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Soil map, Texas, Lee County sheet

Map displays soil types along with creeks, lakes, towns, railroads, and roads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Lee County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Lee County, Texas

Text describes agricultural development, climate, physiography and geology, soils, agricultural methods, and agricultural conditions of Lee County, Texas.
Date: 1906
Creator: Burgess, James L. & Lyman, W. S.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Gear for Engines. (open access)

Valve-Gear for Engines.

Patent for a valve gear for steam engines that can reverse or stop the rotation of the engine shaft, with illustrations.
Date: June 19, 1906
Creator: Hanser, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History