Mouse Guard for Pianos (open access)

Mouse Guard for Pianos

Patent for a pivoting flap device to block access of mice to the interior of the piano through the space beneath the pedals.
Date: August 10, 1915
Creator: Bell, Silas D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mouse-Guard for Pianos. (open access)

Mouse-Guard for Pianos.

Patent for "an upright device for closing the opening in the front of a piano directly below a pedal to thereby render the piano mouse proof" (lines 8-11). The device utilizes spring tension to operate.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Bell, Silas D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for improvements in rail joints. A patent for a boltless, interlocking rail joint that is noiseless.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: Bell, Silas D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rocking-Chair Clamp (open access)

Rocking-Chair Clamp

Patent for converting standard chairs into rocking chairs, including illustrations.
Date: June 5, 1917
Creator: Bell, Silas, D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Maize Cutter or Gatherer (open access)

Maize Cutter or Gatherer

Patent for maize cutter or gatherer that is worn over the hand.
Date: November 14, 1916
Creator: Christian, Frank F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chest for Piston-Valves. (open access)

Chest for Piston-Valves.

Patent for a valve chest "fitted for the reception and operation of a piston valve, easily applying to a piston cylinder of a locomotive in place of a removed slide-valve chest without loss of the cylinder, adapting to use superheated steam and high pressure." (lines 11-19).
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Dawson, Lance L. & Roach, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stovepipe, Flue, and Smoke Stack Protector (open access)

Stovepipe, Flue, and Smoke Stack Protector

Patent for a stovepipe, flue, and smoke-stack protector. Illustration included.
Date: April 4, 1905
Creator: Foster, James Harvey
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Panhandle Region describing water supply locations and suppliers by county, the state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users in each county, drought plans, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices

Appendices for the water plan for Region A (Panhandle) including a bibliography, cost estimates, survey results, and related reports.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Altus

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1985
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Altus

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1990
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arlie Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1984
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arlie Quadrangle

Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arlie Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arlie Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1985
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buckle L Ranch Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1981
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buckle L Ranch Quadrangle

Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buckle L Ranch Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1969
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buckle L Ranch Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1981
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buckle L Ranch Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carey Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1981
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carey Quadrangle

Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carey Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carey Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1970
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History