Toy (open access)

Toy

Patent for improvements in the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts used in building articulated toy snakes that mimic the animal's movement. The patent and illustrations describe the shapes of the toy's sections and the manner of their hinged connection to one another.
Date: September 19, 1922
Creator: Davis, William Theodore
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Friction-Grab for Fishing-Tools. (open access)

Adjustable Friction-Grab for Fishing-Tools.

Patent for friction grabs for fishing tools in well drilling operations that can be "easily adjusted for different sized holes or wells and which will be automatically adjusted and the grabs automatically closed on the object to be removed" (lines 14-17).
Date: May 24, 1921
Creator: Dickson, Lawrence E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Upholstery. (open access)

Upholstery.

Patent for an improvement in upholstery, more specifically, inflatable type upholstery; includes illustrations.
Date: July 13, 1915
Creator: Dodd, Laura L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Can Fastener for Ice Plants. (open access)

Ice-Can Fastener for Ice Plants.

Patent for an ice-can fastener that can be easily opened and closed, allowing water to freeze quickly in the can. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 11, 1914
Creator: Drake, William C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Thinning Plow (open access)

Cotton Thinning Plow

Patent for cotton thinning plow. Illustration included.
Date: January 1, 1907
Creator: Edgin, William Alaxander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condenser. (open access)

Condenser.

Patent for a condenser for converting exhaust steam from motors into potable water for ice making.
Date: November 15, 1910
Creator: Galbraith, David G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Tying and Untying Packages. (open access)

Device for Tying and Untying Packages.

Patent for a device to easily secure and release cords used to bind packages, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 25, 1913
Creator: Galbraith, David G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Bearing (open access)

Roller Bearing

Patent for Roller Bearing
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Galbraith, David G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper Clip (open access)

Paper Clip

Patent for a paper clip. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Galbraith, David G. & Galbraith, Nannie L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Stand. (open access)

Display-Stand.

Patent for incorporating vertical shaft in display stands for posters advertising motion pictures and merchandise, with illustrations.
Date: June 23, 1921
Creator: Gates, Norwood
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene

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 1:250000
Date: 1966
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene

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 1:250000
Date: 1958
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene

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 1:250000
Date: 1976
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bartons Chapel 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: 1982
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bartons Chapel 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

Bartons Chapel 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: 1982
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bartons Chapel 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: 1962
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bartons Chapel 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

Brad 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: 1967
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brad 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

Brad 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

Brad 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

Brad 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: 1986
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazos East 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