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Automatic Wrench (open access)

Automatic Wrench

Patent for an automatic wrench. The wrench possesses a locking movable jaw. Illustrations included.
Date: January 7, 1913
Creator: Clay, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clevis. (open access)

Clevis.

Patent for a new and improved clevis. This design "is to provide a clevis with a series of attaching-loops whereby the line of draft may be changed as circumstances may require, to bring the line of draft to either side of the plow-beam, or above or below the same, and to provide a clevis with a centrally-located attaching-loop, to be used where a direct or central draft is needed" (lines 11-18).
Date: January 26, 1886
Creator: Dunn, Henry Frankling
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 9, 1858 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 9, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 9, 1858
Creator: J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen. (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 16, 1858 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen. (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 16, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1858
Creator: Baker, James D.; Baker, Ben M. & Baker, A. Hicks
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 23, 1858 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 23, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 1858
Creator: J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 30, 1858 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 30, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 30, 1858
Creator: J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1859 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1859

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1859
Creator: J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 8, 1859 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 8, 1859

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 8, 1859
Creator: J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 29, 1859 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 29, 1859

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 1859
Creator: J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 7, 1860 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 7, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 7, 1860
Creator: J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 21, 1860 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 21, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 21, 1860
Creator: J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved Bridge. (open access)

Improved Bridge.

Patent for an invention that "is to provide certain improvements in the construction of bridges, whereby the parts thereof, of wood, may be readily removed for the substitution of others, when decayed or broken, without interfering with the use of the bridge or weakening it (lines 10-15)". The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 11, 1870
Creator: McDowell, H. S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Portable Fences. (open access)

Improvement in Portable Fences.

Patent for new and useful improvements in fences made in sections or panels. It consists in the construction and arrangement of the brackets or supports for the panels.
Date: January 12, 1875
Creator: Johnson, Jehu W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Washing-Machines.

Patent for an improvement in washing machines.
Date: January 31, 1871
Creator: Nave, Andrew Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 28, Number 4, January 1968 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 28, Number 4, January 1968

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earle C. Hellums to Thomas L. James, January 25, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Earle C. Hellums to Thomas L. James, January 25, 1955]

Letter from Earle C. Hellums to Thomas L. James discussing deals with Magnolia Petroleum Company.
Date: January 25, 1955
Creator: Hellums, Earle C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, January 12, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, January 12, 1945]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner discussing the recent visit from his family and the real estate business in Texas, enclosing some clippings of interest.
Date: January 12, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - January 22, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - January 22, 1951]

Signed carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated January 22, 1951. The letter provides notification of a new LULAC Council organized in Eagle Lake, Texas on January 21, 1951. Herrera lists provisional officers and members. Herrera next visited Palacios, Texas, and presented the charter to the new Palacios LULAC Council. Herrera also confirms delivery of charter to the Wharton Ladies LULAC Council.
Date: January 22, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Police Chief Roy Chisum - 1973-01-15] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Police Chief Roy Chisum - 1973-01-15]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John H. Herrera to Chief of Police Roy Chisum on behalf of John Edward Guzman's family, complaining about and requesting a cessation to bringing their son, John Edward Guzman, in for questioning without basis.
Date: January 15, 1973
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Police Chief Roy Chisum - 1973-01-15] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Police Chief Roy Chisum - 1973-01-15]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John H. Herrera to Chief of Police Roy Chisum on behalf of John Edward Guzman's family, complaining about and requesting a cessation to bringing their son, John Edward Guzman, in for questioning without basis.
Date: January 15, 1973
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, January 28, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, January 28, 1955]

Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing oil activity in Colorado County.
Date: January 28, 1955
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 2, Number 1, January 1992 (open access)

Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 2, Number 1, January 1992

The Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal contains historical information about Colorado County, Texas including personal accounts and research into area stories.
Date: January 1992
Creator: Nesbitt Memorial Library
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 3, Number 1, January 1993 (open access)

Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 3, Number 1, January 1993

The Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal contains historical information about Colorado County, Texas including personal accounts and research into area stories.
Date: January 1993
Creator: Nesbitt Memorial Library
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 4, Number 1, January 1994 (open access)

Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 4, Number 1, January 1994

The Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal contains historical information about Colorado County, Texas including personal accounts and research into area stories.
Date: January 1994
Creator: Nesbitt Memorial Library
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History