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Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn designed for churning butter in smaller quantities and preventing foreign objects from entering. Illustrations included.
Date: January 5, 1909
Creator: Bland, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith's Tongs (open access)

Blacksmith's Tongs

Patent for blacksmith's tongs. Illustration included.
Date: December 21, 1909
Creator: Davis, William L. & Pruitt, William B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blind-Slat Fastener. (open access)

Blind-Slat Fastener.

Patent for improvements in blind-slat fasteners, in which it holds the blinds so that air can pass through. Illustration is included.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Riley, John Brizendine
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Cattle-Guard.

Patent for a cattle guard for railroad tracks, which is activated by the pressure of a cow stepping on its platform and raises bars to block the the cow from crossing the track. It goes back down automatically when the pressure is removed off the platform.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Crouch, Jim L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bucket-Jack (open access)

Bucket-Jack

Patent for a bucket jack for holding paint buckets while painting on roofs or the sides of buildings which holds the bucket horizontal.
Date: July 27, 1909
Creator: Phinny, Christpher W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for a small animal trap which consists of a cage suspended in the air on a spring system which drops when an animal disturbs the bait.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Franks, Marion M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baggage-Fastener (open access)

Baggage-Fastener

Patent for a baggage fastener which ties around the box securely.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Moses, Jacob Bernhard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catamenial Sack (open access)

Catamenial Sack

Patent for a catamenial sack. This invention is a "catamenial sacks or shields and the object is to provided such a device which will be cleanly and sanitary in effect, which is pliable and easily and comfortably conformable to the form of the wearer" (lines 8-13). Illustration included.
Date: June 8, 1909
Creator: Frommann, Franklin A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bolsters for Log Wagons (open access)

Bolsters for Log Wagons

Patent for a bolster for use with log wagons by aiding in the arrangement of varying sizes of log loads. Illustration included.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Warren, John Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Robertson County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Robertson County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Robertson County, Texas.
Date: January 8, 1909
Creator: Bennett, Hugh H. & Shaw, Charles F.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Robertson County sheet

Map displays soil types along with lakes, rivers, coal mines, towns, churches, schools, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: January 8, 1909
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Geology and Ore Deposits of Goldfield, Nevada (open access)

The Geology and Ore Deposits of Goldfield, Nevada

This report describes the geology and ore deposits of Goldfield, Nevada.
Date: 1909
Creator: Ransome, Frederick Leslie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Yakutat Bay Region, Alaska: Physiography, Glacial, and Areal Geology (open access)

The Yakutat Bay Region, Alaska: Physiography, Glacial, and Areal Geology

Physiography and glacial geology of the Yakutat Bay Region in Alaska.
Date: 1909
Creator: Tarr, Ralph S. & Butler, Bert S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology and Water Resources of the Northern Portion of the Black Hills and Adjoining Regions in South Dakota and Wyoming (open access)

Geology and Water Resources of the Northern Portion of the Black Hills and Adjoining Regions in South Dakota and Wyoming

Introduction: this paper, which supplements the report on the geology and water resources of the southern half of the Black Hills, published in 1901, is the result of studies made at intervals during the years 1899 to 1907.
Date: 1909
Creator: Darton, Nelson Horatio
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for Aeroplane. This flying machine will automatically return to normal horizontal position if tilted.
Date: September 17, 1909
Creator: MacManus, Agustus, F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Exhibit N. Vertical and Horizontal Cross Sections GH and OP

Map of sections of Brownsville, Texas related to the investigation of the Brownsville Affray. It shows the trajectory of several bullets as they passed through locations on the map.
Date: November 1909
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Exhibit K. Vertical and Horizontal Cross Section A-B

A cross-section map, with a vertical and horizontal section depicting the trajectory of a bullet. It shows portions of Brownsville, Texas related to the investigation of the Brownsville Affray.
Date: 1909~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Exhibit L. Vertical and Horizontal Cross Sections C-D and E-F

Cross-section map with a horizontal and a vertical section depicting the trajectory of two bullets. It shows a portion of Brownsville, Texas related to the investigation of the Brownsville Affray.
Date: 1909~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Exhibit M

Map showing the floor plans of the Cowen household in Brownsville, Texas. It depicts the trajectory of several bullets that passed through the home during the events of the Brownsville Affray.
Date: 1909~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Portion of Brownsville and Fort Brown, Texas

Map of a portion of Brownsville and Fort Brown, Texas. It includes a legend showing key locations in the investigation of the Brownsville Affray.
Date: December 1909
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Exhibit M-1

Map showing the floor plans of the Cowen household in Brownsville, Texas. It depicts measurements of sections of the home in addition to the bullet holes caused by the events of the Brownsville Affray.
Date: 1909~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Exhibit M-2

Map showing the floor plans of the Cowen household in Brownsville, Texas. It depicts sections of the home in addition to the trajectory of bullets caused by the events of the Brownsville Affray.
Date: 1909~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Exhibit O. Vertical and Horizontal Cross Section I-J

A cross-section map, with a vertical and horizontal section depicting the trajectory of two bullets. It shows portions of Brownsville, Texas related to the investigation of the Brownsville Affray.
Date: November 1909
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Exhibit D. Map of Portion of Brownsville and Fort Brown, Texas

Map of a portion of Brownsville and Fort Brown Texas.
Date: November 1909
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library