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Cotton Oil Mill Seed Huller (open access)

Cotton Oil Mill Seed Huller

Patent for a cotton oil mill seed huller. This invention is designed to prevent the breaking or drilling of knives by foreign matter. Illustrations included.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Kappler, John G. & Gaines, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, October 8, 1929] (open access)

[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, October 8, 1929]

Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding appropriations for Lutheran Concordia College of Texas.
Date: October 8, 1929
Creator: Concordia College Board of Control
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, August 8, 1928] (open access)

[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, August 8, 1928]

Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding the construction of a new college.
Date: August 8, 1928
Creator: Concordia College Board of Control
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, December 8, 1926] (open access)

[Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, December 8, 1926]

Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen regarding the construction funding of a new college.
Date: December 8, 1926
Creator: Concordia College
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Replacer. (open access)

Car-Replacer.

Patent for improvements in car-replacers by using a jack-screw with a swiveled rest secured on top. The swiveled rest consists of an oblong box having rollers projecting above its upper edge. A windlass with a rope is journeyed in the jack-screw, passing through the swiveled rest, over a pulley and out of one end of the rest; the rope end having a hook or other suitable means for connecting it with the car. When the windlass is turned, “the car-body is moved laterally upon the rollers until the car-wheels are in line with the track.” (Lines 46-47) Illustration is included.
Date: September 8, 1891
Creator: White, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic plaque, Lee County Courthouse

Photograph of a historic plaque in Giddings, Texas. It reads: "Lee County Courthouse. Designed by J.R. Gordon along lines similar to New York State Capitol and several buildings at Harvard University. Classified as Richardsonian Romanesque style, after the famous Louisiana-born architect Henry B. Richardson. Built by Sonnefield, Emmins and Abright of San Antonion, 1899. Replaced first courthouse, which burned 1897. Located on crest of divide separating the Colorado and Brazos River Basins. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968."
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Church in Giddings

Photograph of a church in Giddings. It is a white wooden building with a tall steeple.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee County Courthouse, detail of cornerstone

Photograph of a cornerstone at the Lee County Courthouse. The words carved into the cornerstone are difficult to read.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee County Courthouse, detail of cornerstone

Photograph of a cornerstone at the Lee County Courthouse. Words have been carved into the stone.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee County Courthouse, Veterans Memorial

Photograph of the Veterans Memorial at the Lee County Courthouse in Giddings. It says, "Dedicated to all veterans who served our country."
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Giddings Star (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1953 (open access)

The Giddings Star (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 8, 1953
Creator: Preusser, Theodore A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1953 (open access)

The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 8, 1953
Creator: Fuchs, Durwood L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1954 (open access)

The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 1954
Creator: Fuchs, Durwood L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1954 (open access)

The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 8, 1954
Creator: Fuchs, Durwood L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1957 (open access)

The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 8, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1959 (open access)

The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1959

Weekly newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 8, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1936 (open access)

Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1936

Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 8, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1937 (open access)

Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1937

Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1937 (open access)

Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1937

Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 8, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1902 (open access)

Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1902

Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 8, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1904 (open access)

Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1904

Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 8, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 1904 (open access)

Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 1904

Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 8, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 1905 (open access)

Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 1905

Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 8, 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1906 (open access)

Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1906

Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History