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Car Door. (open access)

Car Door.

Patent for a new and improved car door. This design "has for an object to provide a simple and convenient construction by which the door, which is mainly intended for grain-cars, may be pressed firmly against the bottom of the car and fastened, so it will not shake loose in making a trip, may be easily started in opening, and will be efficient and durable" (lines 8-14).
Date: January 18, 1887
Creator: Ferguson, George Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Door. (open access)

Car Door.

Patent for a new and improved car door. This design "has for an object to provide a simple construction by which the door in its open and closed positions may be pressed firmly in against the side of the car, and by which the door may more perfectly protect the contents of the car from the weather than the doors of ordinary construction" (lines 8-14).
Date: January 18, 1887
Creator: Ferguson, George Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint (open access)

Rail-Joint

Patent for an improvement in rail joints, including illustrations.
Date: December 6, 1887
Creator: Ferguson, George Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Bucket (open access)

Well Bucket

Patent for a well bucket. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Fleet, Charles B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Tina Fletcher] transcript

[Interview with Tina Fletcher]

Interview with Tina Fletcher regarding the adoption of Lily Selvaggi from the Guigang City SWI, Guangxi Province, China, speaking about her motivations for adopting from China and how she and her family made the decision to adopt. She also speaks about the experiences of raising an Asian child in a predominantly white area and her experiences regarding her own adoption.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Fletcher, Tina
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn
Date: December 21, 1909
Creator: Floyd, Ellis E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a new churn, an improvement on the device shown in prior Patent Number 944,129 granted December 21, 1909.
Date: October 20, 1914
Creator: Floyd, Ellis E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Nut-Wrench. (open access)

Railroad Nut-Wrench.

Patent for a wrench that is used to fix railroad tracks, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 2, 1886
Creator: Forbes, Alston J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for rotary engine. This invention "is to provide means whereby the steam supply from the boiler can be controlled. Illustration included.
Date: September 13, 1910
Creator: Frazer, Terry H. & Vanlandingham, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator. (open access)

Fumigator.

Patent for a fumigator for spraying boll weevil insecticide on cotton, which generates the insecticide gas, sprays it while moving across the field, and keeps the gas in close proximity to the plants for a short time for thorough treatment.
Date: July 23, 1907
Creator: Fuller, Menzo Reed
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in pumps, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 9, 1899
Creator: Gardner, Felix G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stay-Hinge. (open access)

Stay-Hinge.

Patent for a new stay-hinge to prevent breakage of an opened tool chest or trunk lid.
Date: April 21, 1914
Creator: Gassaway, H. E. & Gassaway, Huey E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James G. Gee to Truett Latimer, September 9, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from James G. Gee to Truett Latimer, September 9, 1954]

Letter from James G. Gee to Truett Latimer requesting he visit the Texas State Teachers College and attend a game at some point, offering him a season pass to all games played on campus.
Date: September 9, 1954
Creator: Gee, James G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James G. Gee to Truett Latimer, September 15, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from James G. Gee to Truett Latimer, September 15, 1958]

Letter from James G. Gee to Truett Latimer; He encloses a season pass and asks that Mr. Latimer visit them.
Date: September 15, 1958
Creator: Gee, James G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ables Springs Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1979
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ables Springs Quadrangle

Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 2011
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ables Springs Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ables Springs Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1987
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Angleton

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 2009
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Angleton

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1984
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Celeste Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1964
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Celeste Quadrangle

Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Celeste Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 2013
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Celeste Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1968
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History