1970 Census of Population & Housing for the Alamo Area: First Series, Number 1 - Counties & AACOG Totals (open access)

1970 Census of Population & Housing for the Alamo Area: First Series, Number 1 - Counties & AACOG Totals

First report in a series on census data related to population and housing in the Alamo area of Texas arranged by enumeration district and location name, outlining data by counties.
Date: June 1971
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Drug Abuse Plan: 1978-1979 (open access)

Regional Drug Abuse Plan: 1978-1979

Comprehensive policy and action strategy statement created to meet the drug abuse prevention, treatment and rehabilitation needs of the Alamo area.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Scrapers. (open access)

Improvement in Scrapers.

Patent for a horse-drawn excavator that includes a scoop attached to wheels.
Date: June 16, 1874
Creator: Arcos, Ignacio
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extracting Honey (open access)

Apparatus for Extracting Honey

Patent for an apparatus for extracting honey. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Avant, Leonidas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark Arrester (open access)

Spark Arrester

Patent for a spark arrester. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Bender, Rudolf A. & Schomburg, William F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim (open access)

Demountable Rim

Patent for a Demountable Rim designed for automobile wheels where a tire can be attached to the demountable rim, secured with fasteners on the rim then is can attach to the wheel itself.
Date: June 28, 1921
Creator: Beynon, Arthur B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Pavement. (open access)

Road-Pavement.

Patent for "an improvement in the construction of road pavements, and has for its objects to provide a novel, simple, and comparatively inexpensive method and means for the speedy and convenient construction of a road bed, which will be smooth, durable, easy to travel upon, be readily repaired, avoid becoming slippery, that will not cut into ruts but preserve its normal condition, that will shed water in a large degree but retain a proper amount of moisture, and be non-liable to displacement by the action of frost." (Lines 7-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 12, 1894
Creator: Bowen, George R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Constructing BĆ©ton or Artificial Stone Curbing. (open access)

Constructing BĆ©ton or Artificial Stone Curbing.

Patent for a new and improved curbing. This design "consists in a method for constructing [artificial-stone curbing] in the trench in which it is required to be laid; and it further consists in molds for accomplishing such result with accuracy and dispatch" (lines 9-14).
Date: June 20, 1882
Creator: Burns, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Apparatus for the Construction of Concrete Abutments, Bridge Piers, &c. (open access)

Method of and Apparatus for the Construction of Concrete Abutments, Bridge Piers, &c.

Patent for a new and improved method of making bƩton concrete. This design "consists of a method of building piers and abutments in a monolithic character of cement, sand, and broken stone or gravel, called 'bƩton concrete,' by laying the same in sectional molds contrived to add successive sections to the molds as the height of the structure increases, the molds being supported against the lateral pressure upon the sides by rods passing through the structure, and being removable when the material solidifies" (lines 8-18).
Date: June 27, 1882
Creator: Burns, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Trimming Machine (open access)

Lawn-Trimming Machine

Patent for a lawn-trimming machine designed to trim the edges of lawns or other grass plots. Illustrations included.
Date: June 11, 1907
Creator: Cady, John P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene and Oil Filter (open access)

Gasolene and Oil Filter

Patent for a gasoline and oil filter capable of filtering material in a way that makes in suitable for reuse, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 4, 1918
Creator: Caen, George, Sr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and efficient improved nut-lock that "securely lock[s] a nut against accidental rotation, and adapted to be readily applied to single nuts having either right or left hand threads" (lines 12-15). The invention also is easily screwed and unscrewed without being damaged.
Date: June 18, 1895
Creator: Comminge, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Community Social Service Assessment for San Antonio and Bexar County, Texas (open access)

Community Social Service Assessment for San Antonio and Bexar County, Texas

Report developing a long range community plan to discover and correct any gaps in service needs or any harmful overlap in services.
Date: June 1969
Creator: Community Welfare Council (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fabric-Turfing Implement. (open access)

Fabric-Turfing Implement.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in fabric turfing implements, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 5, 1898
Creator: Connett, Matthew F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Opportunities Development Corporation Annual Report: 1971-1972 (open access)

Economic Opportunities Development Corporation Annual Report: 1971-1972

The annual report from the Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of San Antonio and Bexar County for years 1971-1972, providing information on the Board of Directors, the corporation's history, and various corporation programs.
Date: June 1972
Creator: Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of San Antonio and Bexar County
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Water District Strategic Plan 1994-2004 (open access)

Edwards Underground Water District Strategic Plan 1994-2004

Strategic plan for the Edwards Underground Water District for the years 1994-2004. Writted to ensure a sustainable supply of high quality water for the Edwards Aquifer with a spirit of regional cooperation for Edwards, Kerr, Real, Bandera, Kendall, Comal, Hays, Kinny, Uvalde, Medina, and Bexar counties in the San Antonio area.
Date: June 2, 1994
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.). Board of Directors.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Securing Device (open access)

Shoe-Securing Device

Patent for a fastening strap that secures baby shoes to baby feet, including illustrations.
Date: June 29, 1920
Creator: Elliot, Eloise Foster
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio River Water Quality Modeling Study [DRAFT] (open access)

San Antonio River Water Quality Modeling Study [DRAFT]

The objective of this study was to provide the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) with the information needed to evaluate current and projected activities within the southern Bexar County area. Central to the proposed study was the application of the QUAL-TX model to simulate water quality conditions in the primary watercourses. The scope of the study included compilation and review of available hydrologic and water quality data and application of a mathematical water quality model.
Date: June 1983
Creator: Espey, Huston & Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Transmitter (open access)

Telephone Transmitter

Patent for a telephone transmitter. Illustration included.
Date: June 6, 1905
Creator: Fletcher, Milton J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool for Truing and Dressing Commutators. (open access)

Tool for Truing and Dressing Commutators.

Patent for a tool "for truing and dressing the commutators of dynamo motors... especially designed for truing and dressing the commutators of motors employed for propelling cars" (lines 9-14).
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Frick, Claus Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Food Compound and Method of Making Same. (open access)

Food Compound and Method of Making Same.

Patent for a new and useful food compound for use in cooking as condiments.
Date: June 28, 1898
Creator: Gebhardt, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel. (open access)

Spring-Wheel.

Patent for an improved spring wheel "which may replace the inelastic wheels commonly used in connection with automobiles, and which are usually made of wood" (lines 10-13) including illustrations.
Date: June 15, 1915
Creator: Gebhardt, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tortilla-Making Machine. (open access)

Tortilla-Making Machine.

Patent for a machine for making tortillas "easily, conveniently and rapidly" (lines 13-14), including illustrations.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: GutiƩrrez, Refugio
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock for Toy Banks (open access)

Lock for Toy Banks

Patent for a lock for toy banks. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Hansen, Christian
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History