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Child's Carriage.
Patent for a new and improved stroller. This design consists in "[a] running-gear, of the vertical hoop secured thereto, the brackets extending outward and upward from the hoop, and notched in their upper ends, the body, the brackets at opposite sides of the body, and the knife edge projections resting on the upper notched ends of the brackets . . . a vertical encircling hoop carrying buffers, standards, and brackets formed with edges, which rest upon the standards . . . an axle, wheels fitted to the axle, a forwardly extending bracket carrying a fixed wheel . . . and a sunshade" (lines 81-98).
Date:
June 22, 1886
Creator:
England, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to an improvement in car-couplings, and has for its object to provide a coupling by means of which the link will be held up and guided into the draw-head, and the coupling-pin held in position to be coupled and automatically thrown into engagement with the link" (lines 7-13).
Date:
June 5, 1888
Creator:
Rutledge, William O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to car-couplings, and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which shall be automatic in its action, simple in its construction, positive and effective in operation, and one that will be strong and durable. A further object of the invention is to provide improved means for supporting the link in a horizontal position, so that it will engage the draw-head of the adjacent car. The invention consists in the improved construction and combination of parts" (lines 10-21).
Date:
June 16, 1885
Creator:
Hogan, John James & Miller, Rudolph Albert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Car Uncoupler.
Patent for a new and improved car uncoupler. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a coupling adapted to hold two cars together, of an uncoupler comprising a lever pivotally connected to the car, a weight supported on the car and connected to said lever, and a connection between the weight-operated lever and the coupling for operating it, to separate the cars upon the dropping of the weight" (lines 4-11).
Date:
June 7, 1887
Creator:
Flett, John Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design has for its object "to provide a coupler which may be used in connection with an ordinary pin-and-link coupler, or with a novel form of draw-pin formed especially for use in connection with the coupler . . . the object of the invention being to so arrange the parts that cars may be automatically coupled and uncoupled without entering the spaces between the ends of the approaching cars" (lines 8-17).
Date:
June 7, 1887
Creator:
Flett, John Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condenser
Patent for "the construction of surface-condensers for condensing steam, condensing cooling ammonia-gas, and other purposes" (lines 17-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1880
Creator:
Lee, Charles Brogden
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston Pilot Boat Log: 1884-1887]
Logs kept by ship pilots in the Galveston area, documenting trips and fees, as well as sketches and other related information.
Date:
1884-06/1887-10
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 133, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 2, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 2, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 150, Ed. 1 Monday, June 22, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 22, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 137, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 6, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 6, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 140, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 10, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 10, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 153, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 25, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 143, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 13, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 13, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 152, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 24, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 24, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 147, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 18, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 154, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 26, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 144, Ed. 1 Monday, June 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 15, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 132, Ed. 1 Monday, June 1, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 1, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 145, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 16, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 155, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 27, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 27, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 136, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 5, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 148, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 19, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 142, Ed. 1 Friday, June 12, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 12, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 151, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 23, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 23, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W. & Brown, L. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History