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Clay County Historical Society
886
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
524
UNT Libraries
98
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
47
Texas Historical Commission
31
UNT Libraries Special Collections
30
Hardin-Simmons University Library
25
Private Collection of J. K. Johnson
22
Midwestern State University
18
University of Texas at Arlington Library
6
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Rescuing Texas History, 2006
882
United States Census Map Collection
276
USGS Topographic Map Collection
168
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
93
Texas Patents
63
Sanborn Map Collection
47
KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection
28
THC Historic Resources Survey Collection
26
Abilene Library Consortium
25
Rescuing Texas History, 2019
22
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The Petrolia Enterprise
93
Digital US Topo Maps: 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
66
2000 Census County Subdivision Block Map
59
2010 Census County Block Map
57
2010 Census P.L. 94-171 County Block Map
57
1990 Census County Block Map
48
2000 Census County Block Map
48
7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
48
Lakes Heritage Region
31
Digital Raster Graphic Topographic Maps: 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
26
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Beaver Creek School
Students at Beaver Creek School in 1895. First names of some students are handwritten on the photo.
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document Regarding Sale of Patent Rights]
Legal document related to a quilting machine invented by J. J. Click outlining the sale of partial (1/2) rights to J. H. Major.
Date:
1895
Creator:
Click, John J.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Blank, #2]
Printed legal document with blanks for detailed information and signatures, regarding the sale of rights to a patent for a quilting frame invented by John J. Click.
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gates and Shaw Store]
Men and women posing next to Gates and Shaw Store. Photo circa 1895. Shannon, Texas.
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Henrietta 1st and 2nd Grade Public School]
Henrietta 1st and 2nd grade public school. Photo taken during the 1895-96 school year: Henrietta, Texas.
Date:
[1895..1896]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Slack and Dawson Repair Work (All Kinds)]
Group of men standing in front of repair shop. Photo circa 1895: Henrietta, Texas.
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Al Spangler]
Al Spangler. Picture dated 1895: Henrietta, Texas.
Date:
1895
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Elmo Hotel]
St. Elmo Hotel. In photo: Frank Marshall, 3rd from left; N. Snearly, 5th from left; Tom Weldon, Man on horse; Sam Willis, extreme right. Photo taken in 1895: Henrietta, Texas.
Date:
1895
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Threshing Machine and Crew]
Threshing crew sitting on and around threshing machine. They were in the process of moving to another field. Photo circa 1895: Clay County, Texas.
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Threshing Machine Cookshack]
A young couple and a young girl posing in front of a cookshack.
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Threshing Machine Engine and Bundle Wagon]
Threshing crew sitting on and around threshing machine.
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wm Tate Home, Ft. Sill Wagon Rd]
Wm Tate Home, Ft Sill Wagon Rd, 7 Mi N. Henrietta. Photo circa 1895: Texas.
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Gear.
Patent for a valve-gear that uses a single eccentric, "together with devices by which such eccentric may be shifted upon the shaft and locked in its various positions to effect either a reversal of the engine or a stoppage thereof with a full head of steam on, and to run the engine in one or the other direction, as may be desired" (lines 10-15).
Date:
September 24, 1895
Creator:
Hill, Millard F. & Easley, Clifton W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame.
Patent for a quilting frame designed to be used with a sewing machine and "which may be easily set up and be supported from the floor, and not in any manner mar or injure the walls or ceilings." (Lines 15-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 10, 1895
Creator:
Click, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[David Craig Patton Residence]
D.C. Patton Residence. Photo taken in 1896: Henrietta, Texas.
Date:
1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Henrietta 1896 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Henrietta in Clay County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Henrietta 1896 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Henrietta in Clay County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Henrietta 1896 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Henrietta in Clay County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Henrietta 1896 Sheet 4
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Henrietta in Clay County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Clay Co.
Map shows late nineteenth century railroads, land parcels, tract numbers, landowners, land patents, and towns; "Texas Emigration and Land Company's Premium Surveys"; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Clay Co.
Map shows late nineteenth century railroads, land parcels, tract numbers, landowners, land patents, and towns; "Texas Emigration and Land Company's Premium Surveys"; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reversible Spring-Motor: Figure 1]
Framed patent illustration of a spring-based motor attached to the body of a bicycle with numbers labeling individual components of the invention.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Click, John Jones
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reversible Spring-Motor: Figures 2-4, 7-10]
Illustrations of individual parts to patent a reversible spring-motor, with numbered labels to reference each piece. The first sheet contains details for three pieces (8-10) and a partially-constructed component (figure 2); the second sheet includes close-up illustrations of three of the moving parts (figures 3, 4, and 7).
Date:
1896
Creator:
Click, John Jones
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reversible Spring-Motor: Figures 5 and 6]
Two figure illustrations of partial constructions for a reversible spring-motor patents, with numbered labels to reference each component piece.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Click, John J.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History