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2010 Census County Block Map: Jefferson County, Index

Index map for Jefferson County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:114,632.
Date: 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Jefferson County, Index

Index map for Jefferson County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:114,632.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter. (open access)

Carbureter.

Patent for a new and improved carburetor. This design calls for "the apparatus [to be] submerged in water for the purpose of equalizing the temperature of the carbureting-liquid, and thereby imparting a more uniform illuminating quality to the gas; also obviating the danger of explosion from access of flame to the exterior of the apparatus" (para. 2).
Date: July 18, 1876
Creator: Pollard, James M. & Barton, Wallace R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, Texas Combined Statistical Area

Map showing the area of the Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, Texas Combined Statistical Area for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2007 economic census.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2007 Economic Census Map: Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area

Map showing the area of the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data during the 2007 economic census.
Date: 2007
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Engines. (open access)

Valve for Engines.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in valves for steam engines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: Allen, Walter J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Domestic Boiler. (open access)

Domestic Boiler.

Patent for a boiler for boiling milk and other liquids prone to boiling over, which prevents the overflow of liquid from the boiler.
Date: October 8, 1907
Creator: Rahm, Phillip
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History