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Bag Holder and Filler. (open access)

Bag Holder and Filler.

Patent for a new and improved bag holder and filler. This design "consists of an expansible bag holding and filling funnel composed of a metallic strip having overlapping edges and provided with attached spring-wires, such funnel being capable of contraction to enter a bag, and of expanding therein for the purpose of holding and filling the bag" (lines 13-19).
Date: February 6, 1883
Creator: Adkisson, Duncan Rudolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Fanny Halbert - November 27, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Fanny Halbert - November 27, 1864]

Transcript of letter from Fanny Halbert to her husband, dated November 27, 1864. The letter tells of family business and visits from friends, as well as some mention of problems with using Confederate currency.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Albritton, Helen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for improvements in cotton-chopper by using a combination of revolving disk, fender disks, a rotary shaft and cultivator-blades to construct a machine that is able to thin and cultivate cotton. Illustration is included.
Date: October 6, 1891
Creator: Allen, George Washington
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed Trough. (open access)

Feed Trough.

Patent for a new and improved feed trough. This design "is to provide a portable feed rack and trough adapted to hold a quantity of feed and to discharge the same as is found necessary" (lines 10-13). It consists in "a platform mounted on runners and provided at its sides with troughs, bins arranged at the ends of the platforms and provided at the lower ends of their sides with openings" (lines 99-102). It further consists in "slides arranged in . . . recesses and adapted to vary the size of said openings, strips arranged on the outer edges of the inclined bars, and set-screws connecting the strips" (lines 3-7).
Date: April 19, 1892
Creator: Anderson, John Stow
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hub-Attaching Device. (open access)

Hub-Attaching Device.

Patent for device to attach vehicle wheel hubs to axles and spindles without screw-threads, including description and illustrations.
Date: October 15, 1901
Creator: Anderson, Nathan S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Switch Lock. (open access)

Railway Switch Lock.

Patent for a new and improved railway-switch lock. This design "consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts whereby an independent key is used to unlock the latch or bolt of the bolt-case" (lines 14-17).
Date: August 2, 1881
Creator: Angus, Alexander & Phillips, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1927 (open access)

Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1927

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: January 27, 1927
Creator: Armstrong, H. A. "Harvey"
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1927 (open access)

Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1927

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: February 3, 1927
Creator: Armstrong, H. A. "Harvey"
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 24 April 1876 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 24 April 1876

Letter from Sallie Jones Ashe, daughter of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: April 24, 1876
Creator: Ashe, Sallie Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Navarro County

Blue line print of survey map of Navarro County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:213,333] (4000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date: 1924
Creator: Atlee, Tom & Giles, J. Bascom
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Device (open access)

Fishing Device

Patent fora fishing device. This invention is designed for surface and deep water trolling. Illustration included.
Date: September 4, 1906
Creator: Barnes, Edwin & Barnes, Barney Dack
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke. (open access)

Animal-Poke.

Patent for improvements in animal-poke by providing a device which is arranged for convenient application to an animal, so as not to interfere with the grazing and drinking thereof, and will effectually prevent the animal from destroying fences and also from pushing and fighting other stock. (Lines 9-15) Illustration is included.
Date: July 1, 1902
Creator: Barnes, John I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Vehicle Running - Gear (open access)

Attachment for Vehicle Running - Gear

Patent for
Date: May 22, 1900
Creator: Bassett, Lawrence Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Man]

Photograph of an unidentified man in a suit and tie. He is bald and faces forward.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baugh Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Navarro County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Navarro County, Texas

Text describes the climate, agriculture, and soils of Navarro County, Texas.
Date: 1930
Creator: Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter) & Templin, E. H. (Edward Henry)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Monument to Law Enforcement]

Photograph of a monument to citizens in law enforcement in Navarro County, Texas. Trees and a building are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Lobby]

Photograph of an aerial view of the lobby of the Navarro County courthouse in Corsicana, Texas. Two people, several chairs, and an American and Texan flags are visible.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Awning on Building]

Photograph of windows above an awning on a red brick building in Corsicana, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Balcony Inside Building]

Photograph of a second floor balcony inside a building in Corsicana, Texas. An American flag hangs from the balcony to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brick Courthouse]

Photograph of windows on the exterior of the brick Navarro County courthouse in Corsicana, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bricks with Engraved Names]

Photograph of a road made of red bricks with the names of military veterans engraved into them.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building at First Methodist Church]

Photograph of a white stone building at the First Methodist Church in Corsicana, Texas. A tree is visible to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building Detail]

Photograph of a white stripe running between two windows on a red brick building in Corsicana, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building in Corsicana]

Photograph of a tall building with blue and yellow accents in Corsicana, Texas. Cars are parked in the background, and an intersection is visible in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History