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Built in Texas (open access)

Built in Texas

Book describing folk building in Texas, including information about the construction of churches, cabins, sheds, barns, fences, and other folk building techniques. The index begins on page 277.
Date: 2000
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Built in Texas (open access)

Built in Texas

Book describing folk building in Texas, including information about the construction of churches, cabins, sheds, barns, fences, and other folk building techniques. The index begins on page 277.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Washing Machine. (open access)

Washing Machine.

Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design utilizes a plunger to create a partial vacuum in the corresponding tub, whereupon water, when rushing to fill the partial vacuum, saturates the clothes, cleaning them.
Date: December 6, 1881
Creator: Appelt, August E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Casing Grapple (open access)

Well-Casing Grapple

Patent for a well-casing grapple, allowing a positive grip when lowering casing or pipe within a well, or withdrawing it therefrom, without the danger of slipping or accident.
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: Artzt, Erich C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas

Report on groundwater availability of the lower cretaceous formations in the hill country of South-Central Texas. It describes the geology of the area, water quality, and the Trinity Group aquifer.
Date: January 1983
Creator: Ashworth, John B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for an improvement to the cotton chopping machine, which includes a hoe-blade that leaves the plants being processed in bunches.
Date: January 14, 1902
Creator: Berringer, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000

Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, descendant of Kerr County settlers and local business owner from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Sherman describes some of her family history, local history, and her two antique businesses. She also discusses her family's ranch.
Date: September 15, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Sherman, Rena Fay Stone
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001

Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, the most current owner of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall, from Kerrville, Texas. Elaine tells the story of her parents' ranch and the start of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall in 1925, where dances, concerts, and other events are still held. She discusses the continuing success of the Crider's, despite struggles to keep it open during rough times, including when a large oak tree ruined the dance floor.
Date: November 1, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Hurt, Elaine Crider
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blanco County

Map of Blanco County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 1878
Creator: Blau, F. G.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blanco County

Blue line print of survey map of Blanco County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1916
Creator: Bramlette, H. M.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle in Feeding Pens]

Photograph of Hereford cattle in large feeding pens with more empty pens and a winding country road in the background. Printed on front of photograph: "Photo by Brown Lubbock."
Date: 1932
Creator: Brown Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Blanco Courier. (Blanco, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. [50], Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 29, 1914 (open access)

The Blanco Courier. (Blanco, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. [50], Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 29, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Blanco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 29, 1914
Creator: Brown, Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Blanco Courier. (Blanco, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 17, 1918 (open access)

The Blanco Courier. (Blanco, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 17, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Blanco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 17, 1918
Creator: Brown, Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Blanco Courier. (Blanco, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 50, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 24, 1918 (open access)

The Blanco Courier. (Blanco, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 50, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 24, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Blanco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 24, 1918
Creator: Brown, Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Blanco Courier. (Blanco, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 31, 1918 (open access)

The Blanco Courier. (Blanco, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 31, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Blanco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 31, 1918
Creator: Brown, Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Blanco Courier. (Blanco, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 7, 1918 (open access)

The Blanco Courier. (Blanco, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 7, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Blanco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 1918
Creator: Brown, Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Loading and Dumping Device. (open access)

Loading and Dumping Device.

Patent for a loading and dumping device for use in road building projects to load gravel or other materials onto wagons.
Date: May 2, 1911
Creator: Byler, Tilden J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, February/March 2010 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, February/March 2010

Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "Capital Area Communities Receive Solid Waste Grants," "Help for Dementia Patients: CAPCOG 9-1-1 Centers Accept Calls from Locating Devices," "Holiday Projects Benefit Clients," "EPA Publishes More Stringent Standards for Ground-Level Ozone," "ENS Helps Capture Round Mountain Robbers," and "New Leadership Elected for CAPCOG."
Date: February 2010
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, June/July 2010 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, June/July 2010

Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "New Regional Economic Development Plan is Completed," "9-1-1...What is Your Location?," "CAPCOG Helps City with Business Retention," "CJ Funding Recommendations for 2011 Sent to Governor's Office," "Hays County Industry Wins State 2010 Environmental Excellence Award," "Basic Peace Officer Course Graduates Continue 100% Pass Rate," and "Request for Applications for FY2011 Solid Waste Implementation Grants."
Date: June 2010
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, October/November 2010 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, October/November 2010

Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "CAPCOG Launches Regional Training Center," "CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy Graduates Another Class," "CAPCOG Completes Provider Database to the Regional Transit Coordination Committee," "9-1-1 Awards Presented," "Medicare Health Coverage Options and Change 2010-2011," "Regional Interoperable Communications Plan Created," and "Second Annual Construction and Demolition Waste Management Summit Set."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, December 2010/January 2011 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, December 2010/January 2011

Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "CAPCOG Awarded HUD Sustainable Communities Grant for Capital Area Consortium," "CAPCOG Tests 9-1-1 Equipment," "CAPCOG Honors Our Nation's Family Caregivers," and "Region Conducts Annual CBRNE Exercise."
Date: December 2010
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, April 2013 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, April 2013

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news, upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
Date: April 2013
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, April/May 2011 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, April/May 2011

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, August, 2013 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, August, 2013

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History