Combined Hatchet and Wire-Tightener. (open access)

Combined Hatchet and Wire-Tightener.

Patent for a device that operates as a hatchet and as a wire-twisting device, so that "slack may be taken up in fence-wires as fast as it occurs" (lines 11-12). The wire-tightener is two triangles stick out from the side of the hatchet, where the operator can pinch the wire.
Date: January 5, 1897
Creator: Keck, Edgar A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Webb County, Block 12

Parent map for Webb County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Webb County, Block 13

Parent map for Webb County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Webb County, Block 14

Parent map for Webb County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Webb County, Block 7

Parent map for Webb County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Webb County, Index

Index map for Webb County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:213,912.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Webb County, Block 15

Parent map for Webb County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Webb County, Block 16

Parent map for Webb County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drill (open access)

Rotary Drill

Patent for a rotary drill.
Date: January 6, 1903
Creator: Seed, Leonard F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photocopy of V-Mail from Earl Yates, Jr. to Cal Yates, January 15, 1945] (open access)

[Photocopy of V-Mail from Earl Yates, Jr. to Cal Yates, January 15, 1945]

Photocopy of a V-mail letter from Earl Yates, Jr. to Cal Yates saying thank you for the gift package she sent him, though he is unable to find a gift that could be of equivalent meaning.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: Yates, Earl, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Connector and Releaser (open access)

Patent for Connector and Releaser

Patent for a connecting device that can be implemented in various situations, and can be instantly detached in emergency situations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Pena, Manuel V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. [55], No. [46], Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1953 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. [55], No. [46], Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1954 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 15, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 30, 1948 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 30, 1948

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 30, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1957 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 11, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 29, 1954 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 29, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1956 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1956

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, January 9, 1948 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, January 9, 1948

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 9, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, January 7, 1955 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, January 7, 1955

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 7, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1953 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1954 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 22, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1948 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1948

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, January 21, 1949 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, January 21, 1949

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 21, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1957 (open access)

The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Cotulla, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 4, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History