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Improvement in Magazine Fire-Arms. (open access)

Improvement in Magazine Fire-Arms.

Patent for an "improved repeating fire-arm... contrived with a sliding breech-block, which is drawn back by crank on the right-hand side of the gun" (lines 6-9) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 14, 1875
Creator: Toepperwein, Emil A. F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter. (open access)

Seed Planter.

Patent for a new and improved seed planter. This design consists "[i]n a seed planter, [with a] seed-dropping cylinder . . . with a row of recesses around its middle part, and rows of different-sized recesses provided with adjustable gage-screws around its end parts, whereby different-sized seeds can be dropped by the same cylinder" (lines 67-74).
Date: June 14, 1881
Creator: Holekamp, Julius
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Post. (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1898 (open access)

The Boerne Post. (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1898

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 14, 1898
Creator: Guthrie, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Implement. (open access)

Cleaning Implement.

Patent for a cleaning tool for cleaning chicken coops, sidewalk edges, or removing ice, which combines a scraper/digger, broom, and brush and which fits in small spaces.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Kuettner, Max
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Double Acting Pump (open access)

Double Acting Pump

Patent for a double acting pump. Illustration included.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Holekamp, Richard G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from C. A. Cagesen to A. T. Stockdale, February 14, 1911]

Postcard from C. A. Cagesen to A. T. Stockdale, writing that someone named Milt Hicks taking her for a ride in an automobile. The front of the postcard features an illustration of a herd of dairy cattle standing in the middle of a dirt road. There are two buildings with tin roofs visible in the background, as well as a group of trees.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 1914 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 14, 1914
Creator: Davis, William Gammon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Mrs. Connie Austin, September 14, 1916]

Postcard to Mrs. Connie Austin. The sender writes that he has just arrived, that he thinks he will enjoy living in Boerne, Texas, and that he has seen lots of pretty girls. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the Kendall County Fair parking lot, in Boerne, Texas. There is a long row of cars parked on the left side of a large dirt lot. A crow of people stands on the other side of the lot, next to a large building on their right.
Date: September 14, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater (open access)

Water-Heater

Patent for a water heater that will heat a large quantity of water in a short amount of time. Cool water is delivered to the bottom of the tank, displacing hot water at the top so the tank is always filled with hot water.
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Faust, Louis F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1940 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 14, 1940
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1940 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1941 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1941

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 14, 1941
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1942 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 14, 1942
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1943 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 14, 1943
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1943 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 14, 1943
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1944 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 14, 1944
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1944 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 14, 1944
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1945 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1945

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 14, 1945
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1946 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1946

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 14, 1946
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1946 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1946

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 14, 1946
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1946 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1946

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 14, 1946
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1947 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 14, 1947
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1948 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1948

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 14, 1948
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1949 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1949

Weekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 14, 1949
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History