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Construction of Roofs. (open access)

Construction of Roofs.

Patent for improvements in the construction of roofs, including instruction.
Date: March 11, 1879
Creator: Boyd, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Semi-Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 99, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 8, 1871 (open access)

Flake's Semi-Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 99, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 8, 1871

Semi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 8, 1871
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Semi-Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 9, 1871 (open access)

Flake's Semi-Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 9, 1871

Semi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 9, 1871
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Semi-Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 63, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 1871 (open access)

Flake's Semi-Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 63, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 1871

Semi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1871
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Semi-Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 1872 (open access)

Flake's Semi-Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 1872

Semi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 1872
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Semi-Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 54, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 14, 1872 (open access)

Flake's Semi-Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 54, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 14, 1872

Semi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 14, 1872
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Daily Mercury. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 275, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 20, 1875 (open access)

Galveston Daily Mercury. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 275, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 20, 1875

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 20, 1875
Creator: Wilson, Joseph
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly Civilian. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1870 (open access)

Galveston Weekly Civilian. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1870

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 17, 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Weekly Civilian. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1871 (open access)

The Galveston Weekly Civilian. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1871

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1871
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Standard. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, June 3, 1872 (open access)

The Galveston Standard. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, June 3, 1872

Semi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 3, 1872
Creator: Ruby, G. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Standard. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 62, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1872 (open access)

The Galveston Standard. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 62, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1872

Semi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1872
Creator: Ruby, G. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Standard. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 109, Ed. 1 Monday, April 14, 1873 (open access)

The Galveston Standard. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 109, Ed. 1 Monday, April 14, 1873

Semi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 14, 1873
Creator: Ruby, G. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Daily Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 259, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 23, 1870 (open access)

Flake's Daily Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 259, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 23, 1870

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Daily Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 255, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 10, 1871 (open access)

Flake's Daily Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 255, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 10, 1871

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 10, 1871
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Daily Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1871 (open access)

Flake's Daily Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1871

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 1871
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Man]

Photo of an undentified man taken at the Naschke Studio, Galveston Texas. Back of photo reads: "1870 - came to Palestine 1885"
Date: 1870~
Creator: Naschke
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William Henry Beaumont]

Portrait of William Henry Beaumont wearing a dark suit and bow tie with a thick, dark beard.
Date: 1876
Creator: Galveston Photography Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1876-1909] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1876-1909]

Ledger containing summary information related to the finances of the Galveston City Company including monthly cash balances, dividends, bills payable and receivable, city bonds, stocks, loans, and other transactions. A name index is at the front of the volume.
Date: 1876/1909
Creator: Galveston City Company
Object Type: Book
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
Bale-tie (open access)

Bale-tie

Patent for improvement in the construction of hooks used to join the ends of ties "for packages or bales of cotton, hemp, rags, or other substances in which a divided metallic band or hoop encircling the package or bale is used, and the ends whereof are joined by a hook at one end of said band, arranged to interlock with any one of a series of mortises in the other end of the band" (para. 2).
Date: August 8, 1876
Creator: Davis, Waters S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Steaming and Cleansing Barrels, & c. (open access)

Apparatus for Steaming and Cleansing Barrels, & c.

Patent for an improved apparatus for steaming and cleaning barrels for the reception of resin, turpentine, oils, molasses, sirups, and other like liquids.
Date: May 5, 1873
Creator: Lee, Archibald K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Bale-Rolling Attachment for Compress. (open access)

Automatic Bale-Rolling Attachment for Compress.

Patent for improvement in automatic bale-rolling attachments for compressors.
Date: September 21, 1875
Creator: Reisel, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Representative. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, May 22, 1871 (open access)

The Representative. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, May 22, 1871

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising. This was the first African American newspaper printed in Texas.
Date: May 22, 1871
Creator: Nelson, Richard
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Representative. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, May 29, 1871 (open access)

The Representative. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, May 29, 1871

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising. This was the first African American newspaper printed in Texas.
Date: May 29, 1871
Creator: Nelson, Richard
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History