Baling Press. (open access)

Baling Press.

Patent for a bailing press used in the milling and processing of cotton.
Date: January 10, 1882
Creator: Ensinger, Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaner for Cotton-Gin Saws (open access)

Cleaner for Cotton-Gin Saws

Patent for "a new and improved cleaner for removing gummy and other matter from the saws of cotton-gins while the latter are running, thus permitting the saws to work very effectively in removing the lint from the seed" (lines 8-13).
Date: June 4, 1889
Creator: Godwin, John C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Book-Rest for Writing Desks and Tables. (open access)

Book-Rest for Writing Desks and Tables.

Patent for an improved book-rest for writing desks and tables used to support record-books upon desks or tables in such positions that they can be conveniently used.
Date: October 3, 1882
Creator: Terrill, Reuben W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bolting Reel. (open access)

Bolting Reel.

Patent for a new and improved bolting-reel. This design "relate[s] to bolting-reels for flour-mills; and the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, having for their object to obtain lightness, strength, compactness, and cheapness of manufacture, as more particularly set forth hereinafter" (lines 8-13).
Date: March 27, 1883
Creator: Phillips, Edwin Samuel & Kealy, Stephen Alexander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Church register (open access)

Church register

Register of pastors -- Register of marriages -- Register of infant baptisms -- Register of members. Some pages blank.
Date: 1886/1925
Creator: Krum United Methodist Church
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Varied Entertainment Given By Miss Bass' School] (open access)

[Varied Entertainment Given By Miss Bass' School]

Announcement for varied entertainment provided by the teachers and pupils of Miss Bass' School under the direction of Madame Richard at the Opera House on November 9, 1883.
Date: 1883-11-09?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
I.O.O.F. Cemetery Deed (open access)

I.O.O.F. Cemetery Deed

The deed contains C. C. Bell's purchase of the Odd Fellows' Cemetery, located in Denton, Texas, for the sum of twenty dollars on June 13th, 1887. The deed was drafted and signed in the Denton Lodge, No. 82, of the I.O.O.F.
Date: 1887-06-13?
Creator: Long, D.R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Denton County Alliance Delegates Certificate] (open access)

[Denton County Alliance Delegates Certificate]

Photograph of a Delegates Certificate for the County Alliance of Denton, Texas from July 12th, 1886. A State Democratic Convention ribbon from Houston, Texas, 1892, is also visible. It is sign by J.W. cook, president and Charles A. McMeans, secretary.
Date: July 12, 1886
Creator: Chas. A. McMeans
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Denton School (open access)

The Denton School

Announcement about the schedule, tuition, and courses of Denton School in Denton, Texas in the year 1884. The announcement also contains a list of faculty and information about the city of Denton. Denton's first public school began on March 17 and ended on July 4. The first session had 425 students. [A History of the Denton Independent School District: a centennial project / by the centennial committee, 1985] The name Lee Preston is written in pen on the back of the announcement. Lee Preston was a teacher and later, mayor of Denton.
Date: 1884-03-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Notice for Thomas L. Willis] (open access)

[Funeral Notice for Thomas L. Willis]

Funeral notice for Thomas L. Willis, which reads: "Funeral Notice. The friends and acquaintances of the late DR. T. L. WILLIS are requested to attend his funeral from the family residence at 4 o'clock this evening, interrment [sic] at Odd Fellows' Cemetery. Services will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Chalk at the grave. Denton, Texas, Monday, April 1, 1889."
Date: April 1, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 28, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 28, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 28, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 25, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 25, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 25, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 3, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 3, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 3, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. [26], Ed. 1 Saturday, August 4, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. [26], Ed. 1 Saturday, August 4, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 4, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 26, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 26, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 26, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 8, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 8, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 8, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 14, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 14, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 14, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 22, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 22, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 22, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 23, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 23, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 23, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 1, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 1, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 28, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 28, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 28, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 17, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 17, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 17, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 11, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 2, 1888 (open access)

The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 2, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 2, 1888
Creator: Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History