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Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 19, Ed. 1, Friday, May 11, 1877 (open access)

Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 19, Ed. 1, Friday, May 11, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 11, 1877
Creator: Rankin, John G. & McCrimmon, D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Washing-Machines.

Patent for improving the washing machine by being operated by a spring-motor.
Date: September 11, 1877
Creator: Cummings, James K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Neck-Yokes. (open access)

Improvement in Neck-Yokes.

Patent for an improvement on neck-yokes that have a "swivel-joint connection with a carriage or wagon pole" (line 18-19).
Date: September 11, 1877
Creator: Hannig, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escapes. (open access)

Improvement in Fire-Escapes.

Patent for an improved fire escape "apparatus for receiving without injury persons or goods falling from windows of burning buildings" (line 18-20).
Date: September 11, 1877
Creator: Shishmanian, George N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rifle-Barrels. (open access)

Improvement in Rifle-Barrels.

Patent for a "new and useful improvement in firearms" (lines 4-5), including instructions and illustrations. The invention provides "a gun-barrel with a number of cutters or plows for grooving the ball, said cutters or plows to correspond with with the number of guides or ribs which the gun is formed" (lines 20-25).
Date: December 11, 1877
Creator: Littlejohn, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Apparatus for Applying Poison to Plants. (open access)

Improvement in Apparatus for Applying Poison to Plants.

Patent for "new and useful improvement in apparatus for applying poison and cotton to potato plants" (lines 3-5), as well as to "destroy worms and bugs"(lines 13-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 11, 1877
Creator: Goodin, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Heater and Feeder for Steam-Boilers. (open access)

Improvement in Heater and Feeder for Steam-Boilers.

Patent for "a new and valuable improvement in supplying feed-water to steam-boilers" (lines 15-17), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 11, 1877
Creator: Hyde, James Boyd
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a new and improved plow. This design "consists in the point made with a land-side, fitting into a rabbet in the land-side of the standard, and made thicker and deeper than said rabbet, so as to project beyond and below said land-side to receive the wear" (para. 5).
Date: December 11, 1877
Creator: Dawson, William Wyatt
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Planters. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Planters.

Patent for a "new and valuable improvement in cotton-planters" (lines 3-4), for planting cotton seeds, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 11, 1877
Creator: Bronaugh, David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Carriage-Axle Boxes. (open access)

Improvement in Carriage-Axle Boxes.

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in carriage-axle boxes and spindles" (lines 3-5), includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 11, 1877
Creator: Sitton, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Bend Flag. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1877 (open access)

The Fort Bend Flag. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Valentin Haas, March 11, 1877] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Valentin Haas, March 11, 1877]

Letter from [Ferdinand] Louis Huth to Valentin Haas regarding a financial matter involving Naegelin. He also briefly discusses the likelihood of selling some of his land. Signed Louis Huth on March 11, 1877 in San Antonio.
Date: March 11, 1877
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1877 (open access)

The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: May 11, 1877
Creator: Robson, G. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1877 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 25, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 11, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 25, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 11, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 269, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 269, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 11, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 11, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 166, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 166, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 109, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 11, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 109, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 11, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 189, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 11, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 189, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 11, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 163, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 163, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 296, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 11, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 296, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 11, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 115, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 115, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History