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Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for an improved, durable, and efficient car couple that can be operated from one side of the car for the safety of the operator. The draw-head is newly designed.
Date: April 18, 1893
Creator: Bishop, James C.
Object Type: Patent
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
[Letter from J. G. Cook, Jr. to Linnet Moore, April 29, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from J. G. Cook, Jr. to Linnet Moore, April 29, 1899]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by J. G. Cook and is addressed to Linnet Moore. In this letter, Cook informs Linnet of the happenings in Burnet, TX. The news includes: a discussion about correspondences lost on the mail, details about a girls-only event held in town, a dialogue about how he and G. fixed the fortunes told by the fortune teller at the girls-only event, an update on when and where he has seen Lula Dalton and the rest of the girls in the club, news about the Jones family moving to Oklahoma, and a discussion about traveling out of Burnet. He closes the letter by noting that he is the same Jim Cook as Linnet has known,the same person she hoped he would be, and signs the letter a true friend.
Date: April 29, 1899
Creator: Cook, J. G., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Well Cleaning Machine. (open access)

Well Cleaning Machine.

Patent for a new well cleaning machine.
Date: April 24, 1900
Creator: Cowan, Elias H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Thomas Moore from Jacob De Cordova, April 13, 1867] (open access)

[Letter to Thomas Moore from Jacob De Cordova, April 13, 1867]

Letter from Jacob De Cordova to Dr. Thomas Moore, dated April 13, 1867. De Cordova issues instructions to pay taxes on several tracts of land in Burnet County. Named persons include: George W. Chambers, John D. Phillips, W.G. Cooke, H.L. Dickson, and Francisco Y. Barboa.
Date: April 13, 1867
Creator: De Cordova, Jacob Raphael
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Stone (open access)

Artificial Stone

Patent for artificial stone.
Date: April 28, 1903
Creator: Gaines, Thomas Kemp
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design consists, "with the beam consisting, essentially, of the forwardly-converging branches at their forward ends and having the downwardly and forwardly curved branches at their rear ends and rack-teeth" (lines 100-104). It further consists "of the feet comprising parallel branches pivotally connected to the ends of the downwardly and forwardly curved branches of the beam branches, the gravitating pawls pivoted between the upper ends of the feet branches and adapted to engage the rack-teeth of the beam branches" (lines 1-8).
Date: April 12, 1892
Creator: Ponton, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hugo W. Schoellkopf, Sr., April 18, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Hugo W. Schoellkopf, Sr., April 18, 1955]

Letter from Hugo W. Schoellkopf showing support of Joint Resolution 3. He also asks that the recipient of the letter support a promotional program to advertise Texas' tourist attractions if Joint Resolution 3 gets passed.
Date: April 18, 1955
Creator: Schoellkopf, Hugo W., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marble Falls Independent School District: Management and Performance Review, Summary (open access)

Marble Falls Independent School District: Management and Performance Review, Summary

This document is a review report noting 39 commendable practices and made 68 recommendations for improvements of the Marble Falls Independent School District(MFISD).
Date: April 2004
Creator: SoCo Consulting, Inc.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Hill Country Trail Region: Exploring the Mystique of Central Texas (open access)

Texas Hill Country Trail Region: Exploring the Mystique of Central Texas

Travel guide for the various cultural and historical sites along the Texas Hill Country Trail in Central Texas.
Date: April 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airy Mount Barn Photograph #3]

Photograph of the Airy Mount Barn, in Burnet, Texas.
Date: April 12, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Early Oatmeal School Photograph #1]

Photograph of the Early Oatmeal School, in Bertram, Texas.
Date: April 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Longhorn Cavern Administration Building Photograph #1]

Photograph of the Longhorn Cavern Administration Building, in Marble Falls, Texas.
Date: April 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Longhorn Cavern Administration Building Photograph #4]

Photograph of the Longhorn Cavern Administration Building, in Marble Falls, Texas.
Date: April 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Longhorn Cavern Administration Building Photograph #5]

Photograph of the Longhorn Cavern Administration Building, in Marble Falls, Texas.
Date: April 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Longhorn Cavern Administration Building Photograph #6]

Photograph of the Longhorn Cavern Administration Building, in Marble Falls, Texas.
Date: April 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men in Pig Pen]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver (left) and an unidentified FFA (Future Farmers of America) member on a farm in Burnet, Texas. The two men are wearing casual clothing and hats and appear to be standing in the middle of a pen. There are several pigs and a wire fence visible in front of the men. Various structures including a house and shed as well as trees and fence posts are visible in the background.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell Tarver Graduation Photograph]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver wearing a light-colored graduation cap and gown, standing on a lawn. He graduated from Burnet High School in Burnet, Texas during spring 1949. Neighborhood houses and trees are visible behind him.
Date: April 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History