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[Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Mittie Pound Sorrell, December 17, 1909]
Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Mittie Pound Sorrell concerning to freezing weather up in Oklahoma; they look forward to moving once they are able to get out. She is sorry that they will not be able to make it down for Christmas but do look forward to the next time they make it down.
Date:
December 17, 1909
Creator:
Sorrell, Mittie Pound
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fastening
Patent for fastening. This invention is comprised of a threaded member and a socket that are adapted to a screw. Illustration included.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Percival, Herbert E. & Key, Brewer W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Fastening
Patent for rail fastening. This invention is designed to fasten railroad rails and consists spikes, bolts, and a flange. Illustration included.
Date:
June 15, 1909
Creator:
Percival, Herbert E. & Key, Brewer W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Texas Showing Rock Island-Frisco Lones and Connections
Map of Texas that is included in the booklet, Texas A Southwest Empire published by the Rock Island-Frisco Lines and Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad in 1909. It shows the Rock Island-Frisco railroad lines and connections in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. A. Glisson to Claude D. White, September 23, 1908]
Letter from A. A. Glisson of the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company to Claude D. White discussing rates and routes for Mr. White to travel to Blair, Oklahoma. The letter is typed on the company's letterhead, and there is a graph on the left side of the page titled "Profile of Fort Worth & Denver City and Colorado & Southern Railways, Showing Altitudes attained enroute from Texas to Colorado." A map of the Denver Road printed on the back. There is an envelope addressed to Mr. C. D. White in McKinney. There is postmark on the back for McKinney, Texas, September 25, 1908.
Date:
September 23, 1908
Creator:
Glisson, A. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Well Drilling Apparatus
Patent for a well drilling apparatus. This invention applies to the drilling of oil wells. Illustration included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Milliron, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demonstration Work in Cooperation with Southern Farmers
Report discussing the efforts of the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work, which consists of "(1) the demonstration of improved methods of agriculture in the weevil-infected districts [...] and (2) the extension of the same principles to other Southern States beyond the range of weevil infestation." (p. 6) Congress created the organization in 1904 to assist with relief efforts.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rail-Fastening.
Patent for a rail fastening for padding the connection between the rail and the tie, which has a stronger connection than previous versions of this type of device.
Date:
December 24, 1907
Creator:
Percival, Herbert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. A. Kemp to Charles B. Shelby, November 11, 1907]
Letter from J. A. Kemp to Charles B. Shelby discussing land sold to Joseph Galaske. The writer also mentions land owned by himself and three others, with Henry Sayles acting as the trustee.
Date:
November 11, 1907
Creator:
Kemp, J. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas
There are two maps on this page, one on either side; the first page shows the states of Texas and Oklahoma and the other side shows South Dakota. Each of the maps marks the major cities, roads, and railroad lines (in red). For Texas and South Dakota, the counties are outlined and labeled and there is an index of the counties and "Principal Cities and Towns." The map of Texas also has an inset in the lower left corner of "Western Texas" which is the same scale as the main map. Some relief is shown by hachures.
Date:
1907
Creator:
L.L. Poates Engr'g Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie.
Patent for improvements in railway ties, specifically railway ties in the "metallic" class. The ties in this class are affixed to the rails without the need for spikes.
Date:
March 6, 1906
Creator:
Rollins, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
I&GN International Route : The Mexico-St. Louis Special
Map shows railroad route from St. Louis to Mexico City. Railroads, counties, and towns in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory are indicated and areas of Indian habitation are noted. Includes text describing the advantages of "The Mexico-St. Louis Special." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1906
Creator:
International & Great Northern Railroad
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of western part of Oklahoma and north part of Texas, Panhandle.
Map shows counties, towns, railroads, and drainage for portions of Texas and Oklahoma; township grid for Oklahoma. Includes annotations. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:665,280].
Date:
1906
Creator:
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas or Tick Fever and Its Prevention
Report discussing the disease tick fever (also known as Texas fever) and its destructive effects on cattle. Topics discussed include the life cycle of the tick which transmits the disease, symptoms of the disease, and methods of treatment and prevention.
Date:
1906
Creator:
Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rail-Fastening for Plastic Ties and the Process of Making the Same.
Patent for " an improvement in rail-fastenings for plastic ties and the process of making the same." (lines 12-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Percival, Herbert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Cotton Bollworm: Some Observations and Results of Field Experiments in 1904
Report discussing the cotton bollworm, which is very destructive to the cotton plant, especially in the Southwestern states in the Cotton Belt of the United States. Contains reports on fieldwork conducted at two stations in Texas and a discussion of effective and ineffective methods of control.
Date:
1905
Creator:
Quaintance, A. L. (Altus Lacy), 1870-1958 & Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Map of Indian Territory, Oklahoma, and northern Texas showing progress of topographic surveying and primary control.
Map shows Indian Territory in Oklahoma and northern Texas during the early twentieth century. Scale not given.
Date:
1905
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Montague 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:
1905
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison 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:
1904
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
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
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
Gainesville 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:
1902
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States: IV. Central [from Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains]
Map shows cities, counties, and railroads for states along and east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River. Includes "Index to the sectional maps of the United States" on verso. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:4,870,000].
Date:
[1902..1922]
Creator:
London Geographical Institute
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to W. H. Kuykendall - February 11, 1901]
Letter from John J. Click to Reverend W. H. Kuykendall discussing Click's conversion from Methodist to Baptist and asking for more information about a "Boy Preacher" that they have heard works with Kuykendall and would like to invite to their congregation.
Date:
February 11, 1901
Creator:
Click, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History