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Center Foot for Cultivators (open access)

Center Foot for Cultivators

Patent for "an improved center foot or standard which is adapted to be readily attached to and detached from a beam or beams of a cultivator adjusted thereon and adapted for the attachment of a shovel, plow, or sweep of any kind required" (lines 8-15).
Date: May 21, 1901
Creator: Greathouse, James E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Trousers Stretchers And Coat Hanger (open access)

Combined Trousers Stretchers And Coat Hanger

Patent for a combined trousers stretcher and coat hanger. Illustration included.
Date: September 11, 1906
Creator: Bedinger, Singleton Berry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie Buckle (open access)

Bale Tie Buckle

Patent for bale tie buckle. Illustration included.
Date: April 25, 1905
Creator: Jenkins, John C. & Flowers, W. H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Threshing and Cleaning Seed Cotton (open access)

Apparatus For Threshing and Cleaning Seed Cotton

Patent for apparatus for threshing and cleaning seed cotton. Illustration included
Date: November 22, 1904
Creator: Kelly, Hiram H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke (open access)

Animal-Poke

Patent for an animal poke that is worn on the head of the animal to prevent it from breaking or going underneath wire fences.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Carter, Joel F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap (open access)

Animal Trap

Patent for an animal. Illustration included.
Date: November 8, 1904
Creator: Wilkinson, John Marion
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men at a Desk]

Copy photo of two men sitting at a desk inside. There is a large typewriter and desk lamp on the left side, and a T&P calendar on the back wall. Written below the image are "[sic] Terrell, Texas 1907 - W. D. Grissom, Jim M. Bryan - Manger * note wall calendar" and "Southwest Collection."
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Forney Headlight: (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1903 (open access)

The Forney Headlight: (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 19, 1903
Creator: Adams, J. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Messenger. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1902 (open access)

Forney Messenger. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 19, 1902
Creator: Cox, M. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[R. R. Stirman two wheel buggy photographic postcard]

Photographic postcard with an image of a man seated in a two wheeled, wooden buggy attached to a single horse, in the center of a dirt road. Buildings, trees, and a smokestack are visible behind them. On the buggy, the photographer's imprints read, on the roof "R. R. Sirman," and on the side, "R.F.D. 1." In the lower right corner, the photographer's imprint reads, "Kaufman, Tex." On the back of the postcard is a green Benjamin Franklin one cent stamp, postmarked July 23, 1908, 6pm. The correspondence side reads, "Little Miss Allen, hope you are fine / don't trouble papa / [illegible] to much of / nights [illegible] late / hours -- / [illegible].' The lower half of the card is damaged, making it difficult to read the text. It is addressed to 601 Fairmount St, Dallas, Tex.
Date: July 23, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of North Texas Hospital for Insane]

Postcard of the main entrance of the North Texas Hospital for the Insane in Terrell, Texas. Handwritten message on the front of the postcard from Tom Rayburn to Lou Rayburn expresses his desire for her to see the buildings.
Date: June 1907
Creator: Rayburn, Tom
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photo of Men Around a Fire Truck]

Postcard with a photograph of a group of firefighters standing on and around an old fire truck; these men are a part of the Terrell, Texas Fire Department. All of the men are wearing heavy coats and the back tires of the truck have snow chains on them.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas 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: 1902
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas 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: 1909
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Terrell 1909 Sheet 6

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1909
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Forney 1901 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Forney in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1901
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Forney 1906 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Forney in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1906
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Terrell 1902 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1902
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Terrell 1902 Sheet 9

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1902
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Terrell 1902 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1902
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Terrell 1909 Sheet 14

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1909
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Terrell 1909 Sheet 11

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1909
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Terrell 1902 Sheet 7

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1902
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Terrell 1902 Sheet 8

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1902
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History