The Victoria Fact (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1918 (open access)

The Victoria Fact (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 19, 1918
Creator: Cooke, W. E. & Cooke, Mrs. W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Fact (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1918 (open access)

The Victoria Fact (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 26, 1918
Creator: Cooke, W. E. & Cooke, Mrs. W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove and Range. (open access)

Stove and Range.

Patent for a compact combination range or stove with "a cabinet for culinary utensils" (lines 12-13). "Compartments are substantially thermally independent of each other" (lines 17-18), due to flue arrangement, reticulated baffle plate and a two-way self locking damper.
Date: July 4, 1916
Creator: Holloway Louis Richard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove-Damper (open access)

Stove-Damper

Patent for stove damper to heat the cabinets evenly and thoroughly, yet allow the cabinets to remain thermally independent of each other.
Date: July 4, 1916
Creator: Holloway, Louis Richard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Saw. (open access)

Combination-Saw.

Patent for improvement in combination-saws is to provide a machine in which a planer, a shaper or molder, a rip saw and a cut-off saw are operated by a single motor or engine (lines 12-14). Illustration is included.
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Hughes, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to David Engel, July 14, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to David Engel, July 14, 1964]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to David Engel mailing a copy of his diary.
Date: July 14, 1964
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1876 (open access)

The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1876

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 20, 1876
Creator: Linn, E. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1876 (open access)

The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1876

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The paper is "A Democratic Journal."
Date: July 27, 1876
Creator: Linn, E. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press. (open access)

Hay-Press.

Patent for improvements in hay-presses by simplify and increase the efficiency of the power head, so that it is capable of baling more hay in a given time. Illustration is included.
Date: July 28, 1891
Creator: McNeill, Charles DeWitt
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Branding calves

Photograph of two cowboys branding a calf inside a pen. Other calves stand off to the side of the pen; Victoria County, Texas.
Date: July 12, 1916
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nymphaea lutea, "Water Chinkapin"

Still life photograph of Nymphaea lutea, or water chinquapin, arranged in jars, sitting on a table. A pocket knife is on the table. Water chinquapin is an aquatic perennial with large pale yellow flowers and circular leaves. In addition, the fruiting receptacle cradles fruits which resemble seeds. The plant is found in the Coastal Bend Region of Texas.
Date: July 15, 1913
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Our grandchildren

Photograph of a group of seven children standing in front of a house. They look to range in age from about two to twelve years old. They are identified only as the grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Martha Ward Mitchell.
Date: July 4, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Joe F. and Amelia Jecker House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Joe F. and Amelia Jecker House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Joe F. and Amelia Jecker House, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, and photographs.
Date: July 25, 2006
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: McFaddin Mercantile] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: McFaddin Mercantile]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the McFaddin Mercantile, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: July 8, 1991
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: McFaddin Post Office] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: McFaddin Post Office]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the McFaddin Post Office, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: July 8, 1991
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3570-06]

Photograph of a historic property located at 1209 Anthony Rd in Victoria, Texas.
Date: July 1, 1985
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3629-02]

Photograph of a historic property located at 713 Delmar in Victoria, Texas.
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3629-03]

Photograph of a historic property located at 713 Delmar in Victoria, Texas.
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3642-12]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: July 1, 1987
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3659-01]

Photograph of a historic property located at 1205 Harvey in Victoria, Texas.
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3659-02]

Photograph of a historic property located at 1205 Harvey in Victoria, Texas.
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3659-03]

Photograph of a historic property located at Haynes Rd in Victoria, Texas.
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3659-04]

Photograph of a historic property located at Haynes Rd in Victoria, Texas.
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3659-06]

Photograph of a historic property located at Houston Hwy in Victoria, Texas.
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History