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Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1893-1894 (open access)

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1893-1894

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "1893-94."
Date: 1893/1894
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Freezing Wine. (open access)

Apparatus for Freezing Wine.

Patent for a device that cools wine and liquor. The device "will produce the desired results in much shorter time than is now employed by the common method and apparatus" (lines 11-14).
Date: May 9, 1893
Creator: Wadhams, Arthur
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Funnel. (open access)

Funnel.

Patent for an improved funnel that is meant to transfer liquids into receptacles with small openings, "the object being to provide a novel construction whereby a valve is automatically closed when the receptacle is full or the liquid has reached the proper level, so as to cut off the supply and prevent overflow which frequently occurs in using the ordinary funnels, resulting in loss and waste" (lines 16-23).
Date: June 27, 1893
Creator: Wright, George H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil. (open access)

Cooking Utensil.

Patent for a cooking utensil that is used to cook cereal and similar food articles "that are boiled, steamed, or heated by the agency of boiling water, the objects being to provide a sauce-pan or other suitable vessel, with novel interior parts, that will facilitate the cooking of oatmeal, mush, grits, rice, or other cereals, without danger of their burning, dispensing with need of constant attention, and effecting the operation in a speedy, thorough manner" (lines 11-19).
Date: November 14, 1893
Creator: Nicholls, George Habberton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Union Workman. (Galveston and Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 19, 1893 (open access)

Texas Union Workman. (Galveston and Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 19, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Galveston and Houston, Texas "indorsed [sic] by the organized labor of Texas" that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 19, 1893
Creator: Hartman, A. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston Entrance Texas.

Map shows northeast end of Galveston Island, Pelican Island, and Bolivar Point. Streets, railroads, and a few buildings are indicated. Notes on soundings, light houses, light vessels, tides, buoys, and weather signals are provided. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [1:40,000].
Date: 1893
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston Harbor, Texas

Map shows Galveston, Texas street grid, Bolivar Point railroad line, existing and proposed jetties, and Galveston Bay entrance. Depths shown by isolines. Includes key to map.
Date: 1893
Creator: Hartrick, E. M.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 283, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1893 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 283, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 19, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. Trueheart & Co. to W. K. McAlpine, October 17, 1893] (open access)

[Letter from H. M. Trueheart & Co. to W. K. McAlpine, October 17, 1893]

Letter from the H. M. Trueheart & Company sent to Col. William K. McAlpine informing him of property taxes still owed for the year of 1893. A purple stamp and handwritten note from the Trueheart Company at the bottom mark the bill as paid.
Date: October 17, 1893
Creator: H. M. Trueheart & Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Expenses Billed to W. K. McAlpine by H. M. Trueheart & Company, 1893] (open access)

[List of Expenses Billed to W. K. McAlpine by H. M. Trueheart & Company, 1893]

List of expenses billed to W. K. McAlpine by H. M Trueheart & Co.
Date: 1893-uu-27
Creator: H. M. Trueheart & Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas City: first and second divisions.

Map shows late nineteenth century lot numbers and harbor details in Texas City, Texas. Inset: [Map showing location of Texas City, Texas]. No scale noted.
Date: 1893
Creator: Texas City Improvement Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 72, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 3, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 72, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 3, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 3, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 119, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 119, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 20, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 31, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 23, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 31, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 23, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 23, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 313, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 31, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 313, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 31, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 31, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 308, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 308, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 26, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 337, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 337, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 24, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 289, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 7, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 289, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 7, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 7, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 211, Ed. 1 Friday, October 20, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 211, Ed. 1 Friday, October 20, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 20, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 248, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 26, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 248, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 26, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 26, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 320, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 7, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 320, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 7, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 7, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 335, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 22, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 335, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 22, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 22, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 17, Ed. 1 Monday, April 10, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 17, Ed. 1 Monday, April 10, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 10, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 274, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1893 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 274, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 22, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History