Texas Chronicle. (Nacogdoches, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 28, 1838 (open access)

Texas Chronicle. (Nacogdoches, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 28, 1838

Weekly newspaper from the Nacogdoches, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 28, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Cultivators.

Patent for improvements to a cultivator "which, for convenience of operation, may be attached to the wheels or frame of any ordinary wagon or cart, or it may be operated independently of either of the above by attaching the draft animals directly to the main or principal beam to which the plow-points are connected." (Lines 10-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 18, 1873
Creator: Hinckley, Jacob B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Horse-Powers. (open access)

Improvement in Horse-Powers.

Patent for improvements made to motors that power machinery, called "horse-powers." The specific improvements made are in the arrangement of mechanical pulleys from which the motor derives power, arranged in such a way that will not significantly increase the size or cost of the machine.
Date: February 4, 1873
Creator: Müller, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screw-cutting Die. (open access)

Screw-cutting Die.

Patent for a screw-cutting die, including illustrations. The invention includes "a die-plate of special construction, adapted to cut either right or left hand threads" (lines 12-13).
Date: February 6, 1883
Creator: Müller, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rivet-Set. (open access)

Rivet-Set.

Patent for an improvement in rivet-sets which having various sizes of holes and cavities for cutting and setting; it can be riveted by hand or machine. Illustration is included.
Date: February 10, 1891
Creator: Wilson, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Power. (open access)

Churn-Power.

Patent for a new and improved motorized churn. This design "has for its object to provide a means for converting a rotary into a reciprocating movement and regulating the range of the reciprocating mechanism" (lines 15-18).
Date: February 24, 1880
Creator: Britain, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of land grant laying out conditions for Stephen F. Austin to settle 800 families, February 25, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of land grant laying out conditions for Stephen F. Austin to settle 800 families, February 25, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a land grant laying out conditions for Stephen F. Austin to settle 800 families.
Date: February 25, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of minutes from a public meeting, February 19, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of minutes from a public meeting, February 19, 1825]

Copy of transcript for minutes from a public meeting.
Date: February 19, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Petroleum-Oil-Burner (open access)

Petroleum-Oil-Burner

Patent for an oil burner for providing heat, light, and for cooking or baking. It super heats steam in two steam chambers to generate more heat.
Date: February 3, 1903
Creator: Demory, Alexander F. & Barron, William G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for Cultivator.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Harris, Henry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 4583-04]

Photograph of a historic property located at 900 block Gene in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 4583-05]

Photograph of a historic property located at 800 block Ernest in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 4583-03]

Photograph of a historic property located at 1801 North in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 2170-12]

Photograph of a historic property located at 206 E Main in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 10, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 2168-12]

Photograph of a historic property located at 800 block Gene in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 2170-15]

Photograph of a historic property located at 500 W Main in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 13, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 2173-13]

Photograph of a historic property located at 700 block N Mound in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 3, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 2172-01]

Photograph of a historic property located at 400-600 N Mound in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 2178-09]

Photograph of a historic property located at 500-600 N Mound in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 2176-02]

Photograph of a historic property located at 500 W Main in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 2175-03]

Photograph of a historic property located at 500 block Richardson in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 2173-16]

Photograph of a historic property located at 400-600 N Mound in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 6, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 2170-16]

Photograph of a historic property located at 500 W Main in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 14, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 2175-01]

Photograph of a historic property located at 900 Block Park in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Date: February 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History