Automatic Railway Switch. (open access)

Automatic Railway Switch.

Patent for providing the means for a switch to be actuated which will allow trains to enter or exit a siding of the track.
Date: January 22, 1918
Creator: Gullion, Robert, A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Unloading Device (open access)

Wagon Unloading Device

Patent for "Improvements in Wagon-Unloading Devices" including illustrations.
Date: February 3, 1920
Creator: Ford, John Owen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Warmer (open access)

Milk-Warmer

Patent for Milk-Warmer that heats "milk with the purpose of souring the same in preparation of the milk for churning" (lines 10-12).
Date: September 10, 1918
Creator: Ault, Ella A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Go-Cart Attachment. (open access)

Go-Cart Attachment.

Patent for an attachment to a child-sized go-cart, meant to hook onto the seat of the cart and undercarriage, providing a receptacle for the child to store clothes or other personal items while keeping it from swaying or falling off.
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: McWilliams, Lulie C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Ring (open access)

Piston-Ring

Patent for compound piston rings with an improved fit.
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Hall, Samuel J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potato-Curing Apparatus (open access)

Potato-Curing Apparatus

Patent for an apparatus used to cure sweet potatoes and similar vegetables by circulating heated air through storage bins and removing moisture.
Date: March 1, 1921
Creator: Wells, James Barber
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2963, Chapter 296 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2963, Chapter 296

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the conveyance of certain state forest land in Cherokee County under the control of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.
Date: May 29, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Door and Gate Stop. (open access)

Combined Door and Gate Stop.

Patent for an improved stop for doors and gates, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Ford, John Owen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bumper for Log-Wagons. (open access)

Bumper for Log-Wagons.

Patent for an improved bumper for log wagons that is "mounted to roll on a wagon bolster and adapted to collapse below the carrying surface of the bolster" (lines 11-13); including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Jones, William F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash Fastener And Lock. (open access)

Window-Sash Fastener And Lock.

Patent for a window sash fastener and lock that is easy to use and simply manufactured.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Ford, John Owen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pistonless Pump (open access)

Pistonless Pump

Patent for Pistonless Pump
Date: November 14, 1916
Creator: Pressler, Joe M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Door or Gate Latch. (open access)

Safety Door or Gate Latch.

Patent for a simple and efficient latch that secures doors and gates in place.
Date: December 7, 1915
Creator: Ford, John O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Supporting Device (open access)

Plant-Supporting Device

Patent for a simple form of a plant supporting and sticking device for gardeners and agriculturalists, with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Allen, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultural Resources Baseline Studies: Lake Columbia Water Supply Project, Cherokee and Smith Counties, Texas (open access)

Cultural Resources Baseline Studies: Lake Columbia Water Supply Project, Cherokee and Smith Counties, Texas

Report issued by Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. to provide a report on the discharge of dredged and fill materials from the Angelina and Neches River Authority associated with the construction of Lake Columbia reservoir in Cherokee and Smith counties, Texas.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Owens, Jeffrey D.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 2. Appendixes (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 2. Appendixes

Appendices for the water plan for Region I (East Texas) including water management strategies, water needs, water conservation methods, species of concern in the area, financing methods, and related reports.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Conditions in Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Conditions in Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas

Report on the groundwater conditions in the counties of Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Guyton, William F.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Conditions on Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Conditions on Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas

Report on groundwater resources and conditions in Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas including current and potential groundwater sources, water quality reports, well digging statistics, and geological reports on the area.
Date: August 1972
Creator: William F. Guyton & Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region I (East Texas) describing water sources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies for suppliers and counties, water conservation plans, drought response plans, financing of the plan, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Upper East Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Upper East Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper East Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper East Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper East Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper East Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper East Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper East Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn Motor (open access)

Churn Motor

Patent for a churn motor. This invention is a manually motored churn. Illustration included.
Date: February 26, 1907
Creator: Cole, Emory W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
BRICK-KILN. (open access)

BRICK-KILN.

Patent for brick-kilns to "provide means for burning bricks in a much shorter time and more effectively than is possible with usual constructions, and, further, to protect the kiln-walls against the injurious effects of heat" (lines 9-13).
Date: October 30, 1900
Creator: Aber, Edgar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History