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[Portrait of a Woman Sitting Down]

Photograph of an unknown woman positioned from the chest up. She is pictured in front of a dark colored background while wearing a dark colored dress with a light colored printed lining. Text on the front identifies Ankenman & Butler from Mason, Texas, as the photographer.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ankenman & Butler
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Young Woman With Large Bow Collar]

Photograph of an unknown woman positioned from the chest up. She is pictured wearing a dark colored top with a bow on the collar pinned with a broach. Text on the front identifies N. Ankenman from Mason, Texas as the photographer.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ankenman, N.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown Man Standing Next to Fabric Covered Table]

Photograph of an unknown man positioned to show his full body. He is pictured next to a cloth covered side table and a grandfather clock is visible in the background. The man is wearing a dark colored suit with a lighter colored dress shirt and tie underneath. Text on the front identifies N. Ankenman from Mason, Texas, as the photographer.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ankenman, N.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mason County

Map of Mason County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. The title of the map is a whimsical drawing of people as letters. An abandoned Mason is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1859
Creator: Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tongue-Support for Vehicles. (open access)

Tongue-Support for Vehicles.

Patent for a tongue-support for the tongues of vehicles that "provide an exceedingly simple and effective catch or holder for holding the support up against the under side of the tongue" (lines 18-21), including illustration and instructions
Date: May 8, 1900
Creator: Ashby, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Puller (open access)

Stump-Puller

Patent "to improve the construction of stump-pullers and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one which will possess great strength and durability and which ma be readily operated with a minimum amount of power" (lines 10-15).
Date: June 4, 1901
Creator: Bethel, Ion Maywood
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reversible and Adjustable Heel-Sweep. (open access)

Reversible and Adjustable Heel-Sweep.

Patent for an adjustable heel sweep for farm equipment, which can cut both wide and narrow angles.
Date: November 2, 1909
Creator: Brockman, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ax Handle (open access)

Ax Handle

Patent for an ax handle. The handle is a tubular handle which also includes hingedly connected part fitting into the eye of the ax head. Illustration included.
Date: March 4, 1913
Creator: Burks, William Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a new and improved gate. This design has for its object, "first, to provide a gate that the rider or driver can open or shut without dismounting; second, one that cannot be left accidentally open, so as to admit stock to pass through an inclosure; and third, one that the vehicle or horse[-rider] passes over, and one that the wind does not affect" (lines 11-17).
Date: December 16, 1884
Creator: Cowan, Elias
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Willard Cox to Joe Childers, November 24, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Willard Cox to Joe Childers, November 24, 1952]

Letter from Willard Cox to Joe Childers discussing traveling to San Saba with Childers' previous letter to speak with a man named Reuben about Truett Latimer.
Date: November 24, 1952
Creator: Cox, Willard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight (open access)

Dirigible Headlight

Patent for updated design for dirigible headlights submitted by Mr. John Alton Fleming. The main aim of this improved design is to create a means by which the application of dirigible lights can "be easily and quickly applied and connected to the automobile and properly connected to the headlights without modifications to the automobile" (lines 17-22).
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Fleming, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region F describing water supply locations and suppliers, the general state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users in each county, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume II. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume II. Appendices

Appendices of the water plan for Region F including cost estimates, water management strategies, comments and answers related to the plan, survey results, drought triggers, and related reports.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for a clothes-pin made of one piece of wire twisted around with a spring-clamping mechanism for holding clothes.
Date: July 9, 1907
Creator: Freeze, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter. (open access)

Composition of Matter.

Patent for a compound with waterproof and flame-retardant properties in its use as a roofing paint.
Date: April 2, 1895
Creator: Freeze, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reversible Gutter. (open access)

Reversible Gutter.

Patent for a simple and durable reversible gutter for houses and other buildings that can be easily cleaned and painted.
Date: April 23, 1895
Creator: Freeze, John Andy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Art Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1982
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Art Quadrangle

Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Art Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1969
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Art Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1982
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Art Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Calf Creek Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1970
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Calf Creek Quadrangle

Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Calf Creek Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1973
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History