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[Della and Therese Wilson in a carriage in front of home in Brazoria, TX]
Photo postcard. Della and Therese Wilson in carriage in front of home in Brazoria, TX. Two dark horses are hitched to a buggy with two women passengers. A white, wooden story and a half house with white picket fence is in the background.
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Oyster Creek]
Postcard of Oyster Creek, with thick foliage growing along bank seen in center of photo. Smoke stacks of mill visible in right background.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of the Brazoria Area, Texas
Text describing climate and soils of the Brazoria area, Texas.
Date:
1902
Creator:
Bennett, Frank & Jones, Grove B.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Texas, Brazoria sheet.
Map displays soil types, bayous, canals, creeks, rivers, farms, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date:
1902
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Petroleum.
This report contains information about the petroleum industry in the state of Texas, including chapters on the history, nature and origin of the resource, as well as oil and gas-bearing formations. The index begins on page 93.
Date:
July 1900
Creator:
Phillips, William Battle
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Ice-Boxes.
Patent for an attachment for ice-boxes which is "a vessel for the reception of ice and having a surrounding series of compartments for the reception of the matter to be refrigerated" (lines 11-14).
Date:
April 3, 1900
Creator:
Moyes, Aceph B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee-Pot
Patent for a simplified coffee pot that extracts coffee by using boiling water and the receptacle without changing the structure of the device.
Date:
July 4, 1905
Creator:
Haley, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Cooler.
Patent for improvements in the construction of water evaporation milk-coolers to make them more easily taken apart and arranged for shipping and preventing ants from entering the device and getting in the milk. Descriptions of the parts of the device and illustrations are included.
Date:
June 10, 1902
Creator:
Whaley, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener
Patent for improving the design so that when it is closed it forms loops for holding the window's curtains, while also being inexpensive and strong.
Date:
May 7, 1901
Creator:
Durant, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for a water pump. Illustration included.
Date:
March 22, 1904
Creator:
Park, Henry Jackson & Darrough, Rufus Clark
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for rotary pump designed to counterbalance thrust at each step by a "series of lifting-wheels mounted upon a common shaft" (lines 10-11) in order to minimize wheel thrust.
Date:
October 22, 1901
Creator:
Baker, Josheph W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rowing Appliance.
Patent for a rowing appliance, which allows the oarsman of a boat to face toward the bow and see where the boat is traveling.
Date:
August 11, 1908
Creator:
James, William Francis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker
Patent for a cotton picker. Illustration included.
Date:
November 29, 1904
Creator:
Hoskins, William Wharton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for cotton chopper. This invention is on a wheel mounted frame and is adjustable for cutting out sections at desired intervals. Illustration included.
Date:
January 15, 1907
Creator:
Walter, William Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Felix Jackson to William John Bryan, March 24, 1908]
Letter from Felix Jackson to William John Bryan discussing the possibility of Bryan attending a hearing with Jackson, as well as requesting Bryan visit prior to the hearing if he does plan to attend.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Jackson, Felix
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[R. B. Mayes Business Card]
Business card from R. B. Mayes, real estate agent and note broker from Velasco, Texas. On the back is a handwritten note: "Henry S. Seward, Baytown, Texas."
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Mayes, R. B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[R. B. Mayes Business Card]
A business card for real estate agent and note broker R. B. Mayes of Velasco, Texas.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Mayes, R. B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1908
Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 25, 1908
Creator:
Bailey, Charles B.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1903
Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 13, 1903
Creator:
Birchfield, A. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1906
Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 26, 1906
Creator:
Birchfield, A. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 4, 1905
Creator:
Birchfield, A. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1907
Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 30, 1907
Creator:
Bailey, Charles B.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1906
Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 12, 1906
Creator:
Birchfield, A. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, September 21, 1906
Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 21, 1906
Creator:
Birchfield, A. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History