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6th Ward School in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1893
Photograph of a large group of schoolchildren with their teacher in front of the 6th Ward School House in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1893. There are twenty-five boys, seventeen girls and one teacher. Some of the boys are seated or kneeling in the front row and the girls are taking up most of the middle row, standing. The boys are wearing knickers and jackets with boots and the girls are wearing dresses with jackets. There is a very large wooden door and arched doorway behind the group.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Bryant Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grate.
Patent for an improved grate that is adapted "for use in stoves as well as in fire paces, and which, being composed of separate bars, may be repaired by inserting new bars, thus saving that portion of the grate which remains intact, as cannot be done with grates formed of a single casting" (lines 18-23).
Date:
March 28, 1893
Creator:
Chollar, Benjamin Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thill-Coupling.
Patent for a strong, durable, and simple thill coupling that does not need a spring connection in order to maintain a flexible connection between the thill and axle.
Date:
July 25, 1893
Creator:
Cobb, Woodson D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hitching Device.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive hitching device that can be easily applied to the driver, can connect a weight to the draft animal's bit, and can be easily adjusted.
Date:
October 3, 1893
Creator:
Crowley, Joseph L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weatherford 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:
1893
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Breaker.
Patent for a stalk-breaker that breaks "the stalks into small pieces and which will be under the control of the driver so as to be thrown in and out of gear at will, and in which the breaker mechanism will be so constructed that it will give when an unyielding substance is run against, thereby preventing breakage or damage to the machine" (lines 13-20).
Date:
March 28, 1893
Creator:
James, Will S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer.
Patent for improvements in seed planter and fertilizer distributers: "can be readily and easily adapted to planting seed in drills or check rows, or to distributing fertilizer and in which the operator can always tell where the last hill was planted so that he will know where to commence his next row" (lines 18-23).
Date:
April 25, 1893
Creator:
Kemp, Amos John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle guard that prevents cattle from blocking railroad tracks. It consists of sharp edged cross ties that sit on the bottom of a shallow pit, guard rails that cover the cross ties, bolts that hold the rails together, and end planks forming v-shaped serrations.
Date:
October 10, 1893
Creator:
Lynch, Michael L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. S. Moore, September 8, 1893]
He met a funeral train of African Americans. Someone was searching for work in Fort Worth, but failed. He hasn't received any news from Clarence. Dr. Rucker wants a long letter from them about Tennessee. He wants to be released from the Post Office because a successor has not been appointed for C. M. R.
Date:
September 8, 1893
Creator:
Moore, H. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Suspenders.
Patent for suspenders that have the minimum number of straps, buckles, and buttons. The suspenders can be easily attached and the wearer can move freely and be comfortable while wearing them.
Date:
November 7, 1893
Creator:
Post, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Dredging-Machine.
Patent for "an improved device for the excavation of material from the bottoms and sides of channels or other water ways; and has for its object to provide a novel machine of the type indicated, which will afford means to rapidly loosen earth or gravel below the surface of a water course, mix it with water, and subsequently transfer and discharge the débris upon the shore of the stream or within a floating receptacle, as may be desired" (lines 8-18).
Date:
June 6, 1893
Creator:
Robbins, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 - Index
Index to Sanborn maps of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, listing street names and maps on which they appear.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 4
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 5
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 6
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 7
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 8
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 9
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 10
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 11
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1893 Sheet 12
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1893
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History