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Bosque County Courthouse
Photograph of the Bosque County Courthouse, undergoing a complete restoration. Constructed in 1886 by architect J. J. Cane of Fort Worth, this image represents the building's structure as it existed from 1935 to 2007. The courthouse originally had a gothic tower and small turrets which were dismantled in 1935, and subsequently rebuilt in 2007.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
B. F. Word, Attorney at Law, in 1916 building, Meridian
Photograph of a building in Meridian. The sign above it reads "B. F. Word, Attorney at Law." There is another sign with the year 1916 on it. Above the doorway, a sign declares the current resident to be Dr. Ed Williamson, Dentist. A white van is parked on the far left side of the photo.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bosque County Tax building
Photograph of the Bosque County Tax building, a two story building. The first story is built of stone, and the second of red brick.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memorial Library, Meridian
Photograph of the Memorial Library in Meridian, Texas. It is currently in use as a Senior Center.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chisholm Trail Trad'in Post, mural in Meridian
Photograph of a Chisholm Trail Trad'in Post mural in Meridian, Texas. The mural shows two cowboys on horseback leading a cow.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meridian Public Library
Photograph of the exterior of the Meridian Public Library.
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meridian Public Library, safe in work area
Photograph of a safe in the Meridian Public Library. The safe door says "Tom Hall's Safe Co. Cincinnati O."
Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tug and Hip Strap Attachment for Harness.
Patent for a new and improved tug and hip strap attachment for harnesses. This design "relates to an improved tug and hip strap attachment for harness which shall admit of the rapid and convenient attachment or detachment of the horse or horses to or from the vehicle, and which, in case the animal becomes unruly, shall enable it to be instantly detached, thereby avoiding danger of accidents; and it has for its object to provide a device of this class which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency" (lines 22-32).
Date:
September 1, 1885
Creator:
Lain, John James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windlass.
Patent for a new and improved windlass. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a frame having the cross-bars near its lower and upper ends, the windlass-shaft journaled in the side pieces of the frame and having the balance-wheels and the pinion, the operating-gears mounted in one side of the frame and one of said gears meshing with said pinion, an upright mounted upon the lower front cross-piece of the frame and having a guide-pulley at its upper end, arms extending laterally from said upright, and a guide-roller journaled in said arms" (lines 11-21).
Date:
April 1, 1890
Creator:
Bridges, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale or Bundle Wiring Tool.
Patent for a tool that tightly twists wire around a bale in a bale press. It works quickly and works better than other wiring tools. "This tool is so constructed that two or more wires can be grasped at two different times independent of each with one movement of the hand, not loosening the grip on the first wire while the second wire is grasped and cut off" (lines 35-40).
Date:
August 1, 1893
Creator:
Schubert, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design consists in "the combination, with the axle, of the U-frame having bearings at its ends for the axle and a rearwardly-disposed sleeve, a shaft mounted in the sleeve and projecting beyond the same at each of its ends and provided with choppers at its rear end and a gear at its front end, a master-gear splined upon the axle and having a grooved hub, and a pivoted yoke terminating in the hub and a lever for operating the same to throw the gear into contact with that upon the shaft" (lines 1-12).
Date:
April 1, 1890
Creator:
Stanford, Jeff Hillon
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1935
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 1, 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1935
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 1, 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1935
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 1, 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1934
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 1, 1934
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1922
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 1, 1922
Creator:
Dunlap, Levi A. & Dunlap, Teel W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1923
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 1, 1923
Creator:
Dunlap, Levi A. & Dunlap, Teel W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1922
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 1, 1922
Creator:
Dunlap, Levi A. & Dunlap, Teel W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune. (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 1, 1902
Creator:
Dunlap, Levi A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1920
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 1, 1920
Creator:
Dunlap, Levi A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1921
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 1, 1921
Creator:
Dunlap, Levi A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1921
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 1, 1921
Creator:
Dunlap, Levi A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meridian Tribune. (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1900
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 1, 1900
Creator:
Dunlap, Levi A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1946
Weekly newspaper from Meridian, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 1, 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History