Austin Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Austin County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1915
Creator: Von Rosenberg, E. & Bramlette, H. M.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clara and Frank Maresh]

Clara and Frank Maresh dressed in WWI Red Cross and Army uniforms for the funeral of their uncle Frank Maresh's funeral in Sealy, TX Clara is wearing a white dress with white nurse habit on her head. She is holding a white flag with cross on it. Frank is wearing a army uniform and is holding an American flag. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[School children dressed in WWI Red Cross and Army uniforms]

Studio portrait of school children dressed in WWI Red Cross and Army uniforms for the funeral of Frank Maresh in 1918. Maresh died in France shortly after WWI ended. His body was returned to Sealy and buried in the local cemetery. Children in front row are Clara and Frank Maresh, niece and nephew of Frank. Boy and girl in front row are each holding a flag (girl cross; boy American flag). Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Full length portrait of Louise Mary Zapalac]

Studio (full length) portrait of Louise Mary Zapalac, probably about the time of her marriage in 1910. Zapalac is wearing a white shirtwaist and a dark skirt. Louise has her dark hair parted in the center and pulled back into a bun. She has her left arm by her side (watch on wrist and ring on finger), and her right arm behind her. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Button (open access)

Button

Patent for a button that holds articles of clothing securely with a combination of rings
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Karger, Rose
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Forming Apparatus. (open access)

Bat-Forming Apparatus.

Patent for an apparatus to form bats, made of fibrous material, to be placed in the coverings or tickings to make mattresses. The apparatus works so that "the bat-forming fibrous material may be evenly distributed, and by which the mattress-forming operation may be expeditiously carried on" (lines 16-19). The patent includes illustrations.
Date: September 23, 1913
Creator: Haynes, Daniel & Haynes, Richard H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Crate (open access)

Collapsible Crate

Patent fora collapsible crate used specifically for "shipping poultry or other live animals" (lines 11-12).
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Master, Chester A. & Wolnitzek, Oscar T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Phonographic Reproducers. (open access)

Attachment for Phonographic Reproducers.

Patent for a device that reduces the crackling sound of records playing on a phonograph.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Gollmer, Edmund
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Electric-Light Holder. (open access)

Adjustable Electric-Light Holder.

Patent for an adjustable electric-light holder for automobiles.
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Balke, Morris
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 7, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 7, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 7, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, October 6, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, October 6, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 4, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 4, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 13, Ed. 1 Monday, September 29, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 13, Ed. 1 Monday, September 29, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 29, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 27, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 27, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 27, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 16, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 14, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 14, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 19, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 18, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 21, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 21, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 21, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 31, Ed. 1 Monday, October 20, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 31, Ed. 1 Monday, October 20, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, September 22, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, September 22, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 22, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1913 (open access)

New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1913

Daily newspaper from New Ulm, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History