[Texas] Typical Curves of Precipitation

Series of three graphs demarcating the average rainfall per month for specific Texas cities across different regions of the state. Some lines are marked in red to distinguish individual points.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire. (open access)

Tire.

Patent for a removable replacement tire. To provide simple and easy removable tires to replace the old ones.
Date: December 21, 1920
Creator: Ford William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Gate. (open access)

Railway Gate.

Patent for "improvement in gates and has particular reference to a railway gate employed as a cattle guard" (lines 12-14)
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Norman, Cornelius A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester. (open access)

Peanut-Harvester.

Patent for a simplified and improved peanut-harvesting machine. With this machine, "peanut vines may be dug from the ground, and thoroughly shaken and agitated so as to separate dirt and sand from the vines and nuts, the vines and nuts being bunched and deposited on the ground in piles or heaps for subsequent gathering," (lines 12-17) including illustrations.
Date: December 11, 1917
Creator: Meador, Lenerd E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight. (open access)

Dirigible Headlight.

Patent for dirigible headlights for automobiles which pivot in the direction of steering while maintaining an independent tilt adjustment.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Crumpton, Enoch M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit Cutting Implement. (open access)

Fruit Cutting Implement.

Patent for a fruit cutting implement with increased safety measures to help users avoid "the usual and dangerous practice of cutting the lemons with a knife" (lines 23 - 24), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1918
Creator: Davis, Mack H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence and Quality of Ground Water in Jack County, Texas (open access)

Occurrence and Quality of Ground Water in Jack County, Texas

Determines the occurrence and quality of ground water resources, recommends the ways to protect water from contamination.
Date: August 1988
Creator: Nordstrom, Phillip L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 409, Chapter 54 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 409, Chapter 54

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1810 in Jack County as the Luther G. Prunty Memorial Highway.
Date: May 22, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Colter Attachment for Lister-plows (open access)

Colter Attachment for Lister-plows

Patent for a colter attachment (triangular blade used on lister plows), by capitalizing on parts that should already exist on the plow.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Mosely, George L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton. (open access)

Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton.

Patent for an apparatus that cleans burs and other foreign matter from cotton through a suction process prior to ginning, including instructions and illustrations. The inventor claims this apparatus is simpler, more affordable, and more effective than previous methods for cleaning cotton.
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Brown, Thomas N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 2. Appendices A-P (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 2. Appendices A-P

Appendices to the water plan for Region C including a bibliography, water supply charts and reports, water management strategies, and related reports.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region C describing the areas water resources and suppliers, usage statistics and forecasts, threats and water needs, methodology for making the plan, water conservation methods and plans, and recommendations on water management for different water suppliers and counties.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 3. Appendices Q-Z (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 3. Appendices Q-Z

Appendices Q-Z for the Water plan for Region C including cost estimates, newsletters, comments on the plan and actions taken to answer them, and reports related to different aspects of the water plan.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Trading Card: The Commanding Officer's Quarters] (open access)

[Trading Card: The Commanding Officer's Quarters]

Trading card issued as part of the Geocache Challenge program for Fort Richardson State Park & Historic Site, depicting a one-story, wood-frame building with a porch across the entire front. The back of the card includes information about the history of the Commanding Officer's Quarter house.
Date: 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Northwest Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Northwest Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Northwest 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
Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site [Rack Card] (open access)

Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site [Rack Card]

Card advertising Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site

A map of Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site detailing hiking and riding trails, bathroom locations, fishing locations, camping locations, and other park amenities. The back of the map has advertisements for Toyota and Texas Parks.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Richardson

Map of the Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site outlining hiking trails and highlighting activities, facilities, and other features such as bathrooms, lodgings, water/electric, etc. It also contains general information for the park and for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: 2012
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2011 (open access)

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

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date: December 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: Northwest Texas, June 2011 (open access)

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

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest 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: Northwest Texas, December 2008 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2008

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Guard and Gate (open access)

Cattle Guard and Gate

Patent for cattle guards utilizing a gate normally disposed across a railroad track. This gate is modified for operation by actuation of a moving train approaching the guard from either direction.
Date: December 26, 1905
Creator: Felkner, William G. & Butler, James T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clock Calendar (open access)

Clock Calendar

Patent for a clock calendar.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Woods, Jesse Leroy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Neck Yoke (open access)

Detachable Neck Yoke

Patent for a detachable neck yoke. Illustrations included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Barry, John, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History