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Built in Texas (open access)

Built in Texas

Book describing folk building in Texas, including information about the construction of churches, cabins, sheds, barns, fences, and other folk building techniques. The index begins on page 277.
Date: 2000
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Built in Texas (open access)

Built in Texas

Book describing folk building in Texas, including information about the construction of churches, cabins, sheds, barns, fences, and other folk building techniques. The index begins on page 277.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Washing Machine. (open access)

Washing Machine.

Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design utilizes a plunger to create a partial vacuum in the corresponding tub, whereupon water, when rushing to fill the partial vacuum, saturates the clothes, cleaning them.
Date: December 6, 1881
Creator: Appelt, August E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Casing Grapple (open access)

Well-Casing Grapple

Patent for a well-casing grapple, allowing a positive grip when lowering casing or pipe within a well, or withdrawing it therefrom, without the danger of slipping or accident.
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: Artzt, Erich C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas

Report on groundwater availability of the lower cretaceous formations in the hill country of South-Central Texas. It describes the geology of the area, water quality, and the Trinity Group aquifer.
Date: January 1983
Creator: Ashworth, John B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for an improvement to the cotton chopping machine, which includes a hoe-blade that leaves the plants being processed in bunches.
Date: January 14, 1902
Creator: Berringer, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000

Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, descendant of Kerr County settlers and local business owner from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Sherman describes some of her family history, local history, and her two antique businesses. She also discusses her family's ranch.
Date: September 15, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Sherman, Rena Fay Stone
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001

Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, the most current owner of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall, from Kerrville, Texas. Elaine tells the story of her parents' ranch and the start of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall in 1925, where dances, concerts, and other events are still held. She discusses the continuing success of the Crider's, despite struggles to keep it open during rough times, including when a large oak tree ruined the dance floor.
Date: November 1, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Hurt, Elaine Crider
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blanco County

Map of Blanco County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 1878
Creator: Blau, F. G.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Function School]

Photograph of the Function School in Blanco County, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Function School]

Photograph of the Function School in Blanco County, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Function School]

Photograph of the Function School in Blanco County, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Function School]

Photograph of the Function School in Blanco County, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Function School]

Photograph of the Function School in Blanco County, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Store and Post Office]

Photograph of the General Store and Post Office (located at Highway 290) in Hye, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Store and Post Office]

Photograph of the General Store and Post Office (located at Highway 290) in Hye, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Store and Post Office]

Photograph of the General Store and Post Office (located at Highway 290) in Hye, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Store and Post Office]

Photograph of the General Store and Post Office (located at Highway 290) in Hye, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Store and Post Office]

Photograph of the General Store and Post Office (located at Highway 290) in Hye, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Store and Post Office]

Photograph of the General Store and Post Office (located at Highway 290) in Hye, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Store and Post Office]

Photograph of the General Store and Post Office (located at Highway 290) in Hye, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Store and Post Office]

Photograph of the General Store and Post Office (located at Highway 290) in Hye, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Store and Post Office, (Interior)]

Photograph of the General Store and Post Office (located at Highway 290) in Hye, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Store and Post Office, (Interior)]

Photograph of the General Store and Post Office (located at Highway 290) in Hye, Texas.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Bonar, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History