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The Cleburne Chronicle. (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 24, Ed. 1 Monday, March 15, 1889 (open access)

The Cleburne Chronicle. (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 24, Ed. 1 Monday, March 15, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Cleburne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 15, 1889
Creator: Scurlock, A. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alvarado 1885 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Alvarado in Johnson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: March 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Emptying Barrels Or Other Receptacles Containing Liquids. (open access)

Apparatus For Emptying Barrels Or Other Receptacles Containing Liquids.

Patent for a device to empty barrels and other receptacles containing liquids, including illustrations.
Date: March 3, 1885
Creator: Hudson, Benjamin Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Jack. (open access)

Wagon Jack.

Patent for a new and improved wagon jack. This design "relates to wagon-jacks, the object being to provide a jack of simple and economical construction which will be applicable alike to light and heavy vehicles. The invention consists in [an] improved construction" (lines 9-14).
Date: March 28, 1882
Creator: Clark, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Wrench. (open access)

Combination Wrench.

Patent for a new and improved combination wrench. This design "is to provide a wrench whose moveable jaw is adjustable without a screw, and with whose handle are combined several useful tools or instruments" (lines 8-11).
Date: March 1, 1881
Creator: Butler, Edward Martin & Campbell, William Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History