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[Oualline Home]

Photograph of Ellis Augustus Oualline, Sr. and May Hamner Oualline home at 69 Milly Street, Montgomery County, Texas. Family members can be seen sitting on the porch.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Plow and Pulverizer. (open access)

Combination Plow and Pulverizer.

Patent for a combination plow and pulverizer, designed for the purpose of improved plowing and sowing of seed, with illustrations and explanations.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Curtis, W. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Valve and Cap Tool (open access)

Combination Valve and Cap Tool

Patent for a combination valve cap and stem used to ease the process of deflating pneumatic tires by eliminating the need to keep track of a separate cap piece when removing the valve core, including illustrations and instructions for use.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: McComb, William Perry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chain-Lock. (open access)

Chain-Lock.

Patent for an improvement in chain-locks. The improvement locks one end of a log chain to a car so that it cannot be accidentally released.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: Clarkson, Jay Caleb.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber (open access)

Shock-Absorber

Patent for improved shock absorbers. The invention is designed to help them be adapted for every type of vehicle. They are cushioned and provide a casing for liquid to help with shock absorption.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Donahoo, John Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Cleaning Harrow and Cultivator. (open access)

Self-Cleaning Harrow and Cultivator.

Patent for a harrow and cultivator "which is self-cleaning in that, by manipulation of certain mechanism embodied in the machine, the teeth or shovels are caused to rotate about axes, giving up any stalks, grass, or other fibrous matter which may cling to the teeth or shovels impeding the working of the soil" (lines 15-21).
Date: January 29, 1918
Creator: Miner, John C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Splendora School Census List: 1916-17 (1)] (open access)

[Splendora School Census List: 1916-17 (1)]

List of students enrolled at C. C. Cox's school in Splendora, Texas, including their birthdates and current ages.
Date: 1916
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Splendora School Census List: 1916-17 (2)] (open access)

[Splendora School Census List: 1916-17 (2)]

List of students enrolled at C. C. Cox's school in Splendora, Texas, including their birthdates and present ages.
Date: 1916
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Splendora School Census List: 1919] (open access)

[Splendora School Census List: 1919]

List of students enrolled at C. C. Cox's school in Splendora, Texas, including their birthdates and present ages.
Date: 1919
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lost Prairie School Census List: 1915] (open access)

[Lost Prairie School Census List: 1915]

List of students enrolled at the Lost Prairie school in Montgomery County, Texas, including their birthdates and present age.
Date: 1915
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Splendora School Census List: 1917-18] (open access)

[Splendora School Census List: 1917-18]

List of students enrolled at C. C. Cox's school in Splendora, Texas, including their birthdates and present age. Attached is an official Texas school census form.
Date: 1917
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Request for Funds for Splendora School House] (open access)

[Request for Funds for Splendora School House]

A request for $800 from an unknown recipient to finish a school house in Splendora, Texas, including a list of petitioning school district members.
Date: September 5, 1914
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox, September 20, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox, September 20, 1918]

Letter from J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox discussing school district 15's finances. Envelope is included.
Date: September 18, 1918
Creator: Terry, J. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cover of Texas State Department of Education Bulletin No. 98, March 1, 1919] (open access)

[Cover of Texas State Department of Education Bulletin No. 98, March 1, 1919]

Cover of Bulletin 98 from Annie Webb Blanton, presenting the text of the State Free Text Book Law that was enacted on February 25, 1919. Included is an envelope from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox.
Date: March 1, 1919
Creator: Blanton, Annie Webb
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from the Practical Drawing Company to C. C. Cox, September 24, 1919]

A postcard from the Practical Drawing Company regarding an order for them to supply C. C. Cox's school in Splendora, Texas with textbooks.
Date: September 24, 1919
Creator: Practical Drawing Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Requisition for Free Textbooks, Common School District 15, Montgomery County] (open access)

[Requisition for Free Textbooks, Common School District 15, Montgomery County]

Copy of a form for the requisition of free textbooks from the State Department of Education, filled out by P. R. Clarke and C. C. Cox for Gilmore School #3 in Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. The form includes the school's attendance by grade and a precise list of the book's requested.
Date: April 9, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox, October 30, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox, October 30, 1913]

Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox discussing finances. Envelope is included.
Date: October 30, 1913
Creator: Corbett, W. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Loan for Splendora School, April 8, 1916] (open access)

[Loan for Splendora School, April 8, 1916]

A loan for $482 for the Splendora, Texas school's construction from the State Bank of Cleveland, Texas. Included is its containing envelope, addressed to C. C. Cox.
Date: April 8, 1916
Creator: State Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mortgage Filing from C. C. Cox to First National Bank, Cleveland, Texas] (open access)

[Mortgage Filing from C. C. Cox to First National Bank, Cleveland, Texas]

Chattel mortgage filing for a property from C. C. Cox in Montgomery County, Texas, to the First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas. The filing is signed by W. F. Griffin, Montgomery County clerk.
Date: November 15, 1919
Creator: First National Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher's Contract Between Lillian Sandel, Montgomery County District 15] (open access)

[Teacher's Contract Between Lillian Sandel, Montgomery County District 15]

Teacher's contract for Lillian Sandel with Montgomery County, Common School District 15 to teach in Splendora, Texas.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Sandel, Lillian & Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher's Contract Between Ollie McShaw, Montgomery County District 15] (open access)

[Teacher's Contract Between Ollie McShaw, Montgomery County District 15]

Trustee copy of a teaching contract for Ollie McShaw with Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. Envelope is included.
Date: August 7, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S. & McShaw, Ollie
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, September 1919] (open access)

[Copy of Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, September 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by the Practical Drawing Company and the Texas State Board of Education.
Date: October 19, 1919
Creator: Practical Drawing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bond Note for C. C. Cox from First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas, November 6, 1919] (open access)

[Bond Note for C. C. Cox from First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas, November 6, 1919]

A bond note worth $229.20 issued to C. C. Cox by the First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas.
Date: November 6, 1919
Creator: First National Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[School Census Roll, Montgomery County, 1915] (open access)

[School Census Roll, Montgomery County, 1915]

An unused scholastic census roll for Montgomery County, Texas.
Date: May 1915
Creator: Texas. State Board of Education.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History