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[Quanah City Council Minutes: Volume 1, 1890-1917] (open access)

[Quanah City Council Minutes: Volume 1, 1890-1917]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Quanah, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from the first meeting on June 12, 1890, through spring 1917.
Date: 1890-06/1917-04
Creator: Quanah (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Two Wheeled Vehicle. (open access)

Two Wheeled Vehicle.

Patent for a new and improved two-wheeled vehicle. This design consists, "with the vehicle-body, the side springs secured thereto, and the bow-shaped brackets secured to said springs, of the axle and the shafts secured to the axle, the links pivoted to the axle and the said brackets and suspending the vehicle-body from the axle, the spring having its rear end secured to the vehicle body and provided with an eye at its front end, the cross-bar connecting the shafts, an eyebolt depending from the said cross-bar, and the adjustable link adapted to be lengthened or shortened" (lines 53-64).
Date: October 21, 1890
Creator: Harper, William D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
County Surveyor's Office, Hardeman County (open access)

County Surveyor's Office, Hardeman County

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and the name E. I. Flynt, County Surveyor. Reverse of letter contains map of Hardeman County land.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History