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[Letter from George Andre to E. L. Maberry, December 28, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from George Andre to E. L. Maberry, December 28, 1954]

Letter from George Andre to E. L. Maberry discussing the payment for the air conditioning repair that the Maberry Motor Company did for the Chrysler car.
Date: December 28, 1954
Creator: Andre, George L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Founder of Texas navy was romantic rogue] (open access)

[Clipping: Founder of Texas navy was romantic rogue]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Texas founder Robert Potter, as well as Ernest C. Fisher, the author of a book about Potter. There are other articles on the other side of the clipping, including one about Hillary Clinton, and a letter to the editor.
Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: Vaughn, Reese
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged] (open access)

[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor "Mickey" Brown and other WASP being honored for their service in WWII
Date: May 28, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged] (open access)

[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the U.S. Department of Defense awarding members of WASP who served during WWII with full veteran status. The article includes quotes from and a photograph of WASP Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown. On the back of the clipping is a brief article about the local Bronte club, and an advertisement for Montag's Supermarket.
Date: May 28, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for improvements made to a baling press used to press cotton into bales. Improvements include improved construction to improve durability and efficiency, and design enhancements to the feeding belt to make retrieving the bales of cotton easier and more efficient.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Marek, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: May 28, 1991
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Victoria County Courthouse] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Victoria County Courthouse]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Victoria County Courthouse, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: November 28, 2005
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-46 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-46

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Commissioners' Court to spend county funds to hard-surface a piece of land owned by the city of Victoria adjacent to the county courthouse to provide parking space for city and county officials.
Date: May 28, 1953
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 28, 1863 (open access)

The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 28, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 28, 1863
Creator: White, S. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 1876 (open access)

The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 1876

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The paper is "A Democratic Journal."
Date: September 28, 1876
Creator: Linn, E. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1850 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1850

Newspaper from Victoria, Texas published weekly by John D. Logan and Thomas Sterne that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 28, 1850
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Breaker. (open access)

Stalk-Breaker.

Patent for a stalk-breaker that breaks "the stalks into small pieces and which will be under the control of the driver so as to be thrown in and out of gear at will, and in which the breaker mechanism will be so constructed that it will give when an unyielding substance is run against, thereby preventing breakage or damage to the machine" (lines 13-20).
Date: March 28, 1893
Creator: James, Will S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press. (open access)

Hay-Press.

Patent for improvements in hay-presses by simplify and increase the efficiency of the power head, so that it is capable of baling more hay in a given time. Illustration is included.
Date: July 28, 1891
Creator: McNeill, Charles DeWitt
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Power (open access)

Horse-Power

Patent for "a machine adapted for operation from an auxiliary motor actuated by horse or animal power, and has for its object to provide a simple, efficient, and durable machine of this character by or from which a cotton-gin, agrist or saw mill, or other machinery may be driven" (lines 7-13).
Date: August 28, 1888
Creator: Sampson, Allen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History