Baird 1896 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: March 1896
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird 1896 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: March 1896
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bell-Ringer. (open access)

Bell-Ringer.

Patent for a bell ringer for use in locomotives, with instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 15, 1891
Creator: Baker, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for improvements in harrows which can be “adapted to be reversed for pulverizing and leveling the surface traversed, to avoid evaporation as far as possible, and place the ground in the best condition for the travel of harvesters and other machines in gathering crops” (lines 9-14), illustration is included.
Date: March 17, 1891
Creator: Day, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History