San Antonio Monthly Reports: July 1999 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: July 1999

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: August 5, 1999
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertising-Sign. (open access)

Advertising-Sign.

Patent for an advertisement sign with a translucent display band that illuminates different sections of letters, numbers, or figures, in various colors, giving the appearance of animation.
Date: August 5, 1919
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Rotary Valve And Seat. (open access)

Improvement In Rotary Valve And Seat.

Patent for an improvement in the construction of a rotary valve and seat. Specifications for the new construction and illustrations are included.
Date: August 5, 1879
Creator: Watkins, Edward L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Preserving and Storing Building. (open access)

Preserving and Storing Building.

Patent for a preservation and storing building which uses ventilation and air purification to preserve perishable items. Includes a description of the building design and illustrations.
Date: August 5, 1902
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Car-Axle Boxes. (open access)

Improvement in Car-Axle Boxes.

Patent for improvement to car-axle boxes, specifically "Oil-Collectors for Railroad Journals" (line 6), including illustrations.
Date: August 5, 1879
Creator: Morris, Robert C. & McLane, Hiram H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History