Improvement in Apparatus for Preserving Meat, &c. (open access)

Improvement in Apparatus for Preserving Meat, &c.

Patent for "an improved apparatus for use in fumigating substances used as food; and also for impregnating water with sulphurous-acid gas, for the purpose of preserving such substances by the antiseptic quality of sulphur" (lines 9-14). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 15, 1878
Creator: Ames, Theodore George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Wagon-Box Step (open access)

Folding Wagon-Box Step

Patent for a new and useful folding wagon-box steps. This design is to "provide a novel, simple, and safe device of the character indicated which is adapted for compact and convenient folding into a close package when not in use" (line 11-14).
Date: January 25, 1898
Creator: Brown, Marvel C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ray Roberts Lake Pre-Construction Landuse, January 1980

Map showing the area around Ray Roberts Lake in Northern Texas. It contains a color coded legend indicating a variety of geographical features.
Date: January 1980
Creator: CRSLA
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
City of Denton Resident Update: January/February 2020 (open access)

City of Denton Resident Update: January/February 2020

Newsletter issued by the city of Denton, Texas documenting news and updates, announcing events, and providing other information of interest to residents.
Date: January 2020
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Denton County, DFW 03-19-962]

Aerial photograph of a portion of Denton County, Texas showing roads, geography, and neighborhoods.
Date: January 10, 1990
Creator: Denton County (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fit For 50+, Catalog for Denton Senior Center: January 2018 (open access)

Fit For 50+, Catalog for Denton Senior Center: January 2018

Catalog of seasonal activities offered by City of Denton Parks and Recreation and the Denton Senior Center for adults aged 50+, including special events, programs, and classes. Some issues also include articles or messages from staffmembers about topics of interest to seniors.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Denton Senior Center
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Disk Journal. (open access)

Cultivator-Disk Journal.

Patent for a cultivator disk journal, which is more efficient than previous models.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Doyle, Edward Silas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press. (open access)

Baling Press.

Patent for a bailing press used in the milling and processing of cotton.
Date: January 10, 1882
Creator: Ensinger, Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Trace Connector (open access)

Adjustable Trace Connector

Patent for an adjustable trace connector. Illustration included.
Date: January 5, 1909
Creator: Erwin, Agustin Reese; Burks, William D. & Burks, Joseph B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack (open access)

Display Rack

Patent for a display rack. Illustrations included.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Hendrix, Julius M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for a star shaped fish or animal trap, which has spring triggered entry points that allow animals in but not out.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Hendrix, Julius M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Brazing (open access)

Process of Brazing

Patent for a process of brazing. Illustration included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Hornsby, Charley C. & Bell, Robert F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Square. (open access)

Square.

Patent for a a carpenters square, which has tables printed on it for calculating the length and angle that rafter boards should be cut to.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: McCormick, Terrill William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Disk Harrows. (open access)

Attachment for Disk Harrows.

Patent for improvements in disk harrows, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 10, 1889
Creator: Moffitt, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for "baling-presses of that class wherein motion is communicated to the plunger from a sweep operated by horse or similar power, and the object in view is to improve the construction of the baling-chamber and attachments, and, furthermore, to provide a simple and efficient construction of plunger-operating mechanism" (lines 8-15)
Date: January 5, 1897
Creator: Pearce, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thill Or Tongue Support (open access)

Thill Or Tongue Support

Patent for a thill or tongue support. This invention is designed for use with horse buggies. Illustration included.
Date: January 1, 1907
Creator: Roark, Lafayette L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0311 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0311

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to a request for police reports and computer logs for twelve case numbers.
Date: January 31, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-561 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-561

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Obligation and authority of County Commissioner for city streets within incorporated city in county.
Date: January 21, 1970
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6932 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6932

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the City of Denton must furnish water free of cost for use by the North Texas State Teachers College, or whether the College may pay for some.
Date: January 18, 1945
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 5 of 30

Schematic showing proposed changes to part of I-35 in Denton County, including expansions, additions, and other construction on the highway. This is one segment of a larger improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380. Scale 1:2,400 (horizontal), 1:240 (vertical).
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 6 of 30

Schematic showing proposed changes to part of I-35 in Denton County, including expansions, additions, and other construction on the highway. This is one segment of a larger improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380. Scale 1:2,400 (horizontal), 1:240 (vertical).
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 7 of 30

Schematic showing proposed changes to part of I-35 in Denton County, including expansions, additions, and other construction on the highway. This is one segment of a larger improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380. Scale 1:2,400 (horizontal), 1:240 (vertical).
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 8 of 30

Schematic showing proposed changes to part of I-35 in Denton County, including expansions, additions, and other construction on the highway. This is one segment of a larger improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380. Scale 1:2,400 (horizontal), 1:240 (vertical).
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas District Draft Interim Schematic, IH 35E from IH 635 to US 380: Roll 9 of 30

Schematic showing proposed changes to part of I-35 in Denton County, including expansions, additions, and other construction on the highway. This is one segment of a larger improvement project affecting IH 35E between IH 635 and US 380. Scale 1:2,400 (horizontal), 1:240 (vertical).
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History