelson, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in churns, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 18, 1899
Creator:
Christie, James B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History