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Mirror Support (open access)

Mirror Support

Patent for improvements in mirror supports are primarily adapted by travelers. The mirror can also be supported by an electric bulb and can also be turned at varying desired angles.
Date: March 14, 1922
Creator: Reavis, Jesse O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 54, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1902 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 54, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1902

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 14, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Citizens' Advocate (Coppell, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 2003 (open access)

Citizens' Advocate (Coppell, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 2003

Weekly newspaper from Coppell, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Citizens' Advocate (Coppell, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 2008 (open access)

Citizens' Advocate (Coppell, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 2008

Weekly newspaper from Coppell, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 14, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1985 (open access)

The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1985

Weekly newspaper from Leonard, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 14, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. H. Womble to Isaac H. Kempner, March 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from H. H. Womble to Isaac H. Kempner, March 14, 1945]

Letter from H. H. Womble to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the letter he sent to Senator York.
Date: March 14, 1945
Creator: Womble, Hubert H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hubert H. Womble to Senator Alton York, March 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Hubert H. Womble to Senator Alton York, March 14, 1945]

Copy of letter from Hubert H. Womble to Senator Alton York providing his opinion on moving the medical school from Galveston.
Date: March 14, 1945
Creator: Womble, Hubert H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 53, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 14, 1903 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 53, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 14, 1903

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 14, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved churn. This design "provide[s] a cheap, durable, and easily-operated motor for dash-churns, and one the length of stroke of which can be varied to suit the size of the churn and the quality of the cream to be churned. [The] invention consists of a dash-lever, connecting-rod, crank and pulley shaft, and large drive-wheel, the dash-lever being made adjustable as to its length of stroke" (lines 7-15).
Date: March 14, 1882
Creator: Blackstock, John Lafayett
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1985 (open access)

South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1985

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local news along with advertising.
Date: March 14, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Brake. (open access)

Car-Brake.

Patent for a car brake that "automatically absorb[s] the slack in car brake connecting rods which slack is induced by the wear of the brake shoes and fastening and the stretching of the parts by the strain in applying the brake" (lines 7-12). It is adjustable, inexpensive, and adjustable.
Date: March 14, 1893
Creator: Ferguson, George J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbid Feeding Device (open access)

Carbid Feeding Device

Patent for carbid feeding device. Illustration included.
Date: March 14, 1905
Creator: Sinclair, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brake-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Brake-Operating Mechanism

Patent for a brake operating mechanism for street cars that is easy to operate and behind a guard rail or cover.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Irwin, Walter W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boot-Tree Former. (open access)

Boot-Tree Former.

Patent for a boot-tree former, which is used in boot manufacturing to form and stretch the shape of a boot.
Date: March 14, 1914
Creator: Lucchese, Michele
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. F. Jud, March 14, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. F. Jud, March 14, 1957]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. F. Jud referencing a phone conversation and a request for information made by Mr. Holliday. He seeks confirmation on the number of individual taxpayers in Galveston with property assessed at $5,000 or less and those with property assessed between $6,000 and $11,000. Additionally, he requests an estimate of how many of these taxpayers are non-residents, excluding corporations.
Date: March 14, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. F. Jud, March 14, 1957, #2] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. F. Jud, March 14, 1957, #2]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. F. Jud referencing a phone conversation and a request for information made by Mr. Holliday. He seeks confirmation on the number of individual taxpayers in Galveston with property assessed at $5,000 or less and those with property assessed between $6,000 and $11,000. Additionally, he requests an estimate of how many of these taxpayers are non-residents, excluding corporations.
Date: March 14, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breast Connector (open access)

Breast Connector

Patent for a breast connector for horses. Illustration included.
Date: March 14, 1905
Creator: Mills, Virgel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction (open access)

Building Construction

Patent for building construction that is new and a useful improvement to sleeping porch construction.
Date: March 14, 1922
Creator: Trost, Henry Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from The County of Galveston to Mrs. Doris Rose, March 14, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from The County of Galveston to Mrs. Doris Rose, March 14, 1968]

Letter from The County of Galveston to Mrs. Doris Rose explaining that they are reassigning cleaning duties to try to keep the courthouse cleaner. This letter lists her new shifts and her new cleaning duties.
Date: March 14, 1968
Creator: The County of Galveston: County Courthouse
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balancing Attachment (open access)

Balancing Attachment

Patent for a balancing attachment. Illustration included.
Date: March 14, 1905
Creator: Coons, Charles E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History