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Map of Wilson County
Cadastral map of Wilson County, Texas in the South Texas Plains region. Some borders are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1840~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Castro to Ferdinand Louis Huth, September 18, 1846]
Letter from H[enri] Castro to [Ferdinand] L[oui]s Huth advising him of his impending arrival in San Antonio. Signed H. Castro on September 18, [1846] in Flores.
Date:
September 18, 1846
Creator:
Castro, Henri
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Corn-Planters.
Patent for a corn-planter that allows the seed to be placed in a hopper and disperses the seed through a cylinder that is connected to a wheel to place and cover the seed, including illustration.
Date:
May 10, 1859
Creator:
Gilbert, R. B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Seed Planters.
Patent for the improvement of the hopper, stirrer, and distributor in cotton-planters that dispenses seeds into the soil using two horizontal united disks that discharges the seeds regularly and evenly, including illustration.
Date:
September 13, 1859
Creator:
Collier, T. T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Seed Planters.
Patent for the improvement of the cotton-seed planter through the arrangement of a seed dispenser over a reciprocating slide and agitator operated by a pulley system simultaneously when moving forward, including illustration.
Date:
September 13, 1859
Creator:
Smith, P. M. & Collier, T. T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wilson Co.
Cadastral map of Wilson County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, cities, towns, and railroads. No scale indicated.
Date:
May 9, 1866
Creator:
Pressler, Charles W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wilson County
Cadastral map of Wilson County, Texas in the South Texas Plains region. Some borders are noted in color and several features are marked, including the center of the county and E. Seguin's house, located by the San Antonio River in the "Heirs of Simon and Juan de Arocha" survey. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
May 9, 1866
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Train Rest
Wagon train taking a noontime rest enrout to Indianola on the San Antonio - Goliad Road.
Date:
1870
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines.
Patent for the improvement of the structure of washing machines. The illustration and description show that an improved washing machine, formed by the combination of the open or ribbed roller F F and handles G g1 g2 with the box A B and perforated false bottom E.
Date:
September 27, 1870
Creator:
Harper, Elijah S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wilson County
Cadastral map of Wilson County, Texas in the South Texas Plains region. Some notes and borders have been added in different colors of ink. Several features are marked, including the new center of the county and E. Seguin's house, located by the San Antonio River in the "Heirs of Simon and Juan de Arocha" survey. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
August 1871
Creator:
Klappenbach, Louis & Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wilson County
Map of Wilson County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. The center of Wilson County is indicated on map. The location of E. Seguin's house is marked by the San Antonio River in the heirs of Simon and Juan de Arocha Survey. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
February 1872
Creator:
Klappenbach, L. & Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Dish Cleaners and Drainers.
Patent for a convenient and cheap article of household ware for washing dishes, glassware, and similar articles of household use.
Date:
April 18, 1876
Creator:
Harper, Elijah S., Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Wilson County
Cadastral map of Wilson County, Texas in the South Texas Plains region. Several features are marked on the map including the center of the county and E. Seguin's house, located by the San Antonio River in the "Heirs of Simon and Juan de Arocha" survey. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
March 1879
Creator:
Groos, Otto
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wilson County
Cadastral map of Wilson County, Texas in the South Texas Plains region. Bodies of water and some borders are marked in color. Several features are marked, including the center of the county and E. Seguin's house, located by the San Antonio River in the "Heirs of Simon and Juan de Arocha" survey. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photo of Anna Marie Magdeline Lepori]
Photograph of a woman identified as Anna Marie Magdeline Lepori wearing a dress with a ruffled collar.
Date:
1883~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Young Boy]
Photograph of a young boy, identified as Leon Lepori, wearing a suit jacket and a bow tie.
Date:
1883~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Elizabeth Augustine Lepori]
Photograph of a woman identified as Elizabeth Augustine Lepori posing in a high-necked dress.
Date:
1883~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floresville Academy Students (Literary Lovely)
Photograph of Floresville Academy students. Pictured from left to right are: Top Left; Green Gillett Back Row; Zella Dickey, Annie Hassay, Kate Isviss, Jennie Bayles, Lola Gilleth, Eugene Dickey, Bob Seale Middle Row; Julia Agee, Morra Garrison, Osie Lawhon, Mary Houston, Carrie Evans, Maria Agee, Nannie, Houston, Garrison Front Row; Alonzo Franks, unknown, Ernest Livingston, Professor Lopas, Allie Murrary, Ebbie Agee, Claude Thomas
Date:
1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Laying Cornerstone of Courthouse]
Photograph of a group of people laying the cornerstone of the Wilson County courthouse in Floresville, Texas.
Date:
February 22, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Draft Attachment.
Patent for a new and improved spring-draft attachment. This design "is to do away with the ordinary doubletree . . . which is especially adapted for a two-horse vehicle, which . . . prevents the horses from pulling against one another, [and ] prevents the pole from swaying sidewise" (lines 10-18). It "consist[s] of a frame provided with an eye at one end and with a cross-bar near its center, a draw-bar having one end screw-threaded and provided with an eye at its other end and with a collar at its screw-threaded end, a nut on the draw-bar, and a spring surrounding the draw-bar" (lines 65-71).
Date:
July 26, 1892
Creator:
Tiner, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump "of the double-cylinder type, in which a continuous and steady stream of water is sucked from the well and forced to the point of use, and in such a pump to provide means for operating the same, whereby the same power will be required to raise the plunger that it does to force the same downward, and to this end providing such improved mechanisms and connections which will evenly distribute the power exerted by the operator to actuate the pump" (lines 9-19).
Date:
October 4, 1892
Creator:
Smith, Millage Math.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alec Ormand
Photograph of Mr Alec Ormand on the night of the Butler's dance. Mr. Ormand appears to be quite young. He is wearing a three piece suit, white shirt and tie and a watch fob. In his left hand, he holds a thin cane or walking stick. His a felt hat is hanging from a fence post to his left. His right fist rests on his hip with his elbow cocked. This appears to be a posed photograph by a professional photographer. At the bottom of the photo are the words "Barr B San Antonio Texas", which may be the photographer's logo. His hair is dark and slicked back and he looks quite dapper.
Date:
December 1, 1892
Creator:
Barr, David Perry
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table.
Patent for an ironing table with an improved construction that makes it easily adjustable so a person of any height can iron easily and keeps clothes being ironed off the floor.
Date:
April 4, 1893
Creator:
Smith, Millage M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for a novel, simple, and practical car coupling that has a link and gravity pin. It "may be set to coupe two of the improved couplings on approaching cars, when these devices engage each other, and also that may be manipulated by the usual lever or chain attachment to uncouple two connected drawheads, effecting such a detachment from the sides or roof of the car" (lines 12-19).
Date:
October 17, 1893
Creator:
Tiner, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History