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Cotton-Sack Carriage (open access)

Cotton-Sack Carriage

Patent for a simply structured carriage that will provide support to cotton sacks varying in different lengths.
Date: October 6, 1914
Creator: Alexander, Eugene E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Line. (open access)

Clothes-Line.

Patent for Clothes-Line that is to supply an endless amount of clothesline in order to facilitate easy placement and/or removal of clothing from the line.
Date: October 15, 1918
Creator: Anderson, Chester A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mortising Machine. (open access)

Mortising Machine.

Patent for a new mortising-machine attachment for lathes or boring mills, designed to securely attach a bracket, hollow chisel, and boring bit to the machine, allowing for adjustable positioning to match the machine's work support.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Andrews, Alluwee C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, October 2, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, October 2, 1956]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing Daniel Kempner's upcoming arrival in New York with an enclosed letter to Kempner's doctor, orders from the CCC to reconcentrate cotton bales, the purchase of more cotton, the hiring of a new employee, the response to a bookkeeping ad, Blackshear's return from a wedding in Greenville with enclosed article and an update to the total stock of cotton bales.
Date: October 2, 1956
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. B. Haden, Jr. Terrace Outlet Channel

Photograph of Charles Hildebrand, WUC, SCS, and Mr. Haden man standing in and near a terrace outlet channel protected with concrete structures. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Charles Hildebrand, 2. J. B. Haden. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Terrace outlet channel protected with concrete structures. The drainage from 35 acres of terraced land drains through this channel. These structures were installed by Mr. Haden, who appears on right, in 1924 at a cost of approximately $40 per structure. There are 7 structures in the channel. They have worked very satisfactorily but have required some maintenance work. The structure has a 5 ft. notch and 18 inch drop. The structures were installed without technical assistance. Mr. Haden has 4 sodded waterways on his farms and has found vegetation cheaper to install and easier to maintain that the structure type channel. Charles Hildebrand, WUC, SCS, appears in the photo."
Date: October 1952
Creator: Brock, C. G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a waterway which was sodded to Bermuda grass in the spring of 1950 and is 75 feet wide. Terraces empty on the waterway from the left. This waterway has been fenced and is grazed by cattle. J. W. Lodwick, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, appears in the photo. TX-48-300.
Date: October 1952
Creator: Brock, C. G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washboard. (open access)

Washboard.

Patent for a washboard, with improvements to the conventional washboard such as "having a scrubbing surface formed of transversely arranged, longitudinally twisted wires, which (...) have their ends cleated to the board which prevent displacement" (lines 15-19), including illustrations.
Date: October 24, 1916
Creator: Butler James. F.
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
The Greenville Herald. (Greenville, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, October 22, 1886 (open access)

The Greenville Herald. (Greenville, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, October 22, 1886

Weekly newspaper from Greenville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 22, 1886
Creator: Harris, E. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. [42], Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1915 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. [42], Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1915
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. [43], Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1915 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. [43], Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1915
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. [44], Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1915 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. [44], Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 1915
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1916 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 1916
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1916 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1916
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 20, 1916 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 20, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1916
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. [43], Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1916 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. [43], Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 27, 1916
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1917 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1917
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 12, 1917 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 12, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 12, 1917
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 19, 1917 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 19, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 19, 1917
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1917 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 26, 1917
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1919 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 3, 1919
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1919 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 10, 1919
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 1919 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 17, 1919
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1919 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 1919
Creator: Hart, Sterling
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History