Resource Type
Partner
UNT Libraries
30
Abilene Library Consortium
22
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
13
Fort Worth Public Library
11
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
6
Dallas Genealogical Society
4
Comanche Public Library
2
Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives
2
German-Texan Heritage Society
2
The Library of Graham
2
9 More
Collection
Serial/Series Title
States
Year
Month
Day
Language
The Independent. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1881
Weekly newspaper from Brazoria, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 15, 1881
Creator:
Nation, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Standard (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1881
Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
April 15, 1881
Creator:
DeMorse, Charles
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 63, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 15, 1881
Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 15, 1881
Creator:
Rankin, John G. & Levin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Child's Crib.
Patent for a new and improved child's crib. This design utilizes "a rock-shaft with inward-projecting arms, from the inner ends of which the cords are suspended, [and it] avoid[s] the friction and wear of the cords incident to the carrying of these through the screw-eyes, as shown in [a previous patent], making them last much longer, beside simplifying the construction of the crib" (lines 67-74).
Date:
March 15, 1881
Creator:
Brown, Fred Harvey
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk Puller.
Patent for a new and improved cotton stalk puller. This design utilizes "[a] pulling-wheel having radial jaws that are opened and closed by cam devices" when "[i]t is driven astride the [cotton] row, and will be found to operate rapidly and with absolute certainty. It is simple, durable, and may be constructed at a very small expense" (lines 79-84).
Date:
March 15, 1881
Creator:
Wilson, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Daily Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 84, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 15, 1881
Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 15, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. XXIVII, No. 92, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 15, 1881
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 15, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 3426, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 15, 1881
Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 15, 1881
Creator:
Hanschke, Robert
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 306, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 15, 1881
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 15, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved harness buckle. This design calls for a central cross-bar, upon which the frame rests, with fold-able arms that form a loop beneath the side-bars with the assistance of metal pins (lines 57-62). This design eliminates the need for stitching the strap being buckled.
Date:
March 15, 1881
Creator:
Garrett, Charles William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lien for purchase of land by L.H. Stuckey to George Burkhart, March 15, 1881]
Note with Vendor's Lien for purchase of 140 10/11 acres from George Burkhart by L.H. Stuckey, for land located in the Charles D. Ball survey in Montague County.
Date:
March 15, 1881
Creator:
Stuckey, L.H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Moore County
Map of Moore County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
March 15, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Balanced Piston Engine.
Patent for a new and improved balanced-piston engine. This design "relates to that class of steam or other engines which are constructed with two pistons receiving the pressure in opposite directions, each connected with cranks set at opposite positions, whereby the strain occurs simultaneously in opposite directions upon the crank-shaft and balances the same within its bearings, and thus obviates great friction on the journals and thereby economizes power" (lines 7-15).
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Peebles, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 15, 1881
Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Rankin, John G. & Levin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roaster.
Patent for a new and improved coffee roaster. This design calls for "a revolving cylinder; and the invention consists of a cylinder provided with a hollow trunnion, and of a semi-tubular tester introduced through said trunnion into the cylinder, which tester serves as a handle for revolving the cylinder, and can be withdrawn from time to time with samples of coffee to enable the operator to judge of the progress of the roasting process" (lines 11-19).
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Owens, Harrison
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Daily Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 60, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 15, 1881
Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 68, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 15, 1881
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Cradle.
Patent for a new and improved folding cradle. This design "consists of a cradle formed of two triangular folding end frames provided with folding braces and connected by longitudinal rods, from which the canvas bottom is supported, which frames are pivoted at their apex on the top of two connected triangular folding standards, and are provided with a crank for swinging the cradle. . . . [The cradle] is simple in construction and may be provided with a fan attachment" (lines 10-19).
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Clark, Chester Cady
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 3402, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 15, 1881
Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Hanschke, Robert
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 282, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 15, 1881
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness Loop.
Patent for a new and improved harness loop. This design calls for two loops, one of which has a knob for perforated straps, with a single base in common. This eliminates the need for leather loops and for stitching leather straps.
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Owen, Abram
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Picket Fence
Patent for a type of picket fence that uses short timber
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
McGinty, Robert H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Axle Box.
Patent for a new and improved axle box for vehicles. This design consists of a novel combination of spindle, detachable and reversible bearing-sleeve, interposed elastic sleeves, hub, axle-box, and lubricator (lines 74-90).
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Applewhite, David Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 15, 1881
Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 15, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History