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Burnet County
Map of Burnet County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. The road to the mouth of the San Saba River and Phantom Hill is shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1854
Creator:
Wilke, H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes of Collection received by Thomas Moore for Jacob de Cordova, Feb. 7, 1856]
Notes for Collection received by Thomas Moore on February 7th, 1856 for J. De Cordova. Names included are A. A. Shipps; John Harvey; Dr. Moore; Robert T. Burnham; Thomas Moore; Joseph H. Eubank; Henry B. Flaugher; and I.T. Hoover.
Date:
February 7, 1856
Creator:
Moore, Thomas
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Dr. Thomas Moore from Jacob De Cordova, Oct. 26, 1856]
Letter from Jacob De Cordova to Thomas Moore and his son Hamilton, dated Oct. 26, 1856.
Date:
October 26, 1856
Creator:
De Cordova, Jacob Raphael
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Dr. Thomas Moore from J. De Cordova, Dec. 17, 1856]
Letter from Jacob de Cordova (by L.J. Reed) to Dr. Thomas Moore, discussing various land accounts, including patents held by Anson Jone's brother.
Date:
December 17, 1856
Creator:
De Cordova, Jacob Raphael
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob De Cordova to Dr. Thomas Moore, dated May 20, 1858]
Letter from Jacob De Cordova to Dr. Thomas Moore and Moore's son Hamilton. The letter discusses De Cordova's upcoming tour of Europe.
Date:
May 20, 1858
Creator:
De Cordova, Jacob Raphael
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob De Cordova, dated Nov. 20, 1859]
Letter from Jacob De Cordova, dated Nov. 20, 1850 to "My dear Doctor," probably Thomas Moore of Burnet County. Discusses his travels through Texas, and various land transactions. He directs that any letters sent by Phin be forwarded to Graham. Phineas De Cordova was Jacob De Cordova's brother and partner in their Land agent business.
Date:
November 20, 1859
Creator:
De Cordova, Jacob Raphael
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burnet County
Map of Burnet County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
December 18, 1862
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Improvement in Turbine Water-Wheels.
Patent for a new turbine water wheel, which is said to alleviate past problems with older model turbines. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1870
Creator:
Chadwick, H. A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Giants Pulpit, near Mable Falls
Stereographic photographs of large rocks with trees in the background.
Date:
[1872..1880]
Creator:
Oliphant, W. J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Car-Trucks.
Patent for the improvement of car-trucks, consisting in the arrangement of each wheel of a car-truck upon the outer end of a separate short axle, the bearings of each axle being both located on the inner side of the wheel and the bearing at the inner end of the axle provided with a sliding-box and springs. It includes a description and illustration.
Date:
July 9, 1872
Creator:
Onley, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wedges for Spitting Rock &c.
Patent for improvement for a wedge. This design hollows the middle in two areas to make it easier to handle and more economical.
Date:
April 24, 1875
Creator:
Cosbey, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Choppers.
Patent for an improvement in cotton-choppers by way of vertical rock-shafts.
Date:
May 25, 1876
Creator:
Burnham, Theodore O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burnet County
Map of Burnet County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. The Great Falls are designated on the Colorado River, as shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
August 1876
Creator:
Langermann, A. B.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colorado River, Texas near Marble Falls
Photograph of a river and the surrounding landscape near Marble Falls. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Colorado River, Texas - 1879, near Marble Falls, below the falls."
Date:
1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marble Falls]
Photograph of the town of Marble Falls. Dirt roads criss-cross into the town. There are two circles of buildings in the distance, with people and horses standing in the dirt roads. A handwritten note on the back says, "Marble Falls, Texas 1879, Bank Saloon, Granite [Mountain?]"
Date:
1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marble Falls]
Photograph of a river at Marble Falls, Texas. The water is flowing down layers of flat rock. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Marble Falls, Texas 1879, Granite Shoals, Looking North [illegible]."
Date:
1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tree in a Boulder]
Photograph of a tree growing through a boulder, with the boulder cracked midway. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Tree splits a granite boulder near Marble Falls, TX, Llano County 1879."
Date:
1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines
Patent for "... an improved washing-machine which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, easily operated, and effective in operation." (lines 12-15)
Date:
September 2, 1879
Creator:
Fuchs, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marble Falls]
Photograph of the town of Marble Falls. Two dirt roads lead into the town. Several buildings are visible in the distance, with hills covering the horizon. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Marble Falls [...] Hotel, Chalk Hotel, [...] Stone, Kingsland ? Antlers Hotel, From Project Saloon, Pare Hotel."
Date:
1880?
Creator:
Hill, S. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marble Falls]
Photograph of a small town by a river, taken from the other side of the water. Small buildings are visible to the left, and men and horses are visible in various locations in the distance.
Date:
1880?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marble Falls]
Photograph of a small town (possibly Marble Falls) by a river, taken from the other side of the water. Small, wooden buildings are visible just past the bank.
Date:
1880?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marble Falls, Texas
Photograph of a river at Marble Falls. This vantage point captures the part of the falls where the calm, reflective water meets with the rocks. A note on the back indicates "Harry Roper's mill on west bank."
Date:
1880
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marble Falls, Texas
Photograph of the river at Marble Falls. Water flows down the shelves of sedimentary rock. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Roper Mill - at Marble Falls", probably referring to the small building in the distance, slightly to the left of the center of the photograph.
Date:
[1880..1890]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History