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Churn Dasher (open access)

Churn Dasher

Patent for a device used to make butter by churning cream.
Date: September 7, 1916
Creator: Davis, Thomas C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program for Teachers' Institute: for Montgomery, Trinity, and Walker Counties (open access)

Program for Teachers' Institute: for Montgomery, Trinity, and Walker Counties

Program for a meeting of the Teachers' Institute in Huntsville, Texas, involving school teachers and leaders from Walker, Trinity, and Montgomery counties. Involved faculty and a program of events with locations are included.
Date: September 1919
Creator: Thomas, J. C.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism For Converting Reciprocating Into Rotary Motion. (open access)

Mechanism For Converting Reciprocating Into Rotary Motion.

Patent for an improvement to drive shafts used in automobiles, other motor vehicles, and machine tools that convert reciprocating into rotary motion, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 3, 1913
Creator: Smith, Robert W. J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Methodist Church in Huntsville]

Postcard of a photograph of a church with arched doorways and a steeple, described as "Methodist Church, Huntsville, Texas. Erected 1888." The letter on the back of the postcard reads, "Certainly enjoyed my visit to Beaumont, and oh how I did hate to leave. Reached home from there Monday. Best wishes to all my friends, Love Sarah." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: September 15, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Huntsville 1912 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Huntsville in Walker County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Huntsville 1912 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Huntsville in Walker County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Huntsville 1912 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Huntsville in Walker County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Huntsville 1912 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Huntsville in Walker County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Huntsville 1912 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Huntsville in Walker County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Huntsville 1912 Sheet 6

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Huntsville in Walker County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Replacer (open access)

Car-Replacer

Patent for a car replacer for train cars. Illustrations included.
Date: December 12, 1911
Creator: Roark, Trever Cardail
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for an improvement to churns. "The purpose of the invention is to provide a novel churn structure embodying a pair of oppositely reciprocating dashers mounted in a common churn receptacle or body and operated from a single crank wheel" (lines 15-19).
Date: February 25, 1913
Creator: Burdeaux, Carey E. & Burdeaux, Charley W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curtain-Pole Remover (open access)

Curtain-Pole Remover

Patent for a curtain pole remover that allows the user to remove or put in place curtain poles without climbing on anything.
Date: December 3, 1912
Creator: Adair, Lulu N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History