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[Log Barn]

Photograph of the Log Barn in Newton County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Log Barn]

Photograph of the Log Barn in Newton County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Log Barn]

Photograph of the Log Barn in Newton County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Log Barn]

Photograph of the Log Barn in Newton County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Log Barn]

Photograph of the Log Barn in Newton County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Deweyville loses; Orange threatened] (open access)

[News Script: Deweyville loses; Orange threatened]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the flooded Sabine River threatening the towns of Deweyville and Orange.
Date: May 21, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Means of Escaping from Aeroplanes (open access)

Means of Escaping from Aeroplanes

Patent for providing emergency egress to pilots by way of quick release restraint straps, a parachute, and a trap door, including illustrations.
Date: November 19, 1918
Creator: Carver, Ben D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mud or Sand Band for Vehicles. (open access)

Mud or Sand Band for Vehicles.

Patent for a protective flap to attach to an axle to prevent mud and sand from the wheels from dirtying and interfering with the operation of the wheel-hub and axle.
Date: June 3, 1902
Creator: Horger, Simeon D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thread-Cutter. (open access)

Thread-Cutter.

Patent for "a simple and efficient thread or twine cutter which may be conveniently worn in the manner of a finger ring when in use, or may be applied or attached to the usual type of thimble for use." (lines 13-17) This invention can "be inexpensively stamped from sheet metal." (lines 21-22)
Date: February 3, 1920
Creator: Cade, King C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Shipping-Crate. (open access)

Foldable Shipping-Crate.

Patent for a foldable shipping crate for shipping poultry or produce, which folds open and shut easily.
Date: October 12, 1909
Creator: Rollins, Edgar C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment for Sewing-Machines (open access)

Fan Attachment for Sewing-Machines

Patent for improvements in fan attachments for sewing-machines, which can be applied to the fly wheel of a sewing machine and generate air draft during operation of the machine. This invention is also durable and inexpensive to manufacture, as well as simple in construction and operation.
Date: October 20, 1914
Creator: Warrell, John D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Bearing (open access)

Roller Bearing

Patent for a roller bearing. Illustration included.
Date: July 31, 1906
Creator: Horger, John M. & Horger, Simeon D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sabine & Neches Valley Ry. (SNV) 117

A photograph print showing the Sabine & Neches Valley Ry. (SNV) 117, 4-6-0, Deweysville, TX.
Date: 1938
Creator: Hanft, Robert M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for Rotary Engine with an illustration attached. Created to "[embody] a novel construction and assemblage of the component elements, and [embody] novel means for reversing the engine." (lines 10-15)
Date: July 3, 1917
Creator: Martin, Jerry M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Device. (open access)

Power-Transmitting Device.

Patent for new and useful improvements in Power-Transmitting Devices. "its object being to provide a device by means of which power taken from any suitable source may be economically transmitted and multiplied, for the purpose of driving machinery or other purposes."(lines 10-15)
Date: January 22, 1918
Creator: Montgomery, Edward F. & Burnham, Reuben B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of county records, Newton County Courthouse, Newton, Texas (open access)

Inventory of county records, Newton County Courthouse, Newton, Texas

Inventory of records of Newton County housed in the Newton County Courthouse in Newton, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners' Court, County Clerk, County Court, County Attorney, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Auditor, County Treasurer, County Superintendent of Schools, and Water Supply District. Also provides a list of Newton County records and an index.
Date: 1978
Creator: Newton County Historical Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Tie. (open access)

Rail-Tie.

Patent for improvements in metal rail ties to be placed in low areas to allow water to pass through to minimize the threat of washouts. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Warrell, John D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter and Fertilizer Dropper (open access)

Planter and Fertilizer Dropper

Patent for planter and fertilizer dropper. Illustration included.
Date: December 28, 1909
Creator: Rollins, Edgar C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photographic Device. (open access)

Photographic Device.

Patent for a photographic device, which allows multiple exposures to be made on a surface in a camera.
Date: December 12, 1911
Creator: Smith, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher (open access)

Horse-Detacher

Patent for a horse detacher for horse-drawn vehicles. Illustrations included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Lindsey, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clevis (open access)

Clevis

Patent for clevis. Illustration included.
Date: March 30, 1909
Creator: Cousins, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History