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Map of the State of Texas (3).

Cadastral map of West Texas and northern Mexico, showing property lines and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Includes list of land departments in lower-left corner. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,013,760] (16 miles to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Asher & Adams' Texas: Western Portion.

Map shows late-nineteenth century West Texas counties, cities, towns, military posts, and the "Texas Pacific R.R." Inset: "Texas, Western Portion" [El Paso and Presidio Counties]. Scale [1:1,267,200].
Date: 1874
Creator: Asher & Adams.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Faucets. (open access)

Improvement in Faucets.

Patent for "an improved faucet, which shall be so constructed that it will not be liable to be injured by being screwed into and out of the cask, which will not be liable to leak, which will have the button of the valve-stem protected from accidental injury, and shall be simple in construction and easily operated." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 18, 1877
Creator: Lempert, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History