Breakfast [at] Sweet Bay Mott, Calhoun County

Photograph of an unidentified man having breakfast at a camp site at Sweet Bay Mott in Calhoun County.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Building in Port O'Connor, Texas

Photograph of construction work in Port O'Connor,Texas, located in southern Calhoun County. The town was established in 1909 on land formerly owned by Thomas M. O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp [at] Sweet Bay Mott, Calhoun County

Photograph of a campsite at Sweet Bay Mott in Calhoun County. A buggy can be seen behind a tent.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hotel [in] Port O'Connor

Photograph of a newly constructed hotel at Port O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

T. M. OConnor residence, Port O'Connor

Photograph of the residence of T. M. O'Connor in Port O'Connor. The house is a two-story structure with a large fenced yard and fields beyond the fencing.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oldest house in Port O'Connor

Photograph of a house identified as the oldest house in Port O'Connor, Texas. The house is a small wooden, unpainted structure with an unpainted picket fence surrounding it.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Public water

Photograph of cattle drinking from water hole.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Public water works

Photograph of a half-dozen cattle and two horses drinking from a watering hole. The horses are harnessed to a buggy loaded with goods; the driver sits beneath an umbrella.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Water works engine

Photograph of a water works pump engine and storage tank at Port O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Water works pipe[s]

Photograph of two unidentified men standing next to water pipes for a water line at Port O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Calhoun County, Texas

Cadastral map of Calhoun County, Texas in the Gulf Coast region. Scale ca. 1:80,000 (2400 varas per inch).
Date: June 10, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Mrs. and Mr. W. L. Gillfillen to Mrs. W. J. Bryan, August 22, 1912] (open access)

[Telegram from Mrs. and Mr. W. L. Gillfillen to Mrs. W. J. Bryan, August 22, 1912]

Telegram from Mrs. and Mr. W. L. Gillfillen to Mrs. W. J. Bryan sending sympathy for her husband's accident.
Date: August 22, 1912
Creator: Gillfillen, Mrs. W. L. & Gillfillen, Mr. W. L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine. (open access)

Sewing-Machine.

Patent for a sewing machine "which will cut or trim the edges of two pieces of cloth during the time that said edges are being stitched together by the needle" (lines 15-18) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: Singer, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Yours truly at lunch [at] Sweet Bay Mott, Calhoun County, Texas

Photograph of Joseph Daniel Mitchell sitting on the ground, having lunch at Sweet Bay Mott in Calhoun County Texas.
Date: May 24, 1916
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for an improved wrench.
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Hamlett, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Calhoun County

Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date: 1919
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow that has functional improvements in plows.
Date: September 9, 1919
Creator: Fudge, Henry E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Calhoun Co.

Cadastral map of Calhoun County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, creeks, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: November 1919
Creator: Giles, J. Bascom & Wicker, G. T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for a new and useful improvement in cultivators for the ground working elements.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Kendall, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History