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Nailless Horseshoe. (open access)

Nailless Horseshoe.

Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in nailless horseshoes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 4, 1899
Creator: Broers, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Taxes Paid to the City of Galveston, 1899] (open access)

[Receipt for Taxes Paid to the City of Galveston, 1899]

Receipt for taxes paid to the City of Galveston by W. K. McAlpine for the year 1899. The receipt includes the assessed value of McAlpine's property in Galveston and a listing of taxes paid.
Date: November 27, 1899
Creator: Collins, Ira E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Grading And Ditching Machine. (open access)

Road-Grading And Ditching Machine.

Patent for a new and improved road grading and ditching machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 18, 1899
Creator: Cornett, James William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Separating Trap. (open access)

Steam-Separating Trap.

Patent for a new and useful steam separating trap, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 10, 1899
Creator: Cox, John R.; Reynolds, William H. & Wright, George H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas-Generating Lamp. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas-Generating Lamp.

Patent for a new and useful acetylene gas lamp, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 5, 1899
Creator: Eldridge, Hilliary
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Furnace. (open access)

Electrical Furnace.

Patent for
Date: May 16, 1899
Creator: Eldridge, Hilliary
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator.

Patent for a new and useful acetylene gas generator, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 18, 1899
Creator: Eldridge, Hilliary & Blum, Sylvain
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of And Apparatus for Manufacturing Gas. (open access)

Method of And Apparatus for Manufacturing Gas.

Patent for a new and useful method of and apparatus for manufacturing gas, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1899
Creator: Eldridge, Hilliary; Clark, Daniel Johnson & Blum, Sylvain
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dredge For Hard Or Soft Mud. (open access)

Dredge For Hard Or Soft Mud.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in dredges for hard or soft mud, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1899
Creator: Ford, James Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine Attachment. (open access)

Sewing-Machine Attachment.

Patent for a new and useful sewing marching attachment, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 9, 1899
Creator: Girardeau, St. Julian
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Compress. (open access)

Cotton-Compress.

Patent for cotton compress that can continuously form cylindrical bales.
Date: December 19, 1899
Creator: Griffin, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Statement From H. M. Trueheart & Company, 1899] (open access)

[Tax Statement From H. M. Trueheart & Company, 1899]

Receipt for taxes paid by H. M. Trueheart & Company on behalf of the estate of Sarah J. McAlpine.
Date: December 6, 1899
Creator: H. M. Trueheart & Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Tire. (open access)

Bicycle-Tire.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in tires for "use with bicycles" (line 10).
Date: August 22, 1899
Creator: Lewis, George Harris
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing for Piston-Rods. (open access)

Packing for Piston-Rods.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in packing for piston rods and the like, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 18, 1899
Creator: Lewis, George Harris
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check From W. K. McAlpine, February 3, 1899] (open access)

[Check From W. K. McAlpine, February 3, 1899]

Galveston National Bank check for $30.00 and signed by W. K. McAlpine. The back of the check is stamped "Paid February 3, 1899 Galveston Natl. Bank"
Date: February 3, 1899
Creator: McAlpine, W. K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1899-1900 (open access)

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1899-1900

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 "1899-1900."
Date: 1899/1900
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Lock. (open access)

Bicycle-Lock.

Patent for a new and improved bicycle lock for "application to bicycles and comprises the novel features hereinafter described and claimed" (line 11-13).
Date: December 26, 1899
Creator: Nordhausen, Otto Von
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Galveston County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:228,571] (6000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date: 1899
Creator: Pressler, Chas. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Lantern-Box. (open access)

Design for a Lantern-Box.

Design patent for a lantern box with a hexagonal shape and 5 square windows on each side.
Date: October 31, 1899
Creator: Rhodes, Omer J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston 1899 - Cotton Compress and Warehouse District

Sanborn map sheet showing a district within Galveston in Galveston County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1899
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston 1899 - Index (open access)

Galveston 1899 - Index

Index to Sanborn maps of Galveston in Galveston County, Texas, listing street names and maps on which they appear.
Date: 1899
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston 1899 - Key

Sanborn map key for Galveston in Galveston County, Texas, showing the areas covered by numbered map sheets that contain more precise details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1899
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston 1899 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Galveston in Galveston County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1899
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston 1899 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Galveston in Galveston County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1899
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History