Map of lands in Val Verde County Texas.

Map shows railroads, roads, barb wire fences, and tracts of land along the Devil's River with dimensions, acreage and ownership. On verso: Description of lands shown by map on reverse hereof. Scale [1:88,334].
Date: 1913
Creator: White Phelps & Cox of New Jersey (Firm)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Door. (open access)

Car-Door.

Patent for a sliding car door and the frame that allows its sliding mechanism to work.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: Sneddon, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1913 (open access)

Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Del Rio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 27, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1914 (open access)

Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Del Rio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 31, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1913 (open access)

Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Del Rio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 20, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1913 (open access)

Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Del Rio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 13, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1918 (open access)

Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Del Rio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 26, 1918
Creator: French, A. Gordon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1913 (open access)

Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Del Rio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 9, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1918 (open access)

Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Del Rio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 19, 1918
Creator: French, A. Gordon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1919 (open access)

Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Del Rio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1919
Creator: French, A. Gordon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 30, 1916 (open access)

Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 30, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Del Rio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 30, 1916
Creator: French, A. Gordon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, July 4, 1913 (open access)

Val Verde County Herald (Del Rio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, July 4, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Del Rio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Rio 1917 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Del Rio in Val Verde County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1917
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Rio 1917 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Del Rio in Val Verde County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1917
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Rio 1917 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Del Rio in Val Verde County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1917
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Rio 1917 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Del Rio in Val Verde County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1917
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Rio 1917 Sheet 6

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Del Rio in Val Verde County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1917
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Rio 1917 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Del Rio in Val Verde County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1917
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap (open access)

Insect-Trap

Patent for an insect trap which attracts insects with a light and contains them.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: La Baum, Francis M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for new and improved Nut-Locks, allowing for "a simple, strong, durable, and efficient arrangement for effectually locking a nut on a bolt..." (lines 16-18), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 29, 1916
Creator: Portesi, Santos & Taini, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Bunk Stairs (open access)

Folding Bunk Stairs

Patent for stair-step that can be folded up, to be used in bunk bed situations such as in sleeping cars of trains.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Mey, Ella E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-Oil-Controlling Valve (open access)

Fuel-Oil-Controlling Valve

Patent for a new fuel oil controlling valve for locomotives, with instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: Sneddon, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Felly-Joint Bridge (open access)

Felly-Joint Bridge

Patent for a felly joint bridge designed to strengthen and support vehicle wheels, with illustrations.
Date: November 1, 1910
Creator: Lawrie, Alexander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History