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The Albany Star. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, December 25, 1882 (open access)

The Albany Star. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, December 25, 1882

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 25, 1882
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amalgamator. (open access)

Amalgamator.

Patent for a new and improved amalgamator. This design "consists in placing in the bottoms of the chambers a number of iron balls or other suitable-shaped pieces of amalgamated iron, which have sufficient room to move freely among themselves, and then forcing up through the balls or pieces of iron, in contradistinction to forcing it down over their tops, the amalgamated ore and water, so as to cause the pieces of iron to vibrate, and thus to grind and break the pieces of quartz passing up through them" (lines 14-24).
Date: September 12, 1882
Creator: Schmidt, Erich Franz & Streernwitz, William Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Angelina County

Map of Angelina County, Texas, including the Piney Woods region, located in the Nacogdoches District. A small drawing of a building and stack representing Micheti Mills on Angelina River is included on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: November 1882
Creator: Thielepape, George J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Power. (open access)

Animal Power.

Patent for a new and improved animal power (engine). This design "consists in an animal-power constructed with a small wheel placed loosely upon a stationary upright shaft, and connected by hinges with the inner ends of arms and sweeps attached to the main wheel, which is mounted upon caster-wheels to support the weight of the wheel and its attachments. . . . The object of this invention is to economize power and promote convenience" (lines 16-25).
Date: October 31, 1882
Creator: Knox, William Curtis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Tag. (open access)

Animal Tag.

Patent for a new and improved animal tag. This design "consists in an animal-tag formed of a tube provided with a removable cover and an elongated staple for the strap, by which this tube is held to the animal" (lines 11-14).
Date: November 21, 1882
Creator: Queen, Elias G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap. (open access)

Animal Trap.

Patent for a new and improved animal trap. This design "consists in the combination of a suitable frame upon which a revolver or pistol is secured, a treadle which is secured to the front end of this frame, and a suitable spring and levers, by which the fire-arm is discharged when the animal steps upon the treadle" (lines 14-20).
Date: December 26, 1882
Creator: Williams, James Alexander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Killing Rodents (open access)

Apparatus for Killing Rodents

Patent for an apparatus for killing rodents "that may be used effectively for the destruction of all animals that burrow in the ground; and it consists in a furnace for the generation of sulphurous odors or other suffocating gases and a pump for forcing the gases into the burrows of the animals . . . ."
Date: August 22, 1882
Creator: Palmer, Austin D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Leg. (open access)

Artificial Leg.

Patent for a new and improved artificial leg. This design "consists in certain improvements in the construction and arrangement of parts in artificial legs, so as to make them more durable, easier of repair, and more comfortable to the wearer" (lines 11-15).
Date: September 19, 1882
Creator: Wolf, Peter M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District (open access)

Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District

This atlas contains maps of the Grand Canyon area and colored illustrations.
Date: 1882
Creator: United States. Department of the Interior. Geological Survey.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Attachment for Plows.

Patent for a new and improved attachment for plows. This design "has relation to devices for guiding or directing shovel-plows, sweeps, or cultivator-plows, and thus release in a great measure the strain upon the arms of the plow[person] consequent upon directing the plow in its proper course; and it consists in the detailed construction of a device or attachment of that class" (lines 12-19).
Date: August 29, 1882
Creator: Welborn, Wisp J. N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 7, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 7, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 7, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 14, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 14, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 14, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 21, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 21, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 21, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 28, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 28, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 28, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 4, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 4, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 4, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 15, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 11, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 15, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 11, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 11, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 18, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 18, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 25, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 25, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 25, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 4, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 4, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 4, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 11, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 11, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 11, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 18, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 18, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 18, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 25, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 25, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 25, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 1882 (open access)

Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 1882

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 1882
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History