Drill-Cable Clamp. (open access)

Drill-Cable Clamp.

Patent for Drill-Cable Clamp is for a device that clamps the rope to which the drill connects. The rope can be rotated, while connected to both the drill and the drilling machine securely.
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: Clayton, Robert Fentress
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector. (open access)

Plant-Protector.

Patent for improvements in plant-protection by providing a foraminous hood for young plants. This particular plant-protector is protect melon type and vegetable of similar qualities against worms, grubs, lice and other pests.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Cook, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of San Antonio Post Office and Federal Building]

Postcard of an illustration of a large, three-story, stone building with a square tower and a turret. Text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as a post office and federal building in San Antonio, Texas. There is printed text about the building on the other side of the postcard, as well as handwritten text from Nellie Roberts to Mr. Leslie Boone in San Marcos, Texas.
Date: 1911-02-06~
Creator: Roberts, Nellie
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Cultivator (open access)

Motor-Cultivator

Patent for an improvement to motor cultivators. It provides the operator a way to manually adjust the depth of the furrow and cultivator blade, including illustrations.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Runge, Friedrich Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1911 (open access)

Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1911

Weekly student newspaper from Southwest Texas State Normal School in San Marcos, Texas that includes news of interest to students and faculty along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1917 (open access)

The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1917

Weekly student newspaper from Southwest Texas State Normal in San Marcos, Texas that includes news of interest to students and faculty along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 6, 1919 (open access)

The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 6, 1919

Weekly student newspaper from Southwest Texas State Normal in San Marcos, Texas that includes news of interest to students and faculty along with advertising.
Date: December 6, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History