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Wire-Stretcher
Patent for a wire stretcher for stretching wire to build fences.
Date:
December 30, 1890
Creator:
Burdick, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas] Typical Curves of Precipitation
Series of three graphs demarcating the average rainfall per month for specific Texas cities across different regions of the state. Some lines are marked in red to distinguish individual points.
Date:
1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch Attachment.
Patent for a switch attachment that consists of a derailing guard, a side track rail, an adjustable shoe that pivots next to the rail, a vertical groove in the end of the shoe, and a swinging free arm.
Date:
April 3, 1894
Creator:
Warren, Governor D. & Casey, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Twister and Tightener.
Patent for a wire twister and tightener for wire fences. With this invention, "the fence-wire is caused to be contracted, twisted, and made taut" (lines 17-18). It is a set of toothed ratchet wheels that have v-shaped slots for the wire. Pawls act on the teeth, and springs and levers move the pawls.
Date:
March 17, 1896
Creator:
Stafford, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas including the Eastern and Western Cross Timbers.
Topographic map of the Black Prairie and Grand Prairie regions of Texas and southern Indian Territory, including the Eastern and Western cross timbers. Also displays streams, cities, and railroads.
Date:
1899
Creator:
Hill, Robert T.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Addington 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:
1901
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:
1901
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Map of the State of Oklahoma
Color map of Oklahoma and Indian Territory (the area proposed to become the state of Oklahoma) and surrounding areas to accompany the 1907 census bulletin. The panhandle section of the state is included as an inset in the lower-left corner. Counties are shaded in various colors and red hatch marks and numbers denote townships and Congressional Districts. Towns, bodies of water, geographic features and transportation routes are marked. There is an index on the back of the map containing "Location of Towns and Cities in Oklahoma According to State Census of 1907 and Other Reliable Sources."
Date:
1907
Creator:
Kenyon Company (Des Moines, Iowa)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Population of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, 1907
Bulletin issued by the U.S. Census Bureau containing a statistical analysis of the population of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories (proposed to become the state of Oklahoma). The text contains summaries and tables breaking down the statistics according to sex, color, age, and location.
Date:
1907
Creator:
Hunt, William C. (William Chamberlin), 1856-1929
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Conferring Jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to Adjudicate the Rights of Persons who Formerly Held Town Lots in the City of Sulphur, in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Report
Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6471 to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to adjudicate the rights of persons who formerly held town lots in the City of Sulphur. It includes a letter from the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Forage Crops for Hogs in Kansas and Oklahoma
Report discussing forage crops commonly grown for hog feed in Kansas and Oklahoma. Among the more important crops are alfalfa, wheat, oats, and rye, while less important forage crops include clovers, rape, sorghum, cowpeas, Canadian field peas, soy beans, grasses, root crops, and pumpkins. There is also a brief discussion of systems of hog feeding and pasturing, particularly in Oklahoma.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Quinn, C. E.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Granting to Woodward, Okla., Lot 2, in Block 48, for Public Purposes, Report
Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed House resolution granting to Woodward, Oklahoma, lot 2 in block 48 for the park and other public purposes. It includes a letter from the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Improvement of Platt National Park, Oklahoma, Report
Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 5164 to provide for the improvement of the Platt National Park in Sulphur, Oklahoma. It includes correspondence from the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library