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[Early day bicycle outing]

Photograph of a large group of people from an early day bicycle outing. The group is standing together on a railroad track, and all of their bicycles are lined up in front of them. There is one small child near the bottom-right side of the photograph. The caption reads, "Blair, Gatesville, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Blair Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Clamp. (open access)

Pipe-Clamp.

Patent for a pipe grip that is formed out of two bars with two gripping surfaces forming two mechanical jaws.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: Brown, Milo
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baptist Associational meeting]

Photograph of a large group of people at the Baptist Associational meeting held at the First Baptist Church in Wellington. The group is pictured outdoors in front of the Church in multiple rows.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Burt, J. L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Operating Mechanism for Mail Boxes (open access)

Door Operating Mechanism for Mail Boxes

Patent for door for mail boxes that can be quickly opened or closed by postal workers.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Calcote, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Small wooden house]

Photograph of a small, wooden house taken by Kirby Campbell. It is pictured in a field of tall grass, and there is a small shed on the right side of the photograph. Handwriting on the back of the photograph indicates that the house is located North of Lutie.
Date: unknown
Creator: Campbell, Kirby
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Turley house]

Photograph of a small, wooden house taken by Kirby Campbell, identified as the Turley house. The walls are slanted and there are holes in the roof. The house is pictured at night, and is lit with artificial lighting. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that the house is located West of Wellington, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Campbell, Kirby
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collingsworth County, Texas History, Volume 2 (open access)

Collingsworth County, Texas History, Volume 2

This volume about Collingsworth County, Texas describes various aspects of the county's history, including: early county history, current county [history], churches, schools, organizations, early business, current business, agriculture, military, families, and dedications and memorials. Index starts on page 291.
Date: 2009
Creator: Collingsworth County Book Committee
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collingsworth County 1890-1984 (open access)

Collingsworth County 1890-1984

This volume about Collingsworth County, Texas includes family histories, general histories about communities in the area, and memorials. Index starts on page 442.
Date: 1985
Creator: Collingsworth County History Book Committee
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame Hook (open access)

Hame Hook

Patent for improved harness and trace connector.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Conn, Isaac D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clyde Champion Barrow Wanted Report, 06/11/1933 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Clyde Champion Barrow Wanted Report, 06/11/1933 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

Wanted report for Clyde Barrow on the charges of kidnapping the Sheriff and City Marshall of Wellington, Texas on June 11, 1933. It states that he was joined by Marvin "Buck" Barrow, Clyde's brother, and his wife, Bonnie Parker, who was injured in the incident. This is a copy report from Wellington, Texas that was filed in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ribbon-Cabinet. (open access)

Ribbon-Cabinet.

Patent for a ribbon cabinet that is designed to display the different types of ribbon available.
Date: December 30, 1913
Creator: Daniel, Robert O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Foot (open access)

Cultivator Foot

Patent for a cultivator foot. This cultivator foot is designed to be a new kind of inexpensive, simple, and efficient cultivator foot.
Date: August 22, 1922
Creator: Dawson, Joseph E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grapple (open access)

Grapple

Patent for providing a cheaper version of removing pipes or tubing from wells.
Date: March 18, 1913
Creator: Drake, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Brake. (open access)

Railway-Brake.

Patent for "railway brakes, which are constructed to grip the wheels, and which, in the event of an emergency, may be set to lift the wheels off the track in order to obtain a quick stoppage of the train" (lines 9-14) including illustrations and explanations of the brakes' components.
Date: June 26, 1913
Creator: Drake, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment dated October 8, 1918 (open access)

Cultivator Attachment dated October 8, 1918

Patent for cutting cotton and maintaining it at a certain height. This can be mounted to different cultivators without any need of change or alteration.
Date: October 8, 1918
Creator: Fletcher W. Vaughn
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Liquid-Fuel Regulator for Steam-Generators. (open access)

Automatic Liquid-Fuel Regulator for Steam-Generators.

Patent for improved automatic liquid fuel feed regulator for steam generators especially adapted for use in connection with steam generators in which liquid hydrocarbon or case is used as fuel.
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Ford, Arthur
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Panhandle Region describing water supply locations and suppliers by county, the state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users in each county, drought plans, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices

Appendices for the water plan for Region A (Panhandle) including a bibliography, cost estimates, survey results, and related reports.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abra Quadrangle

Satellite image 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 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abra Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abra Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 1967
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abra Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1991
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Amarillo

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 1:250000
Date: 1976
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Amarillo

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 1:250000
Date: 1966
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History