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Map of Sutton County

Cadastral "tracing" map of Sutton County, Texas in the Hill Country region. Some borders and features are marked in color, including the center of the county. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: August 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design is "to provide a coupler . . . capable of being manipulated from the top or side of freight-cars and from the side or platform of passenger-cars" (lines 8-12). It consists, "with a draw-head provided with an upwardly-extending post, and a lever fulcrumed in said post, of a lock-link consisting of a horizontal body portion and a hook-extension at its rear end, and a lift-link provided with a nose at one extremity, the opposite extremity being pivoted to the lever and the nose pivotally connected with the forward end of the lock-link" (lines 55-64).
Date: December 16, 1890
Creator: Franks, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed Bottom and Brace. (open access)

Bed Bottom and Brace.

Patent for an invention to "simplify and improve the construction of bedsteads and provide efficient and durable means for securing the slats to the bedstead and for securing the parts of the bedstead together," (lines 11-15) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 30, 1891
Creator: Lightfoot, Walter Hamond
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
County Surveyor, Sutton County (open access)

County Surveyor, Sutton County

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative design with business name and the name John McNicol.
Date: 1892
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railroad or Farm Gate. (open access)

Automatic Railroad or Farm Gate.

Patent for an improved automatic railroad or farm gate that uses the "weight of the car or wagon upon an operating-board and automatically close[s] after the train has passed, and which can also be opened by hand when it is desired to let a single person pass through, either upon foot or horseback" (lines 20-25).
Date: October 4, 1892
Creator: Benson, Joseph Robinson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort McKavett Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1893
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rock Springs Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1893
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thill-Coupling (open access)

Thill-Coupling

Patent for a thill coupling, one of the two pieces of wood that extend from the front of a carriage.
Date: January 3, 1893
Creator: Benson, Jospeh Robinson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
N. G. King, Wool Grower (open access)

N. G. King, Wool Grower

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs, sheep illustration, and business name with text reading: "Muttons for Sale."
Date: 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sutton County

Blue line print of survey map of Sutton County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:242,424] (5000 varas to 11/16 of an inch).
Date: 1898
Creator: Appell, P. F. & Davis, G. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sutton 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: 1898
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Float Valve (open access)

Float Valve

Patent for improvements on float valves that will "resupply the tank with water when it is withdrawn to a certain lower level and also operate to cut off the inflow when the water will have reached a predetermined height in the trough" (lines 14-18).
Date: October 21, 1902
Creator: Mayfield, Jess Lewis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rock Springs Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1903
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a valve. This design is for use with tanks. Illustration included.
Date: November 24, 1903
Creator: Fambrough, Andrew Clarence & Swearingen, Alonzo J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort McKavett Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1904
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. [25], Ed. 1 Saturday, August 13, 1904 (open access)

The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. [25], Ed. 1 Saturday, August 13, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Sonora, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 13, 1904
Creator: Woodruff, D. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 20, 1904 (open access)

The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 20, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Sonora, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 20, 1904
Creator: Woodruff, D. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 27, 1904 (open access)

The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 27, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Sonora, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 27, 1904
Creator: Woodruff, D. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 3, 1904 (open access)

The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 3, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Sonora, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 3, 1904
Creator: Woodruff, D. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 10, 1904 (open access)

The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 10, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Sonora, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 10, 1904
Creator: Woodruff, D. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 17, 1904 (open access)

The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 17, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Sonora, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 17, 1904
Creator: Woodruff, D. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 24, 1904 (open access)

The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 24, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Sonora, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 24, 1904
Creator: Woodruff, D. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1904 (open access)

The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Sonora, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1904
Creator: Woodruff, D. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 8, 1904 (open access)

The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 8, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Sonora, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 8, 1904
Creator: Woodruff, D. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History