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Seed-Planter
Patent for a seed planter that has a revolving set of cups that are filled with seed and then planted as the seed planter crosses a field.
Date:
August 20, 1912
Creator:
Adams, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Reel Support
Patent for detachable reel support. "Invention aims to provide a new and novel form of support to be hereinafter more specifically referred to and which can be readily secured to and removed from a vehicle-wheel" (lines 10-15). Illustration included.
Date:
August 2, 1904
Creator:
Baker, Albert S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shaft Bearing.
Patent for Improvements in Shaft Bearing. This bearing shaft is used to withstand heavy thrusts.
Date:
August 24, 1920
Creator:
Ball, Authur T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mineral Deed, Amos K. Bass to Perry Sayles]
Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 3/512 interest in and to the oil, gas, and minerals in and under a tract of land in Eastland and Erath Counties, Texas from Amos K. Bass to Perry Sayles.
Date:
August 12, 1933
Creator:
Bass, Amos K.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert and Dalene Reagan, August 28, 2001
Interview with Robert Reagan and his wife, Dalene Comparette Reagan, a couple with strong local historical family roots, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Reagan delves into the history of Kerrville Telephone Company, which was co-founded by her great-grandfather, Dale Comparette. Mr. Reagan discusses his family history, including his connection to Admiral Chester Nimitz. The couple also talk about their childhood memories of Kerrville while it was still a small town.
Date:
August 28, 2001
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Reagan, Robert & Reagan, Dalene Comparette
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Herald. (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1907
Weekly newspaper from Carbon, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 2, 1907
Creator:
Brummel, A. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Herald. (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1907
Weekly newspaper from Carbon, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 9, 1907
Creator:
Brummel, A. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Herald. (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1907
Weekly newspaper from Carbon, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1907
Creator:
Brummel, A. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Herald. (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1907
Weekly newspaper from Carbon, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 23, 1907
Creator:
Brummel, A. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Herald. (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1907
Weekly newspaper from Carbon, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 30, 1907
Creator:
Brummel, A. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Omar Burkett to Truett Latimer, August 12, 1953]
Letter from Omar Burkett to Truett Latimer discussing his plans to attend a breakfast gathering being hosted by Truett.
Date:
August 12, 1953
Creator:
Burkett, Omar
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cisco Bank and Office Building, Cisco, Texas: Elevation Drawings
Elevation drawings for a bank and office building for the Cisco Banking Company in Cisco, Texas. They include elevation of front entrance, elevation of upper stories, plan of cornice, and palster cornice & column gaps in banking room.
Date:
August 28, 1918
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: Basement Floor Plan
Basement floor plan for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. It features column placement, wall edge lines, measurements, and labels.
Date:
August 6, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: Basement Plan
Basement plan for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. It includes measurements, labels, room names, and orange colored walls.
Date:
August 18, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: Elevation Renderings
Elevation renderings for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. Sections include alley side elevation, cross section, detail of corridor openings, and a variety of wood formations.
Date:
August 6, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: Entrance & Wall Renderings
Entrance and wall renderings for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. They include wall texture lines, labels, and measurements. A door and window are on the entrance.
Date:
August 6, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: First Floor Framing Plan
First floor framing plan for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. It features framing lines, column placement, wall edge lines, and measurements. Other sections include detail of beam "C", detail showing beam A-1, section thru wall beams at basement openings, section X-X thru temporary slab in elevator shaft, beam schedule for 1st floor, notes, and design data.
Date:
August 6, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: First Floor Plan
First floor plan for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. It includes room names, measurements, orange colored walls, and fan placement.
Date:
August 18, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: First Floor Plan
First floor plan for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. It features wall edge lines, measurements, room names, and labels. Other sections include plan of stairs, and door & window schedule.
Date:
August 6, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: Footing Plan
Footing plan for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. It features column placement, measurements, and beams. Other sections include detail for footing columns, and footing schedule.
Date:
August 6, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: Front Elevation
Front elevation rendering for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. It includes wall texture lines, column space in-between windows, column base boundary lines, roof trim, and measurements.
Date:
August 6, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: Longitudinal Elevation
Longitudinal elevation plan for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. It features wall edge lines, measurements, labels, doors, stairs, and windows. Door renderings are included above.
Date:
August 6, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: Rear Elevation
Rear elevation rendering for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. It includes windows, doors, wall edge lines, stairs, base boundary lines, and measurements. Other sections include 3" section thru stair showing marble treads & risers, and 3/4" detail of stair rail.
Date:
August 6, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Office Building, Eastland, Texas: Roof Plan
Roof plan for an office building commissioned by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company in Eastland, Texas. It includes wall lines for the outer edge and labels. A 3" detail ornamental plaster work in lobby is included above the roof plan.
Date:
August 6, 1919
Creator:
Castle, David S.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History