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The Early History of Panna Maria, Texas (open access)

The Early History of Panna Maria, Texas

This report describes the history of the place Panna Maria and its traditions.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Baker, T. Lindsay
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Karnes County

Map of Karnes County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. All but one county boundary is colored, as shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: October 29, 1856
Creator: Von Rosenberg, W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem planted in the spring of 1947. On the right, hairy vetch, Austrian winter peas and animal sweetclover were planted in the fall, fertilized with 200 pounds superphosphate and cut into the soil just before grass planting. On the left, no legumes were used. Depleated soils should b conditioned with a legume ahead of grass seeding. Grass on the right made very favorable growth in spite of drought in 1947 and the first 8 months of 1948. TX-44, 917.
Date: October 14, 1948
Creator: Gregory, L. K.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sulky-Plow. (open access)

Sulky-Plow.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in sulky plows, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 18, 1898
Creator: Labus, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Drinking-Fountain. (open access)

Sanitary Drinking-Fountain.

Patent for improvement in sanitary drinking fountains by providing a device in which the “discharge nozzle of the fountain is protected against contact with the mouth of the user, thereby enhance the sanitary nature of the fountain” (lines 16-20). Illustration is included.
Date: October 7, 1913
Creator: Moore, Isham S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History