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Improvement in Running-Gears for Wagons. (open access)

Improvement in Running-Gears for Wagons.

Patent for an improvement to running-gears for wagons, including "improved means for connecting the front axle and reach of a wagon or other vehicle" (lines 6-8) and illustrations.
Date: July 15, 1879
Creator: Fowler, Joseph C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Richmond Reflector. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 23, 1879 (open access)

Richmond Reflector. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 23, 1879

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Belle Ryon Davis wearing a dark dress with buttons down the front of the dress]

Photograph of Belle Ryon Davis. In the bust portrait, Davis is wearing a dark dress with shirring on right shoulder and intricate beadwork on the left shoulder. Buttons run down the front of the dress beginning just below the high necked collar. Where the collar splits into a short "v", a half-moon shaped (diamond?) stick pin is attached. A chain is slightly visible from fifth button. Davis has curled hair at forehead and around temples with the rest pulled back into a bun. The photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate.
Date: [1879..1885]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Belle Ryon wearing a dark colored dress and dark trim]

Photograph of Belle Ryon (Davis). Belle is wearing a dark colored dress with shirred front and fur or fringed trim along either side of bodice and back of high neck collar. She has a brooch at center of the collar. Belle is wearing ear drop earrings. Belle's hair is curled at her forehead and then swept back and up into a bun at the crown of her head. The photograph is cropped by fading just below the shoulders. The photo is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate.
Date: [1879..1885]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J.H.P. Davis]

Photograph of J.H.P. Davis. Davis is wearing a tweed jacket (top button is buttoned), white shirt, and bow tie. Davis has short dark hair (slightly gray at temples) parted on his left side, and thin dark mustache. Written on back of photograph in pencil: "JHP Davis". The bust portrait was taken by "Rose" of "Galveston" as written at the bottom of the bevel edged cardboard substrate. Pose is similar to 2000.007.002.
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J.H.P. Davis]

Photograph of J.H.P. Davis. In the bust portrait, Davis is wearing a tweed jacket with the top button buttoned, white shirt, and dark tie. His short dark hair (graying at temples) is parted on his left side and he has a thin, dark mustache. The photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate. Same pose as 2000.007.001.
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J.H.P. Davis. Davis is wearing a tweed jacket]

Photograph of J.H.P. Davis. Davis is wearing a tweed jacket (top button is buttoned), white shirt, and bow tie. Davis has short dark hair (slightly gray at temples) parted on his left side, and thin dark mustache. The bust portrait was taken by "Rose" of "Galveston" as written at the bottom of the bevel edged cardboard substrate. Pose is similar to 2000.007.002.
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1878 (open access)

The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1878

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 1878
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hoes. (open access)

Improvement in Hoes.

Patent for an improved, lightweight hoe with beveled blades used for "weeding cotton and other plants" (lines 13-14) and cutting grass without damaging the stalks, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: March 19, 1878
Creator: Eggleston, Walter H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Kinchen Davis and fifteen other men]

Photograph of a group of sixteen men. This group may possibly be gathered for a reunion of veterans (Mier Expedition?) or the American Legion of Honor. Six men are seated in front of a row of ten standing men. William Kinchen Davis is the sixth man from left in the front row. Davis, seated in a wooden chair, is wearing a dark three piece suit, white shirt, and dark tie. He has his right hand on the top of his cane and his left hand is in his lap. His left leg is crossed over his right. The photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate.
Date: [1878..1882]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Bend Flag. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1877 (open access)

The Fort Bend Flag. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 11, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ella Graves, wife of Albert Lamar George]

Oval, bust photograph of Ella Graves, wife of Albert Lamar George. It is an identical image of 2000.012.006 Ella has dark hair with a light colored bow in it. She is wearing dangled earrings, an oval broach and a long necklace. She has a white, lacy collar on her light colored dress with dark stripes around the neck line.
Date: [1877..1880]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ella Graves, wife of Albert Lamar George]

Photograph of Ella Graves, wife of Albert Lamar George. She is sitting on a chair with her left hand holding a pencil and resting on a side table. Her right hand is folded across her body. She is wearing a light-colored dress with dark lines around the edges and a lacy collar. Her hair is down and pulled back with a white ribbon. The portrait ends at her knees. Attached to a cardboard substrate.
Date: 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Ed. 1 Monday, October 14, 1875 (open access)

The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Ed. 1 Monday, October 14, 1875

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 14, 1875
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wash-Boilers. (open access)

Improvement in Wash-Boilers.

Patent for "a new and valuable Improvement in Wash-Boilers" (lines 4-5) including illustrations.
Date: September 28, 1875
Creator: Mackli, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1875 (open access)

The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1875

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 25, 1875
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J.H.P. Davis taken by "Scholten, St. Louis"]

Photograph of J.H.P. Davis taken by "Scholten, St. Louis" as written on the bottom. In the bust portrait, Davis is wearing a jacket with a dark (with pattern of white shapes) cravat over the collar of his white shirt. Davis has short dark hair and mustache. The portrait is mounted on a cardboard substrate which has a thin gold line around perimeter of photograph and the photographer name at bottom.
Date: [1875..1880]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Suzanne "Lizzy" Ryon Davis]

Photograph (copy) Suzanne "Lizzy" Ryon Davis. J. H.P. Davis first wife. Davis' hair is pulled back into a bun; curls frame the front of her head. Her dark dress is shirred at the front and she has a lace collar with a scarf that is tied into a bow. A chain can be seen hanging from beneath her bow. Davis is seated in a chair and portrait ends just below the waist. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1875
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Susan Elizabeth Ryon Davis wearing a large light colored bow]

Studio portrait of Susan Elizabeth Ryon Davis. In the bust portrait, Davis is wearing a shirring down the sides of the button up front. Her high-neck white lace trimmed collar is tied into a large bow at center. Davis dark hair is curled in front and then pulled back. She has ear drop earrings in her ears. The photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate and has gold edging. Bottom of photograph in black: "ROSE & SCHMEDLING. GALVESTON, TEXAS.
Date: [1875..1882]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Compounds for Destroying Worms in the Cotton-Plant. (open access)

Improvement in Compounds for Destroying Worms in the Cotton-Plant.

Patent for a method of "destruction of the cotton-worm, and this object is accomplished by sprinkling the plants on which the worm feeds with a solution of arsenic in water." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions.
Date: June 30, 1874
Creator: Mitchell, Thomas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1874 (open access)

The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1874

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 8, 1874
Creator: Weston, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[An infant sitting in a chair and wearing a white gown with lace insets]

Photograph of an infant. The infant is thought to be Albert Peyton George (born October 7, 1873). A note attached to the tissue paper enfolding the photograph reads: "Photo found in trunk w/ "MDG" initials on porch of ranch house - possibly portrait of A.P. George as infant - see initials on back. V. O. 11-28-83." Penciled at top and back of photograph is the initials "A. P. G. ". In the portrait, the infant, who is wearing a white gown with lace insets at shoulders and end of sleeves, is sitting in a small wicker chair. There is a blanket to the left of the photograph. The photo is mounted on a gray matte with an embossed thick line around the perimeter of the photograph. Embossed below the photograph: "Blackburn Houston, Tex." Image dimensions are: 9.3 cm x 14.1 cm.
Date: [1874..1875]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Bend County

Map of the Gulf Coast region covering Fort Bend County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: October 1873
Creator: Jessen, A. C. & Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 30, 1873 (open access)

The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 30, 1873

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 30, 1873
Creator: Weston, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History