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Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for a bailing press. Illustrations included.
Date: October 9, 1906
Creator: Peschel, Otto J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trolley Line Meeting Members at Stagecoach Inn]

Photograph of a large group of people, mostly men wearing different hats, standing in front of a two-story building with a balcony all along the second story. Some of the people are sitting in or standing on the five automobiles parked in front of the building, or are standing beside them. A few of the men at the middle-right of the group have brass instruments and a drum. Although much of the building is obscured by the tall trees surrounding it, a few women are visible standing on the balcony and porch of the building. A title on the front of the photo and handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the photo was taken in front of the Stagecoach Inn in Salado, Texas.
Date: 1906/1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Vickrey House]

Photograph of a one-story house with wood siding and a raised front porch, partially obscured by large trees in the front yard. Thin columns, connected by railing, support the porch's overhang. Several of the windows all along the side and front of the house are open. A wooden fence borders the shaded yard, and in the background, on the right, another one-story building is partially visible. Handwritten notes and a sticker on the back of the photo indicate the house is on Main Street in Salado, Texas.
Date: [1906?,1908?]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People Standing on TableRock in Salado, Texas]

Photograph of two women, three men, and a young girl standing on top of a crack in a large flat rock. The women are wearing bonnets, light-colored blouses, and dark skirts; the men are wearing dark suits and brimmed hats; and the small girl (who is standing apart from the rest) is wearing a short, light-colored dress and bonnet. The top branches of a tree are visible behind the rock on the left. There is a gap between the edge of the rock and the ground, creating a small overhang with bushes and large tree branches underneath. There is a Salado Historical Society identification sticker on the back of the photo.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad Proposal] (open access)

[Railroad Proposal]

Proposal for a new railroad from Comanche, Texas to Temple, Texas. The documents included contain information on the cost of construction, route, possibilities for extensions, projected revenue, and Texas laws pertaining to railroads.
Date: December 27, 1906
Creator: Holman, J. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Application for the National Society United States Daughters of the American Revolution] (open access)

[Application for the National Society United States Daughters of the American Revolution]

Application for membership to the National Society United States Daughters of the American Revolution for Ora Osterhout by claim of her relation to Jeremiah Osterhout. The application details her genealogy and Jeremiah's service during the American Revolution.
Date: March 3, 1906
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gatesville Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1906
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Temple Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1906
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Running-Gear. (open access)

Vehicle Running-Gear.

Patent for vehicle running-gear, catered toward machinery that has fifth-wheel reach beams. Designed for smoother vehicle functioning.
Date: June 12, 1906
Creator: Singler, Frank J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for a baling press. This invention provides a lever and connection to move the plunger to the sliding fulcrum. Illustration included.
Date: October 2, 1906
Creator: Woodward, Lemuel A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Feeder (open access)

Cotton Cleaner and Feeder

Patent for an invention to feed cotton into a cleaner. Illustrations included.
Date: October 30, 1906
Creator: Crawford, Charles William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin (open access)

Clothes Pin

Patent for metallic clothes pins. Illustration included.
Date: April 24, 1906
Creator: Boese, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Line (open access)

Clothes Line

Patent for a clothes line. Illustration included.
Date: November 27, 1906
Creator: Boese, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History