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Dallam County

Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Dallam County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: January 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallam County

Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Dallam County, Texas. The center of Dallam County is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: October 1889
Creator: Beaumont, G. N.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Sketch of the First Settlement of the Panhandle (open access)

A Sketch of the First Settlement of the Panhandle

Historical account of the history of settlement in the Texas Panhandle, including the original explorers and military actions in the area. The report goes into detail about the the different settlements and settlers who came into the area prior to 1890.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grapple (open access)

Grapple

Patent for grapple for use with wells. This invention is designed to grip objects inside of drilled wells. Illustration included.
Date: October 2, 1906
Creator: Williams, Frank S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dalhart 1908 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dalhart in Dallam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dalhart 1908 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dalhart in Dallam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dalhart 1908 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dalhart in Dallam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dalhart 1908 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dalhart in Dallam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plug for Lubricator-Cups. (open access)

Plug for Lubricator-Cups.

Patent for a lubricator cup and plug system typically used with rods and crank pins. The improvements prevent plug loss and alter the cup to be “readily placed in position or removed therefrom and the plug can be adjusted as required” (lines15-18). Includes illustrations and detailed part description.
Date: November 24, 1908
Creator: McDonald, Al
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude Oil Burner (open access)

Crude Oil Burner

Patent for a crude oil burner. Illustration included.
Date: December 28, 1909
Creator: Payne, William H. & Rice, Newton M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cleansing and Indicating Device for Drinking Vessels. (open access)

Sanitary Cleansing and Indicating Device for Drinking Vessels.

Patent for a sanitary cleaning and indicating device for drinking vessels, which shows which cups are clean or dirty.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Thornton, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Spike. (open access)

Railway-Spike.

Patent for a railroad spike, which locks itself in place.
Date: July 5, 1910
Creator: McKnight, Otey J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for "improvements in pumps which move a long column of water with each stroke but discharge a relatively small quantity" (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1911
Creator: Kangas, Frank Oskar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight-Shade. (open access)

Headlight-Shade.

Patent for a headlight shade which can be pulled down to block the high beam headlights of a train or car when there is an oncoming train or car.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Green, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal Railway-Tie (open access)

Metal Railway-Tie

Patent for a metal tie for railways. Illustrations included.
Date: August 22, 1911
Creator: McAnarney, John S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draining Attachment for Sinks (open access)

Draining Attachment for Sinks

Patent for a draining attachment for sinks to facilitate draining water. Illustrations included.
Date: May 14, 1912
Creator: Weaver, Mary A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine (open access)

Flying-Machine

Patent for a flying machine with rotating feathered wings and propellers with an included emergency parachute like apparatus for landing the machine safely in case of malfunction.
Date: September 24, 1912
Creator: Hardgrave, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dalhart 1913 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dalhart in Dallam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1913
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dalhart 1913 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dalhart in Dallam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1913
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dalhart 1913 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dalhart in Dallam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1913
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dalhart 1913 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dalhart in Dallam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1913
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dalhart 1913 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dalhart in Dallam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1913
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dalhart elementary school students]

Photograph of a group of elementary school students posed on the steps of a brick building. Individuals are numbered on the image, corresponding to names on the verso.
Date: 1913~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roll-Holder (open access)

Roll-Holder

Patent for roll holder for cotton rolls or bandages. Illustrations included.
Date: January 28, 1913
Creator: Griswold, John Lee Roy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History