Cotton-Blocking Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Cotton-Blocking Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for an attachment for cultivators for arranging blocks of cotton onto a stand. Illustrations included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Horner, John P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Blocking Attachment. (open access)

Cotton-Blocking Attachment.

Patent for a cotton blocking attachment for cultivators.
Date: December 13, 1910
Creator: Horner, John P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gate. (open access)

Automatic Gate.

Patent for an automatic gate that can be unlatched and opened by a vehicle approaching; and then, closed and latched again after passage of the vehicle. The automatic gate is reliable, not easily deranged, and simple in construction.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Laas, Louis August
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press which uses less power to press hay the same tightness as current baling presses.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Smith, Ernest D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Marcos Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1919
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Francis-Ainsworth House Photograph #17]

Photograph of the Francis-Ainsworth House, in Luling, Texas.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucy A. Kelly to Dr. Joseph Pound, May 9, 1911] (open access)

[Letter from Lucy A. Kelly to Dr. Joseph Pound, May 9, 1911]

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.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Kelly, Lucy A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1910
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Marcos Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1911
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Luling 1912 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Luling in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Luling 1912 Sheet 6

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Luling in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lockhart 1915 Sheet 6

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Lockhart in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1915
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lockhart 1915 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Lockhart in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1915
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lockhart 1915 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Lockhart in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1915
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lockhart 1915 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Lockhart in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1915
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Luling 1912 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Luling in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Luling 1912 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Luling in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Luling 1912 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Luling in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lockhart 1915 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Lockhart in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1915
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Luling 1912 Sheet 7

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Luling in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Luling 1912 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Luling in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lockhart 1915 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Lockhart in Caldwell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1915
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvement in plows, allowing for the adaptable use of walking or riding plows with the use of a wheel and frame with instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Hildebrandt, Henry F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Stalks (open access)

Machine for Cutting Stalks

Patent for machines that cuts rows of stalks, severing them into smaller pieces that will fall to the ground.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Smith, Cullen R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History