Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for an improved, simple, and effective car coupling that couples automatically and without anyone having to go between the cars. It consists of a drawhead with a slot on one side, upper and lower slides in the drawhead, a coupling pin that sits in the upper slide, a lever that is connected to the slide, a spring that holds the lower slide in place, and a bolt that connects the lever with the upper slide.
Date: May 30, 1893
Creator: Cundiff, Middleton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Circuit-Closer Attachment for Telegraph-Keys (open access)

Automatic Circuit-Closer Attachment for Telegraph-Keys

Patent for an attachment for telegraph keys, so that the line circuit closes automatically upon the release of the key.
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: White, James L
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Leon County Courthouse

Photograph of the Leon County Courthouse. It was constructed in 1886 by architect William Johnson. Two men sit on a bench in front of the courthouse, and a trash can has been left on the sidewalk leading up to the front entrance.
Date: October 30, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Leon County Heritage Society

Photograph of the Leon County Heritage Society, which is housed in the old county jail. It is a two-story red brick building with towers at each corner.
Date: October 30, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History