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Breech-Loading Fire-Arm (open access)

Breech-Loading Fire-Arm

Patent for a new and improved breech-loading firearm. This design "consists in the devices for opening the breech-block and ejecting the cartridge-shell by one and the same motion that cocks the gun, and also in a spring and pitman arranged with the breech-block" (para. 2).
Date: December 4, 1877
Creator: Petmecky, Joseph C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 133, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877 (open access)

The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 133, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 4, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Fort Worth Standard. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 89, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877 (open access)

Daily Fort Worth Standard. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 89, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 4, 1877
Creator: Lacy, Drury
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 848: Herff, Milton (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 848: Herff, Milton (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Herff, Milton (Minor) and Nanny Herff (Executor or Guardian). Milton Herff (minor) was born 4 Dec 1877. His indigent mother placed him in an orphan asylum in New Orleans.
Date: 1877-12-04/1883-05-29
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 160, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 160, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 4, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Herald. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 78, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877 (open access)

Denison Daily Herald. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 78, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 4, 1877
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 256, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877 (open access)

Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 256, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 4, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 622, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 622, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 4, 1877
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 219, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 219, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 4, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combination-Hoes. (open access)

Improvement in Combination-Hoes.

Patent for "hoes in which the blade is made detachable from the handle-eye, and the latter made to receive several blades or other attachments." (Lines 13-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 4, 1877
Creator: Nelson, David A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wagon-Brakes. (open access)

Improvement in Wagon-Brakes.

Patent for "wagons which have brakes applied to them, so constructed that in descending a grade the brakes will be automatically applied, and, in moving on a level or ascending a hill, the brakes will be relieved from the wheels." (Lines 6-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 4, 1877
Creator: Hart, Alfred
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 264, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877 (open access)

The Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 264, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 4, 1877
Creator: Rankin, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 108, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877 (open access)

The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 108, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 4, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 927: Rawlins, Lydia A. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 927: Rawlins, Lydia A. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Rawlins, Lydia A. (died November 4, 1877) and E.C. Rawlins (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1877-11-04/1886-06-28
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 136, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 136, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 4, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Herald. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 53, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877 (open access)

Denison Daily Herald. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 53, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 4, 1877
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 231, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877 (open access)

Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 231, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 4, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 194, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 194, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 4, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 237, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877 (open access)

The Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 237, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 4, 1877
Creator: Rankin, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 81, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877 (open access)

The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 81, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Fort Worth Standard. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877 (open access)

Daily Fort Worth Standard. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 4, 1877
Creator: Lacy, Drury
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 109, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 109, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 4, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Herald. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877 (open access)

Denison Daily Herald. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 1877
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 204, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877 (open access)

Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 204, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1877

Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 4, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History