Map of Caldwell County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Patent for a new and improved method of making artificial fruit. This design "consists in cutting out a piece of lace or netting of the desired shape, forming the lace or netting into a bag, stuffing the bag with cotton or wool . . . picking the cotton or wool up through the meshes of the lace or netting, cutting narrow strips of tissue-paper, and applying them in layers until a covering similar to pasteboard is formed, drying the article, painting the article, sinking the article in a bath of wax heated to a point beneath boiling . . . letting it drain off, and finally applying a paint finish" (lines 34-47).

Patent for an "improved saddle-tree fork, which shall be simple in construction, light, and durable, and which may be readily adjusted as a Texas saddle-tree or a muley saddle-tree"( line 6 )includes instructions and illustration.

Patent for a new and improved price tag. This design "consist[s] of a strip of ductile metal or any other material comprising a tapering finger, having a pointed hook or prong at its outer end and a square or rectangular plate integral with the tapering finger" (lines 96-100). It it further "provided on three sides with overturned edges or flanges and on the fourth side with a raised shoulder or offset adapted to form a stop for the removable marking-tag, so as to hold the same in place removably" (lines 1-5).

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Mark White, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a long-time county employee who was dismissed shortly before his wife took office as a county commissioner may be rehired.

Patent for motor car traffic system. "This invention has reference to improvements in motor car traffic systems, and its object is to provide a means whereby motor cars may be constrained to move in a predetermined path without the violation of the chauffeur, so that motor cars may be adapted for use in suburban traffic in place of the ordinary trolley cars." (lines 8-15). Illustration included

Patent for a new and useful hose coupling, including instructions and illustrations.

Invitation from Captain J. L. Lane to Lizzie Johnson asking Johnson to accompany Lane to church on May 29, 1869.

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planningi n the Austin, Texas area.

Sympathy card from Lucy and Margaret Kelly to Dr. Joseph Pound sending their condolences to him after the death of his son. Also included in the record is the small envelope the card was sent in.

Photograph of the Caldwell County Courthouse in Lockhart, Texas.

Photograph of the Caldwell County Courthouse in Lockhart, Texas.

Photograph of the Caldwell County Courthouse in Lockhart, Texas.

Photograph of the Caldwell County Courthouse in Lockhart, Texas.

Photograph of the Caldwell County Courthouse in Lockhart, Texas.

Photograph of the Caldwell County Courthouse in Lockhart, Texas.

Photograph of the Caldwell County Courthouse in Lockhart, Texas.

Photograph of the Caldwell County Courthouse in Lockhart, Texas.

Photograph of the Caldwell County Courthouse in Lockhart, Texas.

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.