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Horse Collar Fastener. (open access)

Horse Collar Fastener.

Patent for a new and improved horse-collar fastener. This design "relates to certain new and useful improvements in horse-collar fastenings of that class designed to lock the two sides of the horse-collar and to permit of the ready separation thereof to facilitate the placing and removal of the collar when desired; and it has for its object to provide a simple and cheap device of this character wherein provision shall be made for the retention of the lever against the catch, and also means for preventing the drawing of the screws" (lines 15-26).
Date: April 1, 1890
Creator: Bomar, Thomas B.
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 to Dr. Joseph Pound from Georgia Pound Cavett, April 8, 1909] (open access)

[Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Georgia Pound Cavett, April 8, 1909]

Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Georgia Pound Cavett discussing recent rainfall and estimates on how much actually fell; also the sender discusses the status of other people in the community.
Date: April 8, 1909
Creator: Cavett, Georgia Pound
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBride, April 3, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBride, April 3, 2012

Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. McBryde discusses his life as a rancher, his rodeo career, his education, and his short-lived football career. The interview transcript includes photos of Richard Clay McBryde, his rodeo years, and his family, on pages 16-21.
Date: April 3, 2012
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & McBryde, Richard Clay
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, April 3, 2012 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, April 3, 2012

Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. McBryde discusses his life as a rancher, his rodeo career, his education, and his short-lived football career. The interview transcript includes photos of Richard Clay McBryde, his rodeo years, and his family, on pages 16-21.
Date: April 3, 2012
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & McBryde, Richard Clay
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Daily News (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 263, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1933 (open access)

San Marcos Daily News (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 263, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1933

Daily newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 1933
Creator: Cone, Bob
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for a simple and efficient baling-press that has an improved press-box and plunger-operating power. The connections between the power and the plunger will be lighter and the feed-opening of the press-box will be closed automatically. The machine has a continuously-rotating operating wheel that allows for an easier way to engage and disengage the pitman.
Date: April 7, 1896
Creator: Franks, Lewis W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Roger Fulton to Birdie Walters in Dripping Springs, Texas]

Postcard from Roger Fulton to Barbie Walters with a note on that reads in part: "may you be loved by all but most by me." The illustration on the front of the card is of a bouquet of flowers with a border created by vines.
Date: April 1908
Creator: Fulton, Roger L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool For Removing Floors, Ceilings, Sidings, &c. (open access)

Tool For Removing Floors, Ceilings, Sidings, &c.

Patent for a tool that removes floors, ceilings, sidings, and more. Illustration included.
Date: April 26, 1904
Creator: Harmon, William O. & Quarles, Alexander H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kyle News (Kyle, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, April 20, 1928 (open access)

The Kyle News (Kyle, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, April 20, 1928

Weekly newspaper from Kyle, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 20, 1928
Creator: Harwell, T. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kyle News (Kyle, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1931 (open access)

The Kyle News (Kyle, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Kyle, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 3, 1931
Creator: Harwell, T. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters. (open access)

Improvement in Seed-Planters.

Patent for improvement in seed-planters that is able to plant different kinds of seed by simply adjust the position of the lower ends of the end-plates in the seed-box. Illustration is included.
Date: April 27, 1869
Creator: Haupt, W. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Chairs. (open access)

Improvement in Chairs.

Patent for improvements in chairs: "the back, seat, foot rest, and head rest are all self adjusting, and operated by the natural movements of the occupant" (lines 11-13).
Date: April 16, 1872
Creator: Haupt, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Attachment. (open access)

Wagon Attachment.

Patent for a new and improved wagon attachment. This design "relates to hay frames or racks for use with the ordinary box wagon-bodies; and it has for its object to provide a light frame or rack of simple construction adapted for adjustment to wagon boxes or bodies of different width and so constructed as to be folded in a compact form. To these ends the invention consists in a foldable hay frame or rack adapted to fit into a wagon-body and adapted for adjustment to such body; also, in structural features and combination of parts" (lines 19-30).
Date: April 8, 1890
Creator: Haupt, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 3, 1886 (open access)

San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 3, 1886

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 3, 1886
Creator: Hull, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 10, 1886 (open access)

San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 10, 1886

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 10, 1886
Creator: Hull, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 17, 1886 (open access)

San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 17, 1886

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 17, 1886
Creator: Hull, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 24, 1886 (open access)

San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 24, 1886

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 1886
Creator: Hull, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 2, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 2, 1951]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing an enclosed issue of Humble Farm Family, which contains information related to the installation of an alfalfa dehydrating plant pellet machine and soil testing.
Date: April 2, 1951
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 6, 1878 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 6, 1878

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 6, 1878
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 13, 1878 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 13, 1878

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 13, 1878
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 20, 1878 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 20, 1878

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 20, 1878
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 27, 1878 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 27, 1878

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 27, 1878
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History