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2000 Census County Subdivision Block Map
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7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
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Digital US Topo Maps: 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
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2007 Economic Census Map
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Articulating Plate
Patent for "new and useful articulating plate" (lines 5-6), including illustration and instructions.
Date:
April 11, 1900
Creator:
Driskill, T. F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella.
Patent for a new and improved sun umbrella. This design is "adapted to be attached to the person of the wearer, consisting of the top or cap piece having the projecting studs or pivots, fixed ribs, fastened rigidly in the back part of the cap, fixed supports bent to form the bulge and adapted to be fastened with their lower ends in a suitable brace or support, and moveable ribs arranged in pairs and pivoted upon the studs or pivots" (lines 73-81).
Date:
May 26, 1885
Creator:
Egan, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevator and Distributer.
Patent for a cotton elevating and distributing device, one that feeds cotton to multiple gins at the same time. This device is meant to save time and be simply and efficiently constructed.
Date:
November 17, 1896
Creator:
Elliott, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rock Drilling and Well Boring Machine.
Patent for improved rock drilling and well boring machine.
Date:
July 7, 1885
Creator:
Embry, Leonard B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Weevil Exterminator
Patent for a boll weevil exterminator. Illustration included.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Evans, James W. & Banks, Jessie B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peach Stoner.
Patent for a new and improved peach pitter. This design "consist[s], essentially, of the main frame having the part rising from its base, the yielding holding-blades having their upper edges beveled and formed as cutters and overlapping at their side edges . . . the plunger having its lower end recessed and provided with an annular cutting-edge, the crescent-shaped cutting blades secured to said plunger above its cutting point, from their convex edges forming cutters, the operating-lever, and pitman connecting the same with the upper end of the plunger" (lines 24-36).
Date:
March 12, 1889
Creator:
Ferriott, Charles L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bed-Bug Exterminators.
Patent for "a machine for exterminating bed-bugs by steam." (Lines 11-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 3, 1873
Creator:
Fewell, Calvin L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap
Patent for a small animal trap which consists of a cage suspended in the air on a spring system which drops when an animal disturbs the bait.
Date:
July 20, 1909
Creator:
Franks, Marion M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Rail-Lubricators
Patent for "a lubricating apparatus for use on street and other cars for lubricating the track when the car rounds a curve" (lines 8-11) including list of parts and illustrations.
Date:
April 27, 1910
Creator:
Freeman, Frank S. & Doke, Fred L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 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 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
Attachment for Cotton-Choppers.
Patent for "Improvements in Attachments for Cotton-Choppers" (lines 5-7) to vary the plane of rotation of the hoe.
Date:
March 28, 1916
Creator:
Fultz, Deck B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a new type of cotton chopper that has the ability to be adjusted in the vertical to make for faster cotton cutting. This is a simpler design making it cheaper to make and easier to repair.
Date:
April 23, 1914
Creator:
Fultz, Deck B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for a stalk-cutter that will improve the effectiveness of stalk cutting by readily attaching to a plow or tilling machine, increasing the draft, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 14, 1917
Creator:
Gable, Gus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Cowl.
Patent for improvements in chimney-cowls by providing a “self-operating smoke-conductor especially adapted for use in all windy climates, to be placed over the discharge-opening of the flues.” (Lines 10-13) So that a “smoke-conductor can be automatically reversed or turned by the wind in any and all directions” (15-18) to carry the smoke away. Illustration is included.
Date:
September 1, 1891
Creator:
Gardner, Perris W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avalon 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:
1976
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avalon 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
Avalon 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:
1967
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avalon 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:
1987
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avalon 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
Bazette 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:
1962
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bazette 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
Bazette 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