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Soil map, Texas, Paris sheet
Map shows early twentieth century soil composition, roads, railroads, towns, and lakes and waterways for Lamar County; layout and boundaries for the city of Paris; the course of the Red River. Includes soil profile and legend. Scale [1:63,360].
Date:
1903
Creator:
United States Bureau of Soils
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paris Sheet
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 1:125000
Date:
1903
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Perforating Checks And Printing Thereon
Patent for a machine for perforating checks and printing on said check. The printing application of the press represents dollar amounts rendering it impossible to change the type. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 29, 1903
Creator:
Robertson, George Francis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin Saw Cleaner
Patent for a gin-saw cleaner. The invention "relates to gin-saw cleansers and tooth-straighteners, and has for its object to produce a device of this character which will be simple of construction, efficient in operation, and one in which the saw-engaging knives or members may be simultaneously adjusted to regulate them for operation upon saws which are spaced apart a greater or lesser distance" (lines 8-16) illustration included.
Date:
June 9, 1903
Creator:
Stanifer, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piano
Patent for an improved upright piano that eliminates the need to cut away a portion of the treble soundboard bridge, with illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1903
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History