Animal Shears. (open access)

Animal Shears.

Patent for new and improved animal shears. This design is "of a platinum or other wire or conductor heated to a high temperature, sufficient to burn through the fibers of the wool or hair, and [is] passed over the surface of the body as close as may be deemed desirable to the roots. No injurious effects are produced upon the animal or upon the wool or hair removed, while at the same time the same may be removed with great uniformity and expedition" (lines 28-36).
Date: June 8, 1886
Creator: Harrell, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Chair. (open access)

Dental Chair.

Patent for a dental chair improvement.
Date: April 26, 1887
Creator: Stiles, Edmund P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Cover. (open access)

Barrel Cover.

Patent for a new and improved cover for barrels. This design calls for downward-extending flanges with wings along the perimeter of the cover. These flanges hold the cover in place over the barrel opening, but they also allow for the cover to rest at an angle on the upper rim of the barrel so that one has access to the contents of the barrel without the cover touching the ground.
Date: May 29, 1883
Creator: Lane, Fernando Gustavous
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of Abner Rayburn

Photograph of Abner Love Rayburn, Sam Rayburn's youngest sibling. Abner was born in Texas in 1891. He died in 1914. Sam Rayburn was grooming his brother Abner to become his secretary in Washington. Abner died of typhoid fever before this could happen. Abner is shown in this head and shoulders photo wearing a dark suit with bow tie and a white collared shirt. A formal, studio portrait, the photo is oval shaped and mounted to a cardboard backing with the studio name in the lower right corner, "THE ELLIOTS AUSTIN, TEX."
Date: 1887/1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Levi Perryman, January 21, 1879] (open access)

[Receipt of Levi Perryman, January 21, 1879]

Received of Levi Perryman $2,483.10, for various costs like School Certificate, fees and executing Death Warrant. The return of these fees some are for court minutes and others showed to be a kind of theft.
Date: January 21, 1880
Creator: Darding, Steph H.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of Levi Perryman, February 11, 1880] (open access)

[Receipt of Levi Perryman, February 11, 1880]

Received of Levi Perryman $4.00 for a bill.
Date: February 11, 1880
Creator: Darding, Steph H.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of Levi Perryman, February 17, 1880] (open access)

[Receipt of Levi Perryman, February 17, 1880]

Received of Levi Perryman $11.00 for a bill.
Date: February 17, 1880
Creator: Darding, Steph H.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of Levi Perryman, July 16, 1880] (open access)

[Receipt of Levi Perryman, July 16, 1880]

Received of Levi Perryman through W. A. Morris the sum of $20.65for cost at the Court of Appeals and for the execution issued in case No. 1142.
Date: July 16, 1880
Creator: Fruru, N. F.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Reciept for payment in court case, December 22, 1880] (open access)

[Reciept for payment in court case, December 22, 1880]

Receipt for a court payment made by Levi Perryman in the case No.4061, Driskill, et al vs. W. a Morris, et al.
Date: December 22, 1880
Creator: Normandy, W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Sunday School Picnic]

Sepia photograph of a group of people at a picnic taken on the grounds of the James H. Raymond estate. The group is lined up outdoors, and there is a boy standing on a buggy in the background. A card accompanying the photograph identifies the people, from left to right, as: Mr. Oceolo Archer, Mrs. Archer, Mrs. Cochran (Mrs. Lee's mother), Charles Calloway, his mother Mrs. Charles Calloway, Mrs. Rosine Ryan, Miss Clara Maillot (Mrs. Robi Bacon's sister and later Mrs. Julian Smith), Mrs. Fannie Crooker (Church organist), Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lee, Mrs. Will Lambert (Mrs. Bacon's mother), Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew, and Mr. Richard Lee. The boy on the buggy is identified as Willie Lambert.
Date: 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 28, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 12, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 19, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 26, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 2, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 9, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 16, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 30, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 30, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 30, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 7, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 14, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 21, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 28, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History