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[Gillard-Duncan House Photograph #3]

Postcard of the Gillard-Duncan House in Liberty, Texas.
Date: March 25, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ott Hotel Photograph #8]

Photograph of the Ott Hotel in Liberty, Texas.
Date: October 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ott Hotel Photograph #12]

Photograph of the Ott Hotel in Liberty, Texas.
Date: October 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas Jefferson Chambers Home Photograph #5]

Photograph of the Thomas Jefferson Chambers Home in Liberty, Texas.
Date: September 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ott Hotel Photograph #2]

Photograph of the Ott Hotel in Liberty, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ott Hotel Photograph #9]

Photograph of the Ott Hotel in Liberty, Texas.
Date: October 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ott Hotel Photograph #11]

Photograph of the Ott Hotel in Liberty, Texas.
Date: October 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ott Hotel Photograph #4]

Photograph of the Ott Hotel in Liberty, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas Jefferson Chambers Home Photograph #4]

Photograph of the Thomas Jefferson Chambers Home in Liberty, Texas.
Date: September 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ott Hotel Photograph #1]

Photograph of the Ott Hotel in Liberty, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ott Hotel Photograph #6]

Photograph of the Ott Hotel in Liberty, Texas.
Date: October 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Homestead of John S. and Jane Susanna Lee Brown Photograph #1]

Postcard of the Homestead of John S. and Jane Susanna Lee Brown in Devers, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas Jefferson Chambers Home Photograph #1]

Photograph of the Thomas Jefferson Chambers Home in Liberty, Texas.
Date: September 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ott Hotel Photograph #3]

Photograph of the Ott Hotel in Liberty, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bench Plane. (open access)

Bench Plane.

Patent for a new and improved bench plane. This design "consists in a stirrup pivoted to the sides of the plane in such a manner that the traverse piece of the stirrup passes through a transverse groove in the under surface of the plane, this groove increasing in height toward the rear of the plane, so that when the plane is drawn backward it will be slightly raised by this stirrup, so that the cutting-edge of the plane-iron cannot slide on the board being planed" (lines 10-19).
Date: November 22, 1881
Creator: Sawyer, George Frederic
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Stock. (open access)

Animal-Stock.

Patent for an improved animal-stock that holds animals during branding, dehorning, castrating, &c. It looks like an open-topped cage where the operator puts the animal, and the animal cannot move. The invention is on a platform and can tip to one side and a chain is tied from the top of the machine to the bottom of the frame.
Date: August 27, 1895
Creator: Schecher, Conrad
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2569, Chapter 734 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2569, Chapter 734

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the office of district attorney for the 253rd Judicial District and to the creation of the office of district attorney for the 344th Judicial District.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4093, Chapter 1286 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4093, Chapter 1286

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Chambers-Liberty Counties Improvement District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2782, Chapter 1254 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2782, Chapter 1254

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 5.
Date: 2007-05/2007-06
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of letter from Sam Houston to Joseph Ellis, June 12, 1847] (open access)

[Copy of letter from Sam Houston to Joseph Ellis, June 12, 1847]

Copy of a letter from Sam Houston to his friend Joseph L. Ellis of Grand Cane at his plantation "Pleasant Lawn." Discusses Judge Worsham, the health of the Houston family, and neighbors. This letter is purported to be a hoax and forgery, as multiple copies exist. It was found folded inside a book that was published in the late 1800s and given to the library over sixty years ago.
Date: June 12, 1847
Creator: Houston, Sam
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negro Chamber of Commerce of Cleveland First Annual Banquet]

Photograph of the First Annual Banquet for the Negro Chamber of Commerce of Cleveland, Texas. There are people seated at rows of tables in front of a stage with a black curtain and a banner for the banquet. A woman is speaking at a podium in front of the stage, and two young boys can be seen in the bottom-right corner of the photograph.
Date: 1963
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Ladies Auxiliary Women from World War I]

Photograph of a group of Ladies Auxiliary Veterans from World War I. They are standing around a table that has an Auxiliary Veterans flag laid on top. An American flag and a Veterans plaque are on the wall behind the group of women.
Date: 1962
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pressley Transfer Truck]

Photograph of a large Pressley Transfer Truck in Cleveland, Texas. The logo on the side of the truck is in white letters and states that they pack and crate, deliver local and long distance, and are bonded and insured. There are vehicles in the parking lot behind the truck and the sign for Cleveland Dry Goods Company can be seen in the background.
Date: 1949
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sheriff Department Barbeque]

Photograph of a Sheriff Department barbeque in Cleveland, Texas. There are men in suits and officers seated at a picnic table outdoors. Tables with food and refreshments are on covered tables in the background.
Date: 1958
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History