Apparatus for Treating Timber. (open access)

Apparatus for Treating Timber.

Patent for an invention to aid in the treatment of treating timber. The invention is said to "provide a simple, inexpensive, durable, and efficient apparatus by means of which railroad cross-ties, fence-posts, and the like may be expeditiously and economically treated by immersion in a bath of some preserving liquid" (lines 16-22) including illustrations.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Gerhard, Philip H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cultivator and Planter. (open access)

Combined Cultivator and Planter.

Patent for a new part that attaches to an ordinary cultivator. The device has a plow that runs in front, and a planting mechanism that spreads seeds in the plowed rows. This device makes it possible to plough and plant in one sweep of the field.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: Noren, Peter O. & Clyburn, Mile D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAR-COUPLING (open access)

CAR-COUPLING

Patent for a Car-Coupling. "This invention relates to car-couplings of the Janney type..." (lines 9-10) including illustrations.
Date: August 11, 1903
Creator: Yeiser, John Clarke
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Testing Errors of Refraction (open access)

Apparatus for Testing Errors of Refraction

Patent for an eye testing device that has a movable lens, a measuring device for correction, and two different cards with test type on them which are fed into the machine during testing for astigmatism and myopia, presbyopia, and hyperopia to determine the level of correction needed in glasses.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Bahn, Gustavus Adolphus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie (open access)

Bale-Tie

Patent for a bale-tie fastener including illustrations.
Date: July 31, 1900
Creator: Cypher, David A. & Dayton, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Saint Edward's University Main Building Photograph #2]

Photograph of the Saint Edward's University Main Building, in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorial Card for Mrs. C. B. Chismore] (open access)

[Memorial Card for Mrs. C. B. Chismore]

Memorial card remembering Mrs. Caroline J. Chismore (1856-1907), wife of C. B. Chismore, of Austin, Texas. The card also has a lengthy poem printed on the bottom of the card.
Date: 1907
Creator: H. F. Wendell & Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wesley H. Passon

Photograph of a framed portrait of Wesley H. Passon, the first principal of the West Austin School which opened around 1900.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ebenezer Baptist Church - Wedding of Miss Hattie Campbell

Photograph of Miss Hattie Lee Campbell's wedding at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Baptist Church - Austin, TX

Photo collage of Ftirst Baptist Church parsonage, fellowship hall, and Rev. Pius and his wife.
Date: 1900~/1917~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Baptist Parsonage

Parsonage of First Baptist Church in Austin, TX.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 11, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 18, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 25, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 1, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 15, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 22, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 1, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 8, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 5, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 26, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 3, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 17, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 24, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History