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Map of Coryell Co.
Blue line print of survey map of Coryell County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. A handwritten note has been made on the published map in pencil to tentatively identify Honey Creek. Scale [ca. 1:213,333] (4000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date:
1896
Creator:
Pressler, Herman
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead.
Patent for a new and improved bedstead. This design "consists in the provision of adjustable hangers for mattress-supports" (lines 12-13). To this end, it consists, "with the side and end rails having vertical mortises or grooves, the cap-plates covering the upper ends of the grooves or mortises and having threaded apertures, and a mattress-support, of the hangers respectively comprising the vertical shank or body seated in the grooves or mortises of the rails, and the horizontal branch extending inwardly from said shank or body and having a slot to seat the side and end bars" (lines 83-93).
Date:
September 20, 1892
Creator:
Currey, George Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cradle, Swing, and Clothes-Drier.
Patent for "a cradle which may be easily and quickly converted into a child's swing or into a clothes rack or drier." (Lines 10-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 9, 1897
Creator:
McMordie, William Emmett
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Wire-Fence Tool.
Patent for a tool that combines pincers, a hammer head, jaws, etc., to be used for fence construction. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 23, 1897
Creator:
Rubarth, Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brake-Lever.
Patent for a brake lever that is locked by an arc-shaped ratchet-bar. There is "a pawl loosely mounted on the rear side of said lever and bearing against said side when the brake is set, said pawl being spring-actuated to move parallel with said side and project beyond the same and contact radially with the ratchet-teeth between said yoke" (lines 25-30).
Date:
April 7, 1896
Creator:
Burkett, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for a car-coupling that has a "simple construction which can be operated without going between the cars both in coupling and in uncoupling, and also to provide for adjusting the height of the coupler or draw head so that cars of different heights can be readily coupled" (lines 17-22).
Date:
September 18, 1894
Creator:
Duggan, Nicholas S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling
Patent for a new and improved design concerning automatic car couplings that is novel in the some of its parts.
Date:
June 17, 1890
Creator:
Bullock, Henry Purnell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chemise
Patent for improvements in chemises which would relieve wearers “the annoyance of having the garment gather about the limbs while walking which often produces great embarrassment in public places.” (Lines 42-45) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 2, 1891
Creator:
Burt, Emma Ruby
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lieutenant Colonel William Smith to Dr. Joseph Pound, June 20, 1898]
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel William Smith to Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Pound discussing the upcoming reunion for veteran soldiers. At the end of the letter Smith tells the doctor to "bring along that stovepipe hat and the Little Brown Jug of Wine for Our Annual Banquet."
Date:
June 20, 1898
Creator:
Smith, Lt. Col. William
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baby Portrait of Marguerite Cavett Hammack]
Baby portrait of Marguerite Cavett Hammack in a white dress.
Date:
1896~
Creator:
Blair, W. J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas.
History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties in Texas, including geology, settlement, organization, courts, military, cities, schools, churches, and other categories for each county. Also included are biographical mentions of some of the pioneers and present prominent citizens, as well as full-page portraits of some of these people.
Date:
1893
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry Harris to William McKinley, March 23, 1897]
Letter from Harry Harris to President William McKinley regarding John Patterson Osterhout running for postmaster in Belton, Texas. He endorsed John's run for office and told President McKinley that the appointment would be favorable.
Date:
March 23, 1897
Creator:
Harris, Harry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Coryell County
Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; 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
[John Milner Filling Out Paperwork]
Photograph of John Milner, a clerk for Coryell County, Texas. He is filling out paperwork on a ledger that sits on a desk. He wears a white shirt, striped bow tie, and slacks.
Date:
1892~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1899 Graduating Class of Gatesville, Texas]
Photograph of several rows of people expanding outward from the doorway of the Coryell County courthouse. The young men and women are the graduating class of students from Gatesville, Texas, from 1899. The women primarily wear skirts and white blouses, while the men wear dark slacks and jackets.
Date:
1899~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Early Physicians of Coryell County, Texas]
Photograph of a group of physicians wearing suits, vests, and ties. The men are arranged in front of a backdrop painted to resemble an ornate archway. A fur rug lies below them. Five of the men sit on a tasseled chaise longue. The man sitting in the center is identified as O. G. Gilder, and the man at the right end is E. B. Baker. The standing man is Andrew Graves.
Date:
1898~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Eighteen Women in a Photography Studio]
Photograph of a group of eighteen reunited school friends sitting in front of a photography studio's forest backdrop. The women are wearing dresses and are arranged in three rows. They are identified on the back of the photo. "Josey Girls of 1898 - 1899" is handwritten on the mat above the photo.
Date:
[1898..1899]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Temple Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1896
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hamilton Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1894
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. I. Turnley to Leon & H. Blum, April 17, 1894]
Letter from Leon to H. Blum discussing Mr. H. Kempner's death lamented by many friends throughout the state.
Date:
April 17, 1894
Creator:
Turnley, G. I.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of William Townley]
Portrait of William Townley at 20 years old, wearing a suit and standing next to a chair. A handwritten note on the back of the photo indicates that he died in 1932 at age 61.
Date:
1891~
Creator:
Blair, W. J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Smith to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 8, 1898]
Letter from J. J. Smith to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning an enclosed request for the "Surgeon Gen. of the U. C. V. " to give help "as fully as you can." The second paragraph discusses military numbers and figures.
Date:
July 8, 1898
Creator:
Smith, J. J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lampasas Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1894
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Temple Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1892
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History