Wagon Brace (open access)

Wagon Brace

Patent for wagon brace that obviates danger of thimbles breaking under excessive weight and strain.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Albritton, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Ironing And Fluting Machines. (open access)

Improvement In Ironing And Fluting Machines.

Patent for improvements to Ironing and Fluting Machines.
Date: June 13, 1878
Creator: Bailey, Charles F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ironing Apparatus. (open access)

Improvement in Ironing Apparatus.

Patent for "a machine for ironing clothing by means of a revolving heated roller, under which is passed a reciprocating table, on which the clothing is placed." (Lines 7-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 24, 1876
Creator: Bailey, Charles F. & Perrenot, George F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Heater for Washing Machines. (open access)

Water Heater for Washing Machines.

Patent for a new and improved water heater for washing machines. This design "relates to that class of washing-machines in which a rotary slatted cylinder for holding the clothes and a coil of pipe for supplying the drum with hot water are employed; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction and arrangement of the heater and pipes for conveying water to and discharging it from the drum" (lines 14-21).
Date: June 28, 1881
Creator: Bailey, Charles F. & Perrenot, George F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Shackles. (open access)

Improvement in Shackles.

Patent for a shackle for the hands and feet that is designed to prevent the use of objects in order to escape.
Date: September 30, 1870
Creator: Belcher, Melvin Anderson & Perrenot, George Francis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oven (open access)

Oven

Patent for an oven that may be used with open burners such as gas or oil burners. Illustrations included.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: Bolls, Virginia V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight. (open access)

Dirigible Headlight.

Patent for a new headlight design to automatically turn on the headlights with steering gear.
Date: April 1, 1919
Creator: Chalmers, Andrew E. & Chalmers, Welcome A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region N (Coastal Bend), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region N (Coastal Bend), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Water plan for Region N (Coastal Bend) describing water resources and suppliers for the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation plans, drought response plans, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Coastal Bend Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 1, Number 2, April 1995 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 1, Number 2, April 1995

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: April 1995
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 1, Number 3, June 1995 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 1, Number 3, June 1995

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: June 1995
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 1, Number 4, Fall 1995 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 1, Number 4, Fall 1995

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 2, Number 1, [Winter 1995] (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 2, Number 1, [Winter 1995]

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: 1995-24~
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 2, Number 2, Spring 1996 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 2, Number 2, Spring 1996

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: Summer 1996
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 2, Number 3, Summer 1996 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 2, Number 3, Summer 1996

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: Summer 1996
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 2, Number 4, Fall 1996 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 2, Number 4, Fall 1996

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: Autumn 1996
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 3, Number 1, Winter 1996 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 3, Number 1, Winter 1996

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: Winter 1996
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 3, Number 2, Spring 1997 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 3, Number 2, Spring 1997

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: Spring 1997
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 3, Number 3, Summer 1997 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 3, Number 3, Summer 1997

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: Summer 1997
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 3, Number 4, Fall 1997 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 3, Number 4, Fall 1997

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 4, Number 1, Winter 1998 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 4, Number 1, Winter 1998

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: 1998-01~
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 4, Number 2, Spring 1998 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 4, Number 2, Spring 1998

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 4, Number 3, Summer 1998 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 4, Number 3, Summer 1998

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 5, Number 1, Winter 1999 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 5, Number 1, Winter 1999

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: 1999-01~
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Around the Bend, Volume 5, Number 2, Spring 1999 (open access)

Around the Bend, Volume 5, Number 2, Spring 1999

Quarterly newsletter discussing news and events related to the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program, as well as research and information related to the bays, estuaries, and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre bay systems.
Date: Spring 1999
Creator: Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History