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Fence-Post.
Patent for "improvements in fence or other posts and bases thereof, and especially telegraph and telephone posts" (lines 13-15). The design involves "a minimum amount of lumber" and "a maximum amount of strength" (lines 17-19). It claims further benefits, such as "preventing early decay" (lines 22-23) allowing "perfect drainage" (lines 25-26), and facilitating the re-use of old posts.
Date:
August 11, 1903
Creator:
Beazley, John & Beazley, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, August 17, 1951]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing complications with the lease made on the San Jacinto County land.
Date:
August 17, 1951
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Jacinto Co.
Blue line print of survey map of San Jacinto County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:190,476] (5000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date:
1914
Creator:
Blau, F. G. & Terrell, O. O.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator and Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for an more efficiently designed cotton chopper.
Date:
April 27, 1886
Creator:
Brown, Thomas Jefferson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for "an improved wire stretcher especially adapted for use in localities where trees or other stationary objects from which to pull are scarce" (lines 11-15).
Date:
March 29, 1910
Creator:
Carnes, John P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Antispreader.
Patent for a rail anti-spreader to prevent the rails from spreading over time with expansion and contraction from the weather.
Date:
October 31, 1911
Creator:
Clark, Edward D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hub for Vehicle Wheels.
Patent for a new and improved wheel-hub. This design "has for its object the provision of a simple and effective separable hub composed of the fewest possible number of parts and capable of resisting strain in every direction. [The] hub is made with a central box for receiving the axle spindle, and having a central enlargement or collar on its outer side. The two body portions of the hub are set upon the box and fit up against the collar. They are provided on their opposing faces with lugs, which form the spoke-mortises, and are made plane and straight on one side, while the other side is inclined" (lines 17-30).
Date:
June 25, 1889
Creator:
Clark, Edward D. & Clark, Simmion C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. B. Compton to C. C. Cox, April 9, 1897]
Letter from R. B. Compton to C. C. Cox discussing recent correspondence and selling a piece of land. Envelope is included.
Date:
April 9, 1897
Creator:
Compton, R. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. B. Compton to C. C. Cox, March 27, 1897]
Letter from R. B. Compton to C. C. Cox discussing recent correspondence, buying land, and Shepard, Texas.
Date:
March 27, 1897
Creator:
Compton, R. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Box-Form.
Patent for new and improved folding box-form for making boxes from corrugated board or similar materials. The pattern is designed so that a box can be easily cut and folded, with hinged sections that make handling or storing convenient. The box-form accommodates different sizes.
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
Crate, James Searle
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of Receipt for Taxes Paid by H. M. Trueheart & Company, 1890]
Photostat copy of a receipt for taxes paid on a property in San Jacinto and Montgomery Counties by H. M. Trueheart & Company on behalf of S. J. McAlpine for the year 1890.
Date:
November 7, 1890
Creator:
Darden, S. H. & Walsh, D. H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of Receipt for Taxes Paid by H. M. Trueheart & Company, 1891]
Photostat copy of a receipt for taxes paid on a property in San Jacinto and Montgomery Counties by H. M. Trueheart & Company on behalf of S. J. McAlpine for the year 1891.
Date:
November 23, 1891
Creator:
Darden, S. H. & Walsh, D. H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. W. Downey to T. C. Sears, February 21, 1894]
Letter of introduction for C. C. Cox, from H. W. Downey of the Houston East & West Texas Railway to T. C. Sears, a station agent in Shepard, Texas. A map of the HE&WT system and the envelope are included.
Date:
February 21, 1894
Creator:
Downey, H. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bear 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:
1976
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bear 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
Bear 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:
1960
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bear 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:
1978
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bear 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:
1965
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bear 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:
2013
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beaumont
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 1:250000
Date:
1979
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beaumont
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 1:250000
Date:
1979
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beaumont
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 1:100000
Date:
1986
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blanchard 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:
1972
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blanchard 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