Soil survey of Red River County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Red River County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Red River County.
Date: 1923
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Veatch, J. O. (Jethro Otto); Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter); Geib, H. V. (Horace Valentine); Mortlock, H. C.; Deardorff, C. E. et al.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Stopping Mechanism. (open access)

Automatic Train-Stopping Mechanism.

Patent for an affordable and easily operable mechanical train stopper designed to be installed directly on a locomotive.
Date: August 10, 1920
Creator: Evans, Alva A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Protective Runner for Cotton-Pickers' Sacks. (open access)

Protective Runner for Cotton-Pickers' Sacks.

Patent for a protective runner that protects the collection sack from being damaged as it is dragged. This design is meant to be quick and easy to attach and is shaped like a trough.
Date: November 14, 1922
Creator: Shipp, Charles E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Red River County sheet

Map displays soil types along with bayous, creeks, lakes, ponds, rivers, towns, schools, churches, stores, mills, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date: 1923
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History