P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Madison County, Block 11

Parent map for Madison County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Madison County, Index

Index map for Madison County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:86,998.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Madison County, Block 6

Parent map for Madison County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Press Mat. (open access)

Press Mat.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-seed-oil press mat. This design calls for three separate plates to be bound together, which allows for two pressings simultaneously. The materials (sheet metal, leather, press cloth) make for a press that is stronger, cheaper, more durable, and more effective than previous presses.
Date: June 7, 1881
Creator: Mistrot, Jean Jacques
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Electric Saw. (open access)

Portable Electric Saw.

Patent for improvement of portable electric saws that can be used "as readily and accurately as a hand saw in performing many different grades of work much more rapidly and with less physical exertion" (lines 17-20), including illustrations.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Lange, David C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper and Cultivator. (open access)

Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in cotton choppers and cultivators, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 7, 1898
Creator: Holland, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History