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[Two Men Pose with Brass Instruments]

Photograph of two unidentified men posing for a portrait with brass instruments. Both men wear light-colored outfits with matching hats. The man on the left stands with a cigar in his mouth and holds a trumpet. The man on the right sits and holds a trombone.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Blair
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nesting and Brooding Box (open access)

Nesting and Brooding Box

Patent for a nesting and brooding box made to keep poultry safe from other animals and to be easily transported. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Bradford, Joseph W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ditcher. (open access)

Ditcher.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in Ditchers" (lines 5-6).
Date: July 7, 1903
Creator: Brown, John Dayton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash - Balance. (open access)

Sash - Balance.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in sash balancing, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 27, 1900
Creator: Cayce, Henry P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash Fastener (open access)

Sash Fastener

Patent for a window sash fastener. Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1904
Creator: Clements, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Lock. (open access)

Sash-Lock.

Patent for sash-lock. This device is designed for locking a window sash at any given position. It may be applied to a window frame without damaging the frame or sash.
Date: August 25, 1903
Creator: Clements, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Lock. (open access)

Sash-Lock.

Patent for a window sash lock, which holds the lower sash when opened in a locked position.
Date: March 10, 1908
Creator: Culp, Willis H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher (open access)

Wire Stretcher

Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustration included.
Date: July 31, 1906
Creator: Culp, Willis Harmon
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Dewald, Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date: March 2, 1909
Creator: Dewald, Louis & Dewald, John P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for attachment for cultivators that consist of new improvements that allow for cultivator-beams to spread apart and draw together with the attachment. This attachment can be affixed while the cultivator is in use.
Date: August 25, 1903
Creator: Faubion, Rufus O.; Workman, Calvin W. & Workman, Cave G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gatesville 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: 1906
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: 1906
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
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: 1904
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: 1906
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Holder (open access)

Sash-Holder

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Sash-Holders," an invention which "aims to provide a sash-holder of simple construction for supporting a sash at any elevation and which will secure it when closed against being opened from the outside."
Date: November 13, 1900
Creator: Hardy, Isham B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chicken-Coop (open access)

Chicken-Coop

Patent for improved chicken coop with simplified construction and modified features.
Date: June 26, 1906
Creator: Harp, Charles A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rein-Holder. (open access)

Rein-Holder.

Patent for rein supports to be attached to the front of a buggy, with an adjustable height and being collapsible for storage.
Date: June 11, 1901
Creator: Hill, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad Proposal] (open access)

[Railroad Proposal]

Proposal for a new railroad from Comanche, Texas to Temple, Texas. The documents included contain information on the cost of construction, route, possibilities for extensions, projected revenue, and Texas laws pertaining to railroads.
Date: December 27, 1906
Creator: Holman, J. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From J. W. Johnson to Messrs. Bradshaw and Sayles, August 30, 1907] (open access)

[Letter From J. W. Johnson to Messrs. Bradshaw and Sayles, August 30, 1907]

Letter from J. W. Johnson to Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. Sayles discussing a proposed route for a railroad to Gatesville, Texas. Johnson states a second route is better due to fewer stream and river crossing than the currently proposed route.
Date: August 30, 1907
Creator: Johnson, J. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopping Attachment For Cultivators (open access)

Cotton Chopping Attachment For Cultivators

Patent for a cotton chopping attachment for cultivators. Illustrations included.
Date: March 21, 1905
Creator: Jones, Martin A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Lock. (open access)

Window-Lock.

Patent for locking windows in place at various elevations with illustrations.
Date: January 21, 1908
Creator: Kinsey, Columbus M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridle-Bit. (open access)

Bridle-Bit.

Patent for new and improved bridle-bits, including illustrations.
Date: September 25, 1900
Creator: Lee, Joseph Loverel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Hudlin Gang]

Cabinet card of the "Hudlin Gang", with 11 members sitting in three rows. Members in the photograph are numbered with pencil, with a reference at the back. From left to right, top row: G. W. Buchanan (11), Walter Smith (7), Sam Hodge (6), and Edger Brown (1). Middle row: "a North Carolina boy" (10), Archie Clay (8), Alen Beadle (5), and J. K. Peavary-Long? (3). Bottom row: Emmitte Smith (9), Hershul Willis (4), George Brewar (2).
Date: 1900~
Creator: McKinley, F. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History