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Adjustable Headlight-Reflector
Patent for an adjustable headlight reflector for train engines which will shine the light straight in front of the train.
Date:
March 16, 1909
Creator:
Pratt, James R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Archaeological Survey of the SH 289 Wetland Mitigation Project, Grayson County, Texas
Archaeological survey report of the proposed site of the SH 289 Wetland Mitigation Project in Grayson County, Texas, performed to determine whether any historic resources were located on the proposed construction sites.
Date:
March 13, 2008
Creator:
Tood, Jesse
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Car-Switching System.
Patent for "a system of switching where the cars of a train are pushed up an incline and placed successively on an elevated annular revolving platform, by which they are automatically distributed to their respective receiving-tracks" (lines 9-14).
Date:
March 24, 1896
Creator:
Lelardoux, Pierre
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Mail and Parcel Delivery Apparatus
Patent for a automated motorized mail delivery vehicle that travels in the air on electric lines on poles to deliver incoming mail and retrieve outgoing mail from rural routes or parcels in urban areas.
Date:
March 5, 1907
Creator:
Dederick, Zadoc P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press Attachment
Patent for baling press attachment. Illustration included.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Jackson, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom or Brush
Patent for metal brooms or brushes that are "strong and durable, relatively light in weight, and can be inexpensively manufactured" (line 13-15). It is intended for "sweeping snow, mud, slush, and the like" (line 16-17). The patent can also be applied for smaller version of metal brooms or brushes for other purposes.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Airhart, Noah S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Calvin Eugene Wester Sitting on a Car]
Photograph of Calvin Eugene Wester sitting on the back of a 1950's model car. He is wearing a stetson hat, jeans, gingham shirt, and a jacket. Handwritten text of the photo suggest that the is twenty years old, has brown hair, blue eyes, and stands six feet and five inches.
Date:
March 6, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Land Roller and Plow
Patent for combined land roller and plow. This tool is meant to be used to prepare the ground for planting. The illustrations have the labeled components and the text describes their uses.
Date:
March 10, 1885
Creator:
Weddle, Henry, of Sherman, Texas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound Railway Rail
Patent for a compound railway rail. This invention is comprised of separate tread and base parts. Illustration included.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Finley, Alfred P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound Tool
Patent for a compound tool which combines the features of the nut-wrench and the pipe-wrench.
Date:
March 18, 1913
Creator:
Scroggins, James L. & Waldrop, A. S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Extracting Machine.
Patent for a new, efficient machine, with a double purpose: "to clean hand-picked cotton and better prepare it for the ginning operation" (lines 11-13) and to extract cotton "from unripe and closed bolls" (lines 14-15).
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Blackmon, Enoch J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk and Weed Cutter.
Patent for a new and improved cotton stalk and weed cutter. This design calls for "[a]n interchangeable cotton-stalk cutter and sulky plow . . . adapted to receive a plow at its rear end" (lines 67-70). The cutting blades can be raised and lowered as needed.
Date:
March 21, 1882
Creator:
Vannoy, James Harvey
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk Cutter.
Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter. This design "relates to the shearing device of a cotton-stalk cutter; and it consists in a novel construction of the share or blade, which is made to lie comparatively flat on the ground and to sever the stalk with a hand-shear cut" (lines 7-11).
Date:
March 27, 1883
Creator:
Stone, James Micajah
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 186, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 1, 1876
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 1, 1876
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 187, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1876
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 2, 1876
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 188, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1876
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 3, 1876
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 189, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 4, 1876
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 4, 1876
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 190, Ed. 1 Monday, March 6, 1876
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 6, 1876
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 191, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 7, 1876
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 7, 1876
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 192, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 8, 1876
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 8, 1876
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 193, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1876
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 9, 1876
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 194, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1876
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 10, 1876
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 195, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 11, 1876
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 11, 1876
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 196, Ed. 1 Monday, March 13, 1876
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 13, 1876
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History