Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for a new and improved nut-lock. This design "is to produce a nut-lock which will require a minimum number of parts to adjust, will require no other tools than a wrench, which will stay where adjusted in spite of any amount of pounding or concussion, and which, when desired, may be removed without difficulty. To this end [the] invention consists in a nut provided with a serrated face and a washer having sharp spring-lips engaging with the serrations. [The] invention also consists in a peculiarly-constructed washer for locking the nut" (lines 18-30).
Date: December 6, 1887
Creator: Parks, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake (open access)

Air-Brake

Patent for an air brake for trains that reduces jerking when the brakes are applied.
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Mead, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scaffold (open access)

Scaffold

Patent for scaffold. This scaffold is designed to be carried on toggles allowing it to raise and lower.
Date: November 14, 1902
Creator: Cheves, Merrell Autry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maplecroft, (Southeast oblique)]

Photograph of the Maplecroft (located at 401 West Travis) in Marshall, Texas.
Date: October 6, 1979
Creator: Hardy, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wilson, Mrs. Charles, June 6, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Wilson, Mrs. Charles, June 6, 2015

Interview with Mrs. Charles Wilson, president of the Harrison County NAACP from Marshall, Texas. In the interview, Mrs. Wilson discusses her family background, early education, living in a segregated neighborhood, and her education. She also talks about the effects of school integration, racial violence, and resistance to civil rights. Wilson also discusses her family life and work as a teacher. Finally she discusses the current state of racial equality in Marshall.
Date: June 6, 2015
Creator: Wilson, Mrs. Charles & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoe. (open access)

Hoe.

Patent for a new and improved garden hoe used for weeding purposes. The improvement is related to, "...the handle of the implement being hollow" (lines 11-12) and able to receive a quantity of seed, and a mechanism that controls the delivery of seed to the hoe.
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: Etheridge, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Gin]

Photograph of the Cotton Gin in Jonesville, Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Gin]

Photograph of the Cotton Gin in Jonesville, Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 4851-12]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 4851-11]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 4851-09]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lindsey Store, (Interior)]

Photograph of the Lindsey Store in Jonesville, Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lindsey Store, (Interior)]

Photograph of the Lindsey Store in Jonesville, Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jonesville Baptist Church]

Photograph of the Jonesville Baptist Church in Jonesville, Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jonesville Baptist Church]

Photograph of the Jonesville Baptist Church in Jonesville, Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jonesville Baptist Church]

Photograph of the Jonesville Baptist Church in Jonesville, Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[residence just outside city limits]

Photograph of the residence just outside city limits in Jonesville, Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lindsey Store]

Photograph of the Lindsey Store in Jonesville, Texas.
Date: May 6, 2001
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cedar Grove]

Photograph of the Cedar Grove in Marshall, Texas.
Date: January 6, 1984
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T & P Railroad Depot]

Photograph of the T & P Railroad Depot in Marshall, Texas.
Date: December 6, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1744-20]

Photograph of a historic property located at 803 W Burleson in Marshall, Texas.
Date: July 6, 1979
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wiley College]

Photograph of the Wiley College in Marshall, Texas.
Date: May 6, 1980
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T & P Railroad Depot]

Photograph of the T & P Railroad Depot in Marshall, Texas.
Date: July 6, 1988
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T & P Railroad Depot]

Photograph of the T & P Railroad Depot in Marshall, Texas.
Date: December 6, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History