Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for "improvements in baling presses: and it consists in a press having a suitable frame, a box mounted thereon having a hinged front and a hinged side." (lines 11-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 17, 1900
Creator: Stopple, John J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clamp. (open access)

Clamp.

Patent for a clamp "for use in in connection with hoisting-tackle for raising or lowering well-pipes..."(lines 9-10) that has one side attach to the pipe and the other side be releasable from the pipe.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Danforth, Joseph B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picking Machine (open access)

Cotton-Picking Machine

Patent for a cotton picking machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for a hand-lever baling press.
Date: December 25, 1900
Creator: Williamson, Charles Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picking Machine (open access)

Cotton Picking Machine

Patent for a cotton picking machine. Illustration included.
Date: August 8, 1905
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condenser for Cotton-Gins (open access)

Condenser for Cotton-Gins

Patent for a condenser for cleaning cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date: November 21, 1911
Creator: Riemenschneider, Adolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Boll Weevil Destroyer (open access)

Cotton Boll Weevil Destroyer

Patent for a cotton boll weevil destroyer. Illustration included.
Date: March 19, 1907
Creator: Bergmann, Bertha
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Block-Signaling Device. (open access)

Block-Signaling Device.

Patent for a block signaling device for railroads, which sends an audible signal as well as a telephone message to the incoming train.
Date: October 6, 1908
Creator: Fechner, William & Fechner, Albert Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Scraper Attachment for Disk Plows (open access)

Adjustable Scraper Attachment for Disk Plows

Patent for an attachment for disk plows to "clean any disk in any kind of soil" (lines 17-18). Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Fell, Julius P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar and Necktie Holder (open access)

Collar and Necktie Holder

Patent for a collar and necktie holder for holding the collar ends and tie at any position without the use of buttons. Illustrations included
Date: January 16, 1912
Creator: McDuff, Daniel Ryan
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker (open access)

Cotton-Picker

Patent for a cotton picker. Illustrations included.
Date: February 25, 1913
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Safety-Valve and Waste-Cock. (open access)

Combined Safety-Valve and Waste-Cock.

Patent for a combined safety valve and waste cock for cooling engines.
Date: April 26, 1910
Creator: Fell, Julius P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picking Machine (open access)

Cotton Picking Machine

Patent for a cotton picking machine. Illustration included.
Date: August 8, 1905
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compressed-Air Water Elevator. (open access)

Compressed-Air Water Elevator.

Patent for a new improvements to compressed-air water-elevators, including illustrations.
Date: June 1, 1897
Creator: Bechtol, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picking Machine. (open access)

Cotton-Picking Machine.

Patent for improvements to cotton picking machines "of that class in which the cotton-boll is caught on the end of a revolving picker" (lines 11-12). Improvements include a combination of a revolving drum with hollow tubular arms attached to the drum, as well as revolving pickers attached to those arms. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 27, 1897
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0540 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0540

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether an individual may simultaneously serve as a constable in Goliad County and as a member of the board of directors of the Goliad County Groundwater Conservation District.
Date: April 17, 2007
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-13 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-13

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Maximum compensation that may be allowed county officials of Goliad County.
Date: February 11, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Goliad County, Block 5

Parent map for Goliad County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:27,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Goliad County, Inset A01

Inset map for Goliad County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:7,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Goliad County, Block 1

Parent map for Goliad County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:27,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Refugio County, Block 1

Parent map for Refugio County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:27,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Karnes County, Block 17

Parent map for Karnes County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Karnes County, Block 16

Parent map for Karnes County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date: 1990
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Refugio County, Index

Index map for Refugio County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:120,186.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History