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[Map of the Burns Addition, Hitchcock]

Map of the Burns Addition, Hitchcock. Grant E. Davis, surveyor
Date: July 30, 1946
Creator: Davis, Grant E.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men holding ropes, blimp at Hitchcock Naval Air Station]

Photo of a blimp and the blimp hangar at Hitchcock Naval Air Station. The hangar was 1,000', 300' wide and more than 200' high.
Date: November 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 4, Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 30, 1861 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 4, Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 30, 1861

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 30, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 34, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 30, 1858 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 34, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 30, 1858

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 30, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 54, Ed. 1, Tuesday, October 30, 1855 (open access)

The Galveston News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 54, Ed. 1, Tuesday, October 30, 1855

Tri-Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 30, 1855
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Supplement to Tri-Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 141, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 30, 1861 (open access)

Supplement to Tri-Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 141, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 30, 1861

Tri-weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 30, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bobbin Winder for Sewing Machines. (open access)

Bobbin Winder for Sewing Machines.

Patent for a new and improved bobbin winder. This design consists in "the combination, with the main driving-shaft carrying a disk and rotated by the driving-belt of the sewing-machine, of a second shaft in axial line with the said driving-shaft and having a longitudinal movement, a disk held on the said second shaft, a bobbin held by its flanges in said disks, and rollers pressing against the bobbin in the front and rear" (lines 50-58).
Date: October 30, 1888
Creator: Lewis, Annie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Circular Railroad or Round About. (open access)

Circular Railroad or Round About.

Patent for novel improvements on circular railroads, and also to means for propelling a turn-table on which the carriages are secured.
Date: August 22, 1882
Creator: Sturm, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Record, Diary, and Ledger (open access)

Combined Record, Diary, and Ledger

Patent for improvements to books by combining "a general record, a diary, a ledger, and index leaves, including the months and days of the week and alphabetical and numerical indices" (lines 10-12).
Date: August 30, 1892
Creator: Meyer, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition To Be Used As A Non-Conductor Of Heat And For Other Purposes. (open access)

Composition To Be Used As A Non-Conductor Of Heat And For Other Purposes.

Patent for a non-conducting material designed to prevent heat loss from radiation, prevent damage from frost, for fire-proofing, and for "the deafening of floors and partitions" (lines 21-22). Ingredients and proportions are listed.
Date: August 30, 1887
Creator: Clayton, Nicholas Joseph.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for a new and improved lock that which "provide a lock for doors, safes, drawers, and the like, the bolt of which is adapted to be unlocked from he outsides by means of a combination, and while being release will instantly ring the door-bell by means of connecting wires, and which, when operated from the inside, can be opened without giving the signal on the bell, and in either operation the parts of the lock will automatically return to their position and lock the bot in the striker-plate unless otherwise adjusted" (lines 14-25)
Date: August 30, 1887
Creator: Rau, Louis Carl
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for a new and improved windmill. This design is "to combine with a windmill a horse-power, so that when the wind ceases to operate the wheel, horse-power may be brought into use for the purpose of continuing the revolution of the wheel, so as to enable the windmill to be used like an ordinary horse-power, and to place the slides or doors upon suitable supports, so that they can be moved back and forth in relation to the wheel for the purpose of cutting off the wind from it" (lines 14-23).
Date: October 30, 1888
Creator: Watkins, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Odometer. (open access)

Odometer.

Patent for "new and Improved Odometer, of which is a full, clear, and exact description."(lines 4-6) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 30, 1885
Creator: Hutches, Benjamin F., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 30, 1860 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 30, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 30, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 30, 1858 (open access)

Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 30, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 30, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 30, 1859 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 30, 1859

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 30, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 30, 1861 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 30, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 30, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 30, 1858 (open access)

Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 30, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 30, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 30, 1844 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 30, 1844

Bi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 30, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 30, 1857 (open access)

Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 30, 1857

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 30, 1857
Creator: Stuart, Hamilton & Brown, John Henry
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 30, 1843 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 30, 1843

Bi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 30, 1843
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 30, 1844 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 30, 1844

Bi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 30, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 135, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1861 (open access)

Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 135, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1861

Tri-weekly German newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 30, 1861
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1860 (open access)

Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1860

Tri-weekly German newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 30, 1860
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History