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Backwoods to Border
Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clock Attachment.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in clock attachments.
Date:
March 8, 1898
Creator:
Schindler, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press
Patent for a baling press. Illustration included.
Date:
May 15, 1906
Creator:
Struve, Clemens A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for baling press for baling hay,cotton, and the like; is simple, durable and efficient.
Date:
February 3, 1903
Creator:
Heinrich, Ferdinand, L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition Railroad-Tie And Means For Securing Rails Thereto.
Patent for new and useful improvements in composition railroad ties and means for securing rails thereto, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 19, 1899
Creator:
Baca, August
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Book Holder
Patent for a book holder to receive or hold a book or in position for writing
Date:
March 12, 1901
Creator:
Hackworth, Riggs P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling
Patent for a car coupling. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 8, 1904
Creator:
Simecek, Vaclav
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie
Patent for "a new and useful bale tie" (lines 5-6), including illustration and instructions.
Date:
May 14, 1900
Creator:
Walker, Millard Fillmore
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper mounted on wheels.
Date:
November 27, 1900
Creator:
Walker, Millard F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Coupling.
Patent for "coupling devices for connecting the air-brake hose of railway-cars" (lines 9-10) automatically, including illustrations.
Date:
March 20, 1906
Creator:
Simecek, Vaclav
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Cementing Wells.
Patent for new and useful improvements in processes of and apparatus for cementing wells, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 21, 1899
Creator:
Baca, August
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate or Box Forming Machine
Patent for a crate or box forming machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 16, 1911
Creator:
Nitschmann, Eduard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of Emma Boyken
Copy photograph of a portrait of Emma Boyken. She wears a dark-colored dress with ruffle detail around the neck. She also wears glasses with a chain attached.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of Babies
Copy negative of two images. The image on the left is a portrait of a baby sitting in a chair draped with white lace. The child is wearing a light clothing. The image on the right is a portrait of a toddler. He is wearing a striped shirt. The image is in a rectangular case that has an oval window where the image shows through.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press
Patent for a baling press. Illustration included.
Date:
April 11, 1905
Creator:
Kruse, William & Vanderwerth, Theodor M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of Fayette County]
Map of Fayette County, Texas, showing El Camino Real de Tejas with towns, rivers, creeks, and blocks of land. Map includes a legend corresponding to the owners of the blocks of land in the lower-right corner.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Caldwell and Surrounding Counties: Texas]
Road map of portions of Blanco, Hays, Travis, Comal, Bexar, Guadalupe, Caldwell, Bastrop, Fayette, Washington, Colorado, Lavaca, and Gonzales Counties, showing towns, roads, railroads, mountains, post offices, rivers, creek, and springs. No scale information given.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Luer, A.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
La Bahia Road
Map of the historic La BahÃa Road, showing counties, towns, creeks, rivers, and blocks of land. Map includes compass rose and scale bar in the lower-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:1,520,640] (24 miles to the inch or 3 miles to 1/8 of an inch).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fayette County
Blue line print of survey map of Fayette County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red pencil. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date:
1920
Creator:
Atlee, Tom & Giles, J. Bascom
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Fayette County, Texas
Blueline format of survey map of Fayette County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. A list of references on the west side of the Colorado River is included in the lower-left corner. A list of references on the east side of the Colorado River is included in the lower-right corner of the map. No scale information is given.
Date:
1840
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Olle Hotel]
Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Olle Hotel, in Flatonia, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date:
July 10, 2009
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Fayette County Court House, August 29, 1944]
Postcard with a photograph of the Fayette County Court House in La Grange, Texas and a handwritten message on the back from "Pastor" to Mr. H. E. Hill saying that he will see him when he gets back.
Date:
August 29, 1944
Creator:
Fox Company
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Truck is burned after collision]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a truck carrying 5,500 gallons of naptha crashing and causing a fire near Ledbetter. The driver of the truck was hospitalized with minor wounds, and there were no casualties.
Date:
August 4, 1954
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1911
Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 16, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History