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Map of Mason County.

Cadastral map of Mason County, Texas, showing land property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale indicated.
Date: 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mason County

Map of Mason County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1859
Creator: Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mason County

Map of Mason County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. The title of the map is a whimsical drawing of people as letters. An abandoned Mason is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1859
Creator: Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mason County

Map of Mason County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. The roads from Fort Mason to Fredericksburg, and from Fort Chadbourne are shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1877
Creator: Von Rosenberg, E.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Camp-Stoves. (open access)

Improvement in Camp-Stoves.

Patent for "an improved stove for camp and other uses, that may be reduced to small and compact size for transportation and readily put up for use." (Lines 14-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 21, 1878
Creator: Vollbrecht, Louis P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Mason County

Cadastral map of Mason County, Texas in the Hill Country region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mason County

Map of Mason County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. The road from Fort Mason to Fredericksburg is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a new and improved gate. This design has for its object, "first, to provide a gate that the rider or driver can open or shut without dismounting; second, one that cannot be left accidentally open, so as to admit stock to pass through an inclosure; and third, one that the vehicle or horse[-rider] passes over, and one that the wind does not affect" (lines 11-17).
Date: December 16, 1884
Creator: Cowan, Elias
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Llano 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: 1887
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mason 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: 1887
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holmes & Bierschwale, Law, Land and Loan Office (open access)

Holmes & Bierschwale, Law, Land and Loan Office

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes illustration of business with business name, and the names Henry M. Holmes, Attorney; Chas. Bierschwale, Notary Public & Surveyor.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the central mineral region : chiefly from actual surveys made under the direction of Theo B. Comstock, geologist for central Texas.

Map shows geological composition of surface strata, towns, creeks, crossings, railroads, and names of mountain peaks for Mason, Llano, McCulloch, Gillespie, Blanco, San Saba, Kimble, and Burnet counties, and portions of Hays and Travis counties. Includes notes and key to colors used to represent strata types. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:247,300].
Date: 1890
Creator: Nagle, J. C. (James C.),1865-1927
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Anna Martin & Sons (open access)

Anna Martin & Sons

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs with business name, and text reading: "Anna Martin & Sons., Dealers in General Merchandise."; "Pay the highest price for Cotton, Wool and Hides." Letterhead contains the names Anna Martin; Chas. Martin; Max Martin.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas] Typical Curves of Precipitation

Series of three graphs demarcating the average rainfall per month for specific Texas cities across different regions of the state. Some lines are marked in red to distinguish individual points.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
W. E. Wheeler, Breeder of Herefords (open access)

W. E. Wheeler, Breeder of Herefords

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs, cattle illustration, and business name.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for "a pump that is simple, durable, and efiicient, which can be manufactured at a comparatively small cost, and which can be readily cleaned and repaired. It consists, preferably, in a double-cylinder pump that is adapted to operate by a direct lift without a valve in the plunger" (lines 8-15).
Date: September 27, 1892
Creator: Tom, Joseph C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fredericksburg 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: 1894
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kerrville 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: 1894
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Llano 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: 1894
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mason 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: 1894
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for an inexpensive, simple, and effective pump that can be easily cleaned, but stays relatively clean.
Date: April 10, 1894
Creator: Tom, Joseph C. & Tom Edward A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter. (open access)

Composition of Matter.

Patent for a compound with waterproof and flame-retardant properties in its use as a roofing paint.
Date: April 2, 1895
Creator: Freeze, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reversible Gutter. (open access)

Reversible Gutter.

Patent for a simple and durable reversible gutter for houses and other buildings that can be easily cleaned and painted.
Date: April 23, 1895
Creator: Freeze, John Andy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mason County (open access)

Mason County

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of county name with designs, and depicts the county courthouse and text reading: "Commissioners Court Convenes on the Second Mondays in Feb. May, Aug. and Nov." Letterhead includes names of county officials Wilson Hey, District and County Clerk; Ben Hey, H. Thiers, Deputies; M. B. McKnight, Co. Judge; Louis Schmidt, Treasurer; H. B. Gibbs, Sheriff & Tax Collector; W. F. Bickenbach, Surveyor; Glenn W. Smith, Assessor; Fritz Wartenbach, Inspector; R. E. Crawford, Co. Attorney; Commissioners H. O. Brockman; Erv Hamilton; Tom Rolston; H. Thiers.
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History