[Laura Miller behind microphone]

Laura Miller served as mayor of Dallas, Texas from 2002-2007.
Date: July 10, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dallas County

Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Dallas County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: April 10, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for "a perfectly-tight fastening - one that will not slip or give, and one that can be easily and quickly unfastened without cutting the band, or in any way injuring the part." (Lines 16-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 10, 1876
Creator: Krieg, Christian
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling (open access)

Car-Coupling

Patent for car coupling in which the coupling is improved upon so that it is "positive and certain in operation, simple in construction, interchangeable in parts, durable in use, cheap in manufacture, and not liable to become deranged or inoperative by rough usage or by the exterior influences of weather and other conditions" (lines 10-15).
Date: January 10, 1893
Creator: Huguley, Job C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Compressor for Water-Elevators. (open access)

Air-Compressor for Water-Elevators.

Patent for "an improvement in air-compressors for water-elevators, and it consists in the novel mechanism for compressing air, by which water is designed to be raised from a cistern, or other reservoir." (Lines 13-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 10, 1895
Creator: Warren, Governor D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Spring. (open access)

Vehicle Spring.

Patent for a new and improved vehicle spring. This design consists in "front wheels [that] are set well under the wagon-bed, so as to facilitate turning; and . . . the spring-braces, while they greatly assist in strengthening the spring and supporting the load as it grows heavier, do not in any way interfere with the action of said springs. . . . By this improved construction a simple, strong, and durable vehicle is provided, in which heavy loads may be carried with ease" (lines 46-55).
Date: July 10, 1883
Creator: Payne, Joseph Mott
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recording Ballot-Box. (open access)

Recording Ballot-Box.

Patent for a recording ballot box to "indicate accurately and instantly the result of an election" (line 10-12).
Date: February 10, 1880
Creator: Buck, James G. H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garbage-Furnace. (open access)

Garbage-Furnace.

Patent for an improved garbage-furnace which consist of a chamber having a grate for the reception of the garbage, a fire-box at each end, and a sand-box between the fire-boxes below the grate, grate-bars are arranged over the fire-boxes and extending from the bridge-wall, when the fire-boxes are ignited, garbage is introduced through the feed holes, the smoke, gases, fumes & etc. from the burning fuel and the garbage passed through a channel leading to the chimney. Illustration is included.
Date: March 10, 1891
Creator: Brownlee, Alexander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas Generator and Burner. (open access)

Gas Generator and Burner.

Patent for a new and improved gas generator. This design "has for its object to improve the efficiency of that type of vapor generators and burners wherein oil and air pipes enter a casing having burner orifices and filled with an incombustible substance, which when heated vaporizes the oil" (lines 8-13).
Date: September 10, 1889
Creator: Street, Joseph G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1893 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 10, 1893
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1891 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 10, 1891
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1891 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 10, 1891
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1889 (open access)

The Southern Mercury (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 10, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury, Texas Farmers' Alliance Advocate. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1889 (open access)

The Southern Mercury, Texas Farmers' Alliance Advocate. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 10, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury, Texas Farmers' Alliance Advocate. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1890 (open access)

The Southern Mercury, Texas Farmers' Alliance Advocate. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 10, 1890
Creator: Dixon, Sam H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1895 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 10, 1895
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1895 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 10, 1895
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1896 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1896

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 10, 1896
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1896 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1896

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 10, 1896
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1894 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1894

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 10, 1894
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1897 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1897

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 10, 1897
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 10, 1892 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 10, 1892

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 10, 1892
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1892 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1892

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 10, 1892
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1898 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1898

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 10, 1898
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History