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Churn Power. (open access)

Churn Power.

Patent for a new and improved motorized butter churn. This design utilizes paralleled uprights, shafts, through-holes, screw-holes, a crank, pit-men, and a cross-head (lines 85-92). This combination and arrangement of parts allows rotary motion to be converted to reciprocal motion, which improves the churning process.
Date: August 10, 1880
Creator: Brace, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tamping Machine (open access)

Tamping Machine

Patent for the invention of a new and useful improvement in Tamping-Machines. Includes full, clear, and exact description and illustration. Invention relates to an improvement in machines for tamping, intended for tamping dirt under railway-ties (20).
Date: August 24, 1886
Creator: Carley, John, W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch (open access)

Gate Latch

Patent for "improvements in latches for gates, doors, and the like." (lines 12-13) This latch "may be conveniently operated from either side of the door and may be locked against operation." (lines 15-17)
Date: August 11, 1903
Creator: Carter, Hiram Claborn
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hugh Clemens' Horse]

Photographs of Hugh Clemens and his horse, bowing its head, at the Munger farm and gin in Limestone County. The horse is saddled and is led by the reins by Clemens. Both stand in a field of tall grass in front of large trees.
Date: August 27, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Dailey and Howell Campbell at Pin Oak Creek]

Photographs of John Dailey and Howell Campbell on a horse-drawn buggy at Pin Oak Creek near Munger, Limestone County. The horse is parked on a dirt road, and both men face towards the camera, seated on the buggy.
Date: August 4, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Eason Findley's Cotton Yard]

Stereographic photographs of William Eason Findley's cotton yard. Four workers face the camera standing among of long rows of cotton bales set on the grass. A building and a set of machinery, known as the Munger gin process, are visible in the background.
Date: August 25, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Eason Findley's Home]

Photographs of William Eason Findley's home in the "BlackLand belt". Findley stands at right, next to three women in light-colored dresses and bonnets to his left. The house behind him has two stories, a porch covered with a second-floor balcony, and a wide extension emerging from the back of the house.
Date: August 26, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analysis of Oil Production in the Near-Depleted Mexia-Powell Fault-Line Fields of Texas (open access)

Analysis of Oil Production in the Near-Depleted Mexia-Powell Fault-Line Fields of Texas

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the oil fields located near the Mexia-Powell fault line in Texas. Properties of the oil fields, including geology and oil production, are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Hill, Harry Blackburn & Guthrie, R. K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1908 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 6, 1908
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1908 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 13, 1908
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1908 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 20, 1908
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1908 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 27, 1908
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 5, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 12, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 19, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 26, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 4, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 25, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 10, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 10, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 10, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1911 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 10, 1911
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1911 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 17, 1911
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1911 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 24, 1911
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1911 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 31, 1911
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History