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Improvement in Axles for Vehicles
Patent for "an Improvement in Wagon-Axle Skeins" that "has for its object to furnish an improved iron axle for wagons and other vehicles which shall be stronger without being heavier than iron axles made in the ordinary manner."
Date:
July 2, 1872
Creator:
Ahrenbeck, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for "an improved fastening for the ends of bale-bands, whether the latter be constructed of sheet metal or wire." (lines 18-21) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 2, 1879
Creator:
Camp, Ira M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3849
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Is Grimes County entitled to an exemption from the payment of the State tax of eight cents per gallon on the distillate it purchases?
Date:
August 2, 1941
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Crossing
Patent for a railway crossing. Illustration included.
Date:
March 2, 1909
Creator:
Meyerlambers, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Weekly newspaper from Navasota, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 2, 2014
Creator:
McDonald, Scott
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Weekly newspaper from Navasota, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 2, 2013
Creator:
McDonald, Scott
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Weekly newspaper from Navasota, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 2, 2013
Creator:
McDonald, Scott
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crossover
Patent for cross-overs in railways to prevent collisions of trains traveling on intersecting track ways
Date:
March 2, 1915
Creator:
Miller, Sam P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Roans Prairie Area]
Photograph of the Roans Prairie Area in Grimes County, Texas.
Date:
April 2, 1978
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kellum Springs, (north area)]
Photograph of the Kellum Springs in Grimes County, Texas.
Date:
June 2, 1905
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Property, Photograph 1566-12]
Photograph of a historic property located at 220-202 E Washington in Navasota, Texas.
Date:
May 2, 1981
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Property, Photograph 1561-11]
Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date:
December 2, 1980
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Navasota Examiner and Grimes County Review (Navasota, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1966
Weekly newspaper from Navasota, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 2, 1966
Creator:
Whitten, Bob
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, June 2, 1949]
Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing the cattle market, weather concerns, and the informing Mr. Askew that they will not purchase any cattle he has for sale.
Date:
June 2, 1949
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, March 2, 1951]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to D. W. Kempner discussing an Affidavit and title certificate Tom Jones needed signed by Mary Jean.
Date:
March 2, 1951
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, March 2, 1951]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to D. W. Kempner discussing an enclosed letter from James E. Poore.
Date:
March 2, 1951
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, September 2, 1949]
Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing having Heb (Isaac Herbert Kempner, Jr.) contact Mr. Richie and that he is waiting for a response from a photographer in Houston.
Date:
September 2, 1949
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 2, 1949]
Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing the cotton yield on Kempner's property in Plantersville, planting early to beat the season weather to improve their own numbers.
Date:
December 2, 1949
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner, May 2, 1951]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing a property and filling a light draft dredge. A handwritten note at the bottom of the letters reads: "Lee's memo - fire and water protection?"
Date:
May 2, 1951
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Cotton Seed]
Invoice for items sold to the H. Kempner account by the Imperial Mercantile Company, including 50 sacks of D & PL 15-Foundation Cotton seed.
Date:
March 2, 1949
Creator:
Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, August 2, 1948]
Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing multiple happenings in Sugar Land ranging from the promise of cattle sales, the dehydrating plant, finding a motor for the Plantersville Gin, and cotton operations.
Date:
August 2, 1948
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, March 2, 1951]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to D. W. Kempner discussing an Affidavit and title certificate Tom Jones needed signed by Mary Jean.
Date:
March 2, 1951
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner Jr. and Thos. L. James, May 2, 1951]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner Jr. and Thos. L. James discussing a memorandum report on D. W.'s recent visit to the Pecos, Texas area with remarks related to Sugar Land, Texas and Plantersville, Texas.
Date:
May 2, 1951
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, August 2, 1951]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing details for looking for a new general farm superintendent. Kempner previously discussed these details with Jake Schrum, and he recommends that Schrum and James contact John R. Wood, a candidate for the position.
Date:
August 2, 1951
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History