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Ruins at Phantom Hill Texas

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of V. C. Perini standing next to part of an old building with trees at the ruins of Fort Phantom Hill, Texas. The second is of Bud Perini standing by another old building at the ruins of Fort Phantom Hill. There are handwritten notes at the bottom of the photographs.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed or Douche Pan. (open access)

Bed or Douche Pan.

Patent for improvements in bed or douche pans, in which it will not spill easily and is easy to clean. Illustration is included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Williams, Bettie C. & Scott, Arthur C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Window-Scaffold (open access)

Adjustable Window-Scaffold

Patent for an adjustable window scaffold. Illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1911
Creator: Wright, Scott W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mixing Plant. (open access)

Mixing Plant.

Patent for new mixing plants materials and procedures, "comprising novel means for handling, conveying, and mixing the several materials which constitute the feed and for accurately determining the proportion of each such materials" (lines 11-15), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 3, 1906
Creator: Binnings, Charles Elijah
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Branding-Iron (open access)

Branding-Iron

Patent for a branding iron that expends less fuel than similar brands due to its combustion chamber that is able to better concentrate its heat towards the applied surface.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Thurman, Lee Onadus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cattle-Guard and Halter. (open access)

Combined Cattle-Guard and Halter.

Patent for a combined cattle guard and halter, which prevents cattle from breaking through a fence while allowing them freedom of movement.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: Owens, Delona D. & Steele, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street Scene

Copy negative of the old west town of Stamford, Texas in 1900. There are two furniture stores, a grocery store, a restaurant, a church, and other buildings. There are horses, wagons, and people in front of the stores.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Exterior with Students

Copy negative of a class picture of students outside a school building in Truby, Texas. Everett Lewis Gentry is pictured, three of the other students have names written above them, and there is a handwritten note below the picture.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Church Exterior

Copy negative of the north side of Anson, Texas in 1900. On the right is the First Methodist Church, a wide street is in the middle, and there is a fence on the left. There is a note written above the picture.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a bailing press machine designed to be more efficient and durable. Illustrations included.
Date: December 3, 1907
Creator: Jones, Thomas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Quilting-Frame and Ironing-Board (open access)

Combined Quilting-Frame and Ironing-Board

Patent for a quilting frame that can also be used as an ironing board. Illustrations included.
Date: September 10, 1907
Creator: Lowry, Moses M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn that is easy to use and efficient.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Huggins, Thompson A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Rail-Joint and Nut-Lock (open access)

Combination Rail-Joint and Nut-Lock

Patent for a combination rail joint and nut lock to hold railroad tracks in place.
Date: December 31, 1912
Creator: Iley, William A.; Money, Robert L. & Money, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Exterior of Ranch House

Copy negative of the back of the rebuilt John Berry ranch house in 1962. The house has a stone chimney and there is a chair on the back step. There is a note at the top reading, "John's office and fire place, 26 May '62."
Date: May 26, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street Scene with Cotton Wagons

Copy negative of a train of several wagons loaded with cotton bales, pulled by a team of ten horses through a town. There are stores in the back including a hardware and grocery store, Brockett P. Pool Co. General Merchandise, Morrow & Johnson Drugs, and Davidson & Roland Bros. dry goods. There are other buggies and wagons, horses tied to fences, and a crowd watching the cotton go by. There are notes written on the picture, above and below it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jones County

Blue line print of survey map of Jones County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:190,476] (5000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date: 1921
Creator: Giles, J. Bascom & Hedick, J. D.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jones County

Blueline format of survey map of Jones County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. A diagram and scale information of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil about field notes pertaining to labeling and drawing plots of land. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1874
Creator: Gast, August
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene

Topographic quadrangle map of Abilene, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Haskell County, Young Land District

Cadastral map of Haskell County and the Young surveying district, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale indicated.
Date: July 20, 1859
Creator: Von Rosenberg, W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Big Springs

Topographic quadrangle map of Big Spring, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. A location diagram is included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of South Part of Jones County

Blue line print of survey map of the south portion of Jones County, Texas, showing showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: September 1, 1967
Creator: Canda, C. J.; Drake, S. J. & Strauss, W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Combination Map of Parts of Jones, Taylor, Fisher, and Nolan Counties.

Survey map of parts of Jones, Taylor, Fisher, and Nolan Counties, showing rivers, towns, boundaries, creeks, original land grants or surveys, roads, and blocks of land. A legend indicating drilling wells, gas wells, abandoned wells, and dry holes is included in the lower-left corner of the second sheet. Handwritten notes have been made on the map in red pencil to outline specific tracts of land. Scale [ca. 1:66,667] (2000 varas to the inch).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Office Interior with Staff

Copy negative of the inside of the office and staff working at Southwestern Bell Telephone in Hamlin, Texas. There are five women working at switchboards and several more people standing in the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman on School Steps

Copy photograph of Pearle Knox (Aneff) standing on the steps on a school. She is holding something in her hand, though it is unclear what. Behind her is a door.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History