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The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest
This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Car and Air-Brake Coupling
Patent for an invention that provides "a single structure in which the air-brake pipes will be simultaneously coupled with the coupling of a car" (lines 14-17).
Date:
September 6, 1892
Creator:
Thomas, James Bryant
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Pipe Coupling.
Patent for an improved air-pipe coupling that is airtight and watertight and has a flexible union for railroad cars.
Date:
May 2, 1893
Creator:
Thomas, James Bryant
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Convertable Corn Sheller and Grater.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive convertible corn sheller and grater that, when shelling, can fill a receptacle without spilling or clogging. The sheller also separates dust from the corn. The grater is easily removable for cleaning.
Date:
February 20, 1894
Creator:
Crockett, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Plow.
Patent for a combination-plow that "may be combined with facility to form a variety of plows designed for work of different kinds, the present invention being an improvement upon that shown and described in Patent No. 492,462, granted to [the inventor] February 28, 1893" (lines 10-15).
Date:
July 14, 1896
Creator:
Dean, John Rowe
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet.
Patent for "a more complete and convenient kitchen cabinet... with an effective and desirable sink attachment, whereby dirty water may be easily disposed of." (Lines 9-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 28, 1895
Creator:
Brooks, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plotter.
Patent for an improvement in "surveying-instruments, and has for its object to produce a simple device whereby certain information can be obtained without the necessity of auxiliary calculations,” (lines 12-15) includes illustration.
Date:
March 24, 1891
Creator:
Smith, Valentine Hartgroves
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch.
Patent for a new and improved gate-latch. This design "relates to gate-latches; and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which will be simple in construction and efficient in operation, and to provide a gate-latch that not only permits the gate to be opened in both directions, but also prevents the same from being opened or lifted from its hinges by the stock, and also a latch that can be easily manipulated without dismounting from the horse" (lines 8-17).
Date:
May 10, 1892
Creator:
Brown, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stove.
Patent for "a stove in which the heat may be shifted to various parts thereof to the exclusion of other parts," and "wherein the radiation of the heat from the bottom of the heat-passage is made to heat a secondary or supplemental oven, thereby making use of heat which is otherwise lost." (Lines 19-30) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 28, 1895
Creator:
Brooks, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Faucet.
Patent for an improvement on a previous faucet, patent no. 539,633. This faucet is "a valve-seat consisting of a cylinder having an internal shoulder, a tubular valve operating within said cylinder and below said shoulder, a packing-ring carried by said valve and engaging said shoulder, a piston-road attached to said valve for operating the same, and a drop-valve in the lower end of said tubular valve, substantially as specified" (lines 60-69)
Date:
January 18, 1897
Creator:
Murphy, George S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for an automatic coupling that can be used in any car and without replacing the existing draw-head. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 29, 1891
Creator:
Taylor, Debos & Taylor, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Commencement program, 1897]
A commencement program for McKinney College from the C. B. Moore Collection. This program details the graduates from the tenth annual commencement held at McKinney College on May 26, 1897. Additional services honoring the graduates were held prior to the commencement and they included: a baccalaureate sermon held on May 23, 1897 at Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs, Texas; an art reception held on May 24, 1897 at McKinney College; and an annual education concert held on May 25, 1897 at Heard's Opera House. The commencement schedule is included on the last page of the program.
Date:
May 1897
Creator:
McKinney College
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wire-Tightener.
Patent for a new and useful wire tightener, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 5, 1898
Creator:
Brown, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella-Case.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in umbrella cases, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Ferry, Thomas Cate
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulphur Springs 1893 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulphur Springs 1898 Sheet 6
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1898
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulphur Springs 1898 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1898
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulphur Springs 1898 Sheet 5
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1898
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulphur Springs 1898 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1898
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulphur Springs 1893 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulphur Springs 1898 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1898
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulphur Springs 1893 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulphur Springs 1898 Sheet 4
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1898
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History