[Dominic and Anna (Marek) Kramr family]

Photograph of Dominic and Anna (Marek) Kramr family in Fayette Co., TX, ca. 1887-1890. Top row: Joe, Francis, John, Dominic Jr., Annie. Bottom row: Mary, Anna (mother), Rudolf, Dominic (father), Frank, Louie. The Kramr family moved to Texas from Moravia in 1887. All of the people are wearing dark clothing. There is a porch with wood and wire railing of a house in the background. See accession file for supporting documents.
Date: 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for "a simple, light, and durable press, which may be conveniently manipulated in either a vertical or horizontal position and readily transported in a field from stack to stack of hay. . .wherein the hay may be expeditiously and effectively baled by two persons" (lines 9-16).
Date: December 11, 1888
Creator: Freytag, Anton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Feeder Regulator. (open access)

Boiler Feeder Regulator.

Patent for a new and improved regulator for boiler feeders. This design "consists in certain novel details of construction, arrangement, and operation whereby a superior machine is produced for the purpose of regulating and supplying boilers with water, keeping the water at a uniform height, preventing explosions from low water, and automatically removing sediment, impurities, and foam as fast as it accumulates" (lines 14-22).
Date: March 20, 1888
Creator: Riedel, Gustav Adolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the plow-beam, of the staple secured to the plow-beam, the curved shank provided at its upper front end with the triangular loop having notches on its lower edge, which engage with the said staple, the bolt pivoted in the said plow-beam and connected to the rear portion of the shank under the handles, and the blades secured to the lower front end of shank under the staple" (lines 72-81).
Date: May 1, 1888
Creator: Nitschmann, Franz
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper and Cultivator (open access)

Cotton Chopper and Cultivator

Patent for a more durable and simple in construction, efficient in operation, and can also double as a planter.
Date: March 6, 1888
Creator: Heller, Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Double Point for Plows. (open access)

Double Point for Plows.

Patent for a new and improved double point for plows. This design consists in "[t]he plow-point having the central rectangular bend at the back, the wings shelving outward, downward, and forward, the long parallel-sided end, the lateral angles, and the marginal edges inclined upward and toward each other, the said portion being substantially as long as the share-edge" (lines 71-77).
Date: November 20, 1888
Creator: Schuster, Rudolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 11, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 30, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 26, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 26, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 26, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 5, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 27, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 28, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 19, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 5, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 7, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 19, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 23, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 29, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 20, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 12, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 25, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 27, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1888 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1888

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 19, 1888
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History