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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
Boll-Weevil Exterminator. (open access)

Boll-Weevil Exterminator.

Patent for a boll-weevil exterminator comprised of a wheeled frame with a tank containing insect poison and a means to gradually distribute the poison through a field. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Griffin, Willis F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Topographic Reservoir Map #1]

Topographic map of the area around a reservoir drawn in black and yellow ink. According to the caption in the upper-left corner, "Topographic map of a reservoir site at the juncture of Kaiser Creek and North Pecan Bayou about nine miles south west of Baird, Callahan County, Texas." Scale 1:12,000
Date: September 1, 1934
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Topographic Reservoir Map #2]

Topographic map of the area around a reservoir drawn in color on a blueprint background. According to the caption in the upper-left corner, "Topographic map of a reservoir site at the juncture of Kaiser Creek and North Pecan Bayou about nine miles south west of Baird, Callahan County, Texas." Scale 1:12,000
Date: September 1, 1934
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Lee Loper, May 1, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Lee Loper, May 1, 1961]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Lee Loper discussing House Bill 960. Mr. Latimer says he will vote against it.
Date: May 1, 1961
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[State and County Tax Receipt for K.B. Legett] (open access)

[State and County Tax Receipt for K.B. Legett]

Tax receipt acknowledging K.B. Legett's payment of his State and County taxes for year 1928 on personal property and real estate in Callahan County, Texas.
Date: January 1, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History