Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design's "objects are, first, to couple cars of various altitudes; second, to couple the cars automatically; third, to uncouple from the top or side of the car; [and] fourth, to dispense with pins" (lines 16-20). It consists in a "draw-head [that] is provided with an elastic cover having a link-lifting arm secured thereto, a lever for oscillating said cover, performing the duplex function of disengaging the link and permitting its egress, a sloping projection from the base of said draw-head engaging the link on contact, and the bent link" (lines 51-58).
Date: November 11, 1890
Creator: Burns, John Calvin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Linden Standard (Linden, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1890 (open access)

Linden Standard (Linden, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Linden, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 20, 1890
Creator: Erwin, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lumber-Drier (open access)

Lumber-Drier

Patent for "means adapted to superheat steam and supply it to a drying-chamber, substantially" (lines 28-30).
Date: February 4, 1890
Creator: Hooton, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlanta 1890 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Atlanta in Cass County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: April 1890
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlanta 1890 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Atlanta in Cass County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: April 1890
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlanta 1890 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Atlanta in Cass County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: April 1890
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlanta 1890 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Atlanta in Cass County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: April 1890
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Queen City 1890 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Queen City in Cass County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1890
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Queen City 1890 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Queen City in Cass County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1890
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History