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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
Case No. 12, 096. Copy of Petition for Removal
Copy of the petition for removal in the case, O. M. England et. al. vs. Edwin B. Cox et. al., concerning the pipe lines owned by the Chestnut & Smith Corporation on land owned by O. M. England.
Date:
February 27, 1926
Creator:
Allison, James E.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice from R. G. Anderson to H. D. Maxwell, November 19, 1881]
Invoice from R. G. Anderson to H. D. Maxwell regarding the sale of a black horse at the cost of twenty dollars.
Date:
November 19, 1881
Creator:
Anderson, R. G.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Carriage Seat and Couch
Patent for a carriage seat and couch. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 2, 1905
Creator:
Angel, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish Trap
Patent for a fish trap. Illustration included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Angel, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fur-Stretcher.
Patent for an improved fur stretcher capable of properly stretching the ends of the skin. Construction is simple which allows for easy application.
Date:
March 22, 1921
Creator:
Aylor, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picking Glove.
Patent for a cotton picking glove, which allows full movement of the fingers and has easily replaceable tips.
Date:
May 18, 1909
Creator:
Baggett, Neil J.
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
Evaluation of Water Resources in Part of Central Texas
Report studying the central Texas region's water resources, with notes that there has been rapid decline and contamination in the area. The aquifer is also being used faster than it can naturally replenish.
Date:
January 1990
Creator:
Baker, Bernard; Duffin, Gail; Flores, Robert & Lynch, Tad
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dr. Morris Baker, July 31, 2016
Dr. Morris Baker was born in 1939 in Ranger, Texas, the son of a mechanic and a domestic worker. As a child in Ranger, Baker lived in a mixed neighborhood of Mexican Americans, poor whites, and African Americans. Although, Ranger had segregated black and brown neighborhoods as well. Baker attended a one-room, all-black school called Slaughter Ward Elementary up to 6th grade. From 6th to 10th grade, Baker had to be bused to Eastland, where education ended for African Americans before they could obtain a high school Diploma. Thus, when the Brown v. Board dissension came in, his parents simply signed him up for classes in the white Ranger High School. Baker was allowed to attend as long as he did not socialize with the white high school female students or attend many of the school’s social events. He graduated as the school’s first African American graduate in 1957. Other African Americans followed. Baker then graduated from Cisco College (A.A. 1959), McMurry University (B.A. in Biology 1963), Harvard University (M.Ed. 1970), The Ohio State University (Ph.D. in clinical psychology 1976). Baker has worked for the Peace Corps, public schools in Los Angeles, California and other cities, and has taught at …
Date:
July 31, 2016
Creator:
Baker, Morris & Wisely, Karen
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Button.
Patent for collar-buttons made of inexpensive, non-metallic material that when applied to bands of unusual commercial form, can adapt itself to the curvature of the band without obstructing the free adjustment of a tie in connection with the folded type of collar.
Date:
June 21, 1921
Creator:
Baldwin, Lawrence G.
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
[Letter from H. E. Bell to Sayles & Sayles, February 10, 1926]
Letter from H. E. Bell to Sayles & Sayles delivering a copy of the C. U. Connellee lease. Bell asks for them to remit fees.
Date:
February 10, 1926
Creator:
Bell, H. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. E. Bell to Sayles & Sayles, November 9, 1926]
Letter from H. E. Bell to Sayles & Sayles delivering a copy of the Connellee lease. Bell mentions charges for the documents and who they are payable to.
Date:
November 9, 1926
Creator:
Bell, H. E.
Object Type:
Letter
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
[Letter from Wanda Woody Black to Truett Latimer, February 24, 1961]
Letter from Wanda Woody Black to Truett Latimer thanking him for his stance against the parimutuel betting bill.
Date:
February 24, 1961
Creator:
Black, Wanda Woody
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eastland County
Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Eastland County, Texas. The Deaf and Dumb Asylum Lands are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
September 18, 1875
Creator:
Blau, F. G.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gib Morgan, Minstrel of the Oil Fields
This volume includes stories about the life of a West Texas oil driller named Gib Morgan and other folk stories about the oil industry.
Date:
1965
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gib Morgan, Minstrel of the Oil Fields
This volume includes stories about the life of a West Texas oil driller named Gib Morgan and other folk stories about the oil industry.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sky is My Tipi
Collection stories about the Kiowa and Apache Indians, coyotes and other animals, cooking, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 237.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sky is My Tipi
Collection stories about the Kiowa and Apache Indians, coyotes and other animals, cooking, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 237.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Peanut-Harvester
Patent for a new kind of peanut harvesting machine that can be attached to a riding planter.
Date:
September 21, 1915
Creator:
Boyd, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Receptacle for Peanut-Harvesters.
Patent for improvements to peanut harvesters, specifically receptacles. The receptacle can be placed on the back of the harvester to collect the unneeded vines and then form them into bundles.
Date:
November 2, 1915
Creator:
Boyd, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History