25 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

Seed-Sowing Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Seed-Sowing Attachment for Plows.

Patent for a seed-sowing attachment for plows which can "drop the seed in a furrow as it is made by the plow, and after it is covered by the formation of a successive furrow, and thereby complete the sowing or drilling process simultaneously with the plowing operation" (lines 14-19).
Date: June 19, 1894
Creator: Johnson, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano. (open access)

Piano.

Patent for a new piano "in which the strings are vibrated through the medium of a bow, as in a violin, instead of being struck with hammers in accordance with the usual method" (lines 8-12), including illustrations.
Date: June 5, 1900
Creator: Holcombe, Edgar L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Wilson County

Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Wilson County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Wilson County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Wilson County, Texas.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Lyman, W. S. & Schroeder, Frank C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stockdale Times. (Stockdale, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1913 (open access)

The Stockdale Times. (Stockdale, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Stockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 6, 1913
Creator: Murray, C. S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stockdale Times. (Stockdale, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1913 (open access)

The Stockdale Times. (Stockdale, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Stockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 20, 1913
Creator: Murray, C. S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stockdale Times. (Stockdale, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1913 (open access)

The Stockdale Times. (Stockdale, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Stockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 27, 1913
Creator: Murray, C. S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Digger. (open access)

Peanut-Digger.

Patent for a peanut digger that will go underneath the peanuts, cutting off the tap roots, which preserves the soil because "the soil does not lose the nitrogen contained within the roots." (lines 25-27)
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: West, Wade H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
1970 Census of Population & Housing for the Alamo Area: First Series, Number 1 - Counties & AACOG Totals (open access)

1970 Census of Population & Housing for the Alamo Area: First Series, Number 1 - Counties & AACOG Totals

First report in a series on census data related to population and housing in the Alamo area of Texas arranged by enumeration district and location name, outlining data by counties.
Date: June 1971
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Jon Ivan Washington, June 1, 1974] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Jon Ivan Washington, June 1, 1974]

Funeral program for Jon Ivan Washington, born March 18, 1963 and died May 29, 1974. The funeral was held June 1, 1974 at Mount Gilead Baptist Church, officiated by Reverend W. G. Gillespie. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home, and he was buried in La Vernia Cemetery in La Vernia, Texas.
Date: June 1, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Drug Abuse Plan: 1978-1979 (open access)

Regional Drug Abuse Plan: 1978-1979

Comprehensive policy and action strategy statement created to meet the drug abuse prevention, treatment and rehabilitation needs of the Alamo area.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 4000-11]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: June 1, 1979
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 3999-05]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Polley House]

Photograph of the Polley House in La Vernia, Texas.
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Polley House]

Photograph of the Polley House in La Vernia, Texas.
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Polley House]

Photograph of the Polley House in La Vernia, Texas.
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wilson County Courthouse]

Photograph of the Wilson County Courthouse in Floresville, Texas.
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wilson County Courthouse]

Photograph of the Wilson County Courthouse in Floresville, Texas.
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wilson County Courthouse]

Photograph of the Wilson County Courthouse in Floresville, Texas.
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wilson County Courthouse]

Photograph of the Wilson County Courthouse in Floresville, Texas.
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Wilson County Courthouse] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Wilson County Courthouse]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Wilson County Courthouse, in Floresville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker and photographs.
Date: June 12, 1985
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Connally Obit] captions transcript

[News Clip: Connally Obit]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: June 15, 1993, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Historic Marker Application: Bridge at McAlister Crossing] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Bridge at McAlister Crossing]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Bridge at McAlister Crossing (Mueller Bridge), in La Vernia, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Caddo Bridge]

Photograph of Caddo Bridge, built in 1915, in Wilson County, Texas. Trees are visible on both sides of the bridge.
Date: June 8, 2008
Creator: Grammer, Shirley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History