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[Blacksmith shop with buggy out front]
Black and white photograph of the blacksmith and wheelwright shop located in the 100 block of Lampasas Street in Round Rock, Texas. "R. TATSCH" is printed on the wooden building. There are several bearded men pictured and several houses in front of the building.
Date:
1880
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Whitley]
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Whitley. She holds his arm with one hand; the other is placed on her stomach. Both of John Whitley's hands are folded in front of him. They stand in front of a white backdrop.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
Wilcox, N. M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wagons on Main Street]
Photograph of Main Street, looking north from 2nd Street in Taylor with wagons loaded with cotton.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Williamson County
Cadastral map of Williamson County, Texas in the Hill Country region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
November 1880
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Turbine Wheel.
Patent for a new and improved turbine wheel. This design eliminates water friction and alleviates pressure on suspended buckets, causing them to last longer.
Date:
August 17, 1880
Creator:
Hallenbeck, Matthew L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Carriage.
Patent for new improvements on plow-carriages design including illustrations.
Date:
December 21, 1880
Creator:
McNorton, John Tomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky Plow.
Patent for a new and improved sulky-plow. This design represents an improvement in sulky plows due to its novel combination and arrangement of crank-axle, tongue, angular guide-braces, diagonal brace, and adjustable collars (lines 85-87). This novel arrangement results in a plow that is simple, durable, and inexpensive.
Date:
November 23, 1880
Creator:
McCormick, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seeding-Machine.
Patent for "a new and useful improvements in Seeding-Machines" (lines 5-6) the light draft interchangeable seeding-machine can be converted from a cotton-planter to a corn-planter, and vice versa. The invention is "compact, simple, and durable" (line 13)
Date:
June 29, 1880
Creator:
McCall, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History