Toy Race-Course. (open access)

Toy Race-Course.

Patent for toy race-course.
Date: April 26, 1887
Creator: Cordray, Henry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 48 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 48

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing the Washington County Chamber of Commerce for 100 years of service to the community.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Washington County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Washington County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Washington County, Texas.
Date: January 26, 1915
Creator: Meyer, A. H. (Alfred Henry); Eckmann, E. C.; Cantrell, L. & Davis, L. V.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Washington County sheet

Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, towns, schools, churches, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: January 26, 1915
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a wire-stretcher that has "a body portion bifurcated at one end with the rigid integral forks of the bifurcation oppositely notched with said notches arranged in line substantially transverse of the body portion, whereby the device is adapted to operate in holding the wire for stretching" (lines 75-81).
Date: May 26, 1896
Creator: Willie, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Compounds for Destroying Insects on Plants. (open access)

Improvement in Compounds for Destroying Insects on Plants.

Patent for a “combination of flour and cotton-seed meal with paris green, for the destruction of cotton-worms or caterpillars, and other pestiferous insects” (lines 47-50).
Date: May 26, 1874
Creator: Royall, William B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Slate-Operating Means For Shutters. (open access)

Slate-Operating Means For Shutters.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in slate operating means for shutters, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 26, 1899
Creator: Cordray, Henry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint (open access)

Rail-Joint

Patent for a rail joint. Illustrations included.
Date: March 26, 1912
Creator: Savoy, Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Condenser (open access)

Cotton Condenser

Patent for a cotton condenser. This invention applies multiple cylinders for seperating bats. Illustration included.
Date: July 26, 1904
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin (open access)

Cotton-Gin

Patent for "... certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Gins.." (lines 4-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 26, 1886
Creator: Ralston, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History