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[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, March 5 1881] (open access)

[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, March 5 1881]

Tax receipt for Milton Parks. The receipt is for the year of 1880 in the amount of eight dollars and twenty-seven cents.
Date: March 5, 1881
Creator: Morris, J.R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design utilizes "a draw-head, formed with the usual flaring mouth, and interior cavity. . . . the interior of the draw-head is narrowing from the mouth to the center of the pin, and widening from the latter backward. The object of this construction is, that it directs the entering link to the pin, and increases the power of resistance of the latter to the strain" (lines 23-33).
Date: April 5, 1881
Creator: Nuckols, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gopher Trap. (open access)

Gopher Trap.

Patent for a new and improved trap for gophers and other subterranean animals. This design utilizes for the first time the combination of spring, jaw, treadle, trigger, and baseboard to ensnare gophers and other varmints.
Date: July 5, 1881
Creator: Norris, Abram
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engineer's Level-Rod. (open access)

Engineer's Level-Rod.

Reissued patent for an improvement in engineer's level which introduces a novel manner of marking the scale upon the face of the rod.
Date: April 5, 1881
Creator: Lynch, Michael L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shingle Gage. (open access)

Shingle Gage.

Patent for a new and improved gauge for the installation of roofing shingles. This design utilizes a set of metal brackets and joined metal bars to guide in the nailing of shingles to the roof. This eliminates the need for marking in advance the target of the nail.
Date: April 5, 1881
Creator: Gay, Edward R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Seed Planter. (open access)

Cotton Seed Planter.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-seed planter. This design "consists in the combination of a front pair of scraping-wings attached to a central furrow-opener, a revolving biconical wheel for pressing open the furrow and operating a toothed or spiked seed stirring and distributing shaft, and a rear covering-roller having a concave periphery" (lines 18-24).
Date: April 5, 1881
Creator: Crow, John Alexander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Planter. (open access)

Cotton Planter.

Patent for an improvement in cotton-planters.
Date: April 5, 1881
Creator: McFall, Mark M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1881 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1881

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 5, 1881
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1881 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1881

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 5, 1881
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 5, 1881 (open access)

Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 5, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Fort Griffin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: February 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1881 (open access)

Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Fort Griffin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: March 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1881 (open access)

Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Fort Griffin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: November 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Standard (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1881 (open access)

The Standard (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 5, 1881
Creator: DeMorse, Charles
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jasper News-Boy (Jasper, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1881 (open access)

The Jasper News-Boy (Jasper, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Jasper, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 5, 1881
Creator: Ford, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1881 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 60, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 5, 1881 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 60, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 5, 1881

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 84, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1881 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 84, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1881

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 5, 1881 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 5, 1881

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 1881 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 1881

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 163, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 5, 1881 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 163, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 5, 1881

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 215, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1881 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 215, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1881

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 267, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 5, 1881 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 267, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 5, 1881

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 188, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 5, 1881 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 188, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 5, 1881

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 136, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1881 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 136, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1881

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History