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Map of Smith County
Cadastral map of Smith County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Some notes are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
July 1855
Creator:
Wilke, H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, July 17, 1862 ]
Letter from David Fentress to his wife, Clara, stating that he will be allowed ten days leave so that his uniform can be made at home; he gives information on the welfare of family and friends; and says he gets paid $20.00 monthly; he also gives news of the war including a victory over George McClellan, that Vicksburg still holds out, and the movement of Northern troops.
Date:
July 17, 1862
Creator:
Fentress, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Improvement in Washing-Machines.
Patent for "washing-machines known as self-regulating machines; and consists in the arrangement for controlling at will the amount of pressure to be used, in combination with the construction of the feed and washing rollers." (Lines 11-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 1, 1873
Creator:
Rowland, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Farm-Fences.
Patent for "a cheap and easily-constructed fence, and one which neither small nor large stock will be able to jump over or pass through." (Lines 11-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1875
Creator:
Rush, Alonzo & Yarbrough, Fisher
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
Patent for the improvement in cotton-bale ties, with description and illustrations.
Date:
July 21, 1874
Creator:
Cooper, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Vegetable Slicer and Grater.
Patent for a combined vegetable slicer and grater that consists of a main frame with vertical arms and bearings, a screw that attaches the arms to the frame, a shaft journaled with an annular flange into the bearings, a cylinder made of sheet metal that serves as knives, and spring tongues that regulate the thickness of the cut vegetables.
Date:
July 10, 1894
Creator:
Harpst, Edgar S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle Point.
Patent for a vehicle-axle point that does not require repair. The "invention consists of a thimble that is to be shrunk, pressed, or fastened onto the axle by clips, bolts, or set-screws" (lines 20-22), so that the point does not need to be taken off.
Date:
July 16, 1895
Creator:
Ford, William Gardner
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for a valve made up of a shell with a water inlet and a water outlet, a perforation for the valve stem, a gable-shaped seat made from hard metal that is fitted into the shell, a valve stem that works up and down the shell and with a shoulder, a valve with a hollow neck, a soft contact ring between the gable-shaped seat and the face of the valve, a guide and cap that fits in the shell, a stem nut, and a stuffing-box.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Speer, George F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Corn-Cob Splitters.
Patent for an improved corn-cob splitter for feeding stock using a tapering pin operated by a rack and pinion to split corn whether shuck is on or off. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 2, 1878
Creator:
Smith, Joseph F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Motor
Patent for "a motor of cheap and simple construction, which is adapted for driving various classes of light machinery, and more especially for use in connection with fans, such as are commonly used for creating currents of air in bar-rooms, dining-rooms, and the like" (lines 16-22).
Date:
July 9, 1889
Creator:
Harpst, Edgar S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame Tug.
Patent for a new and improved hame-tug. This design consists in "the combination, with the bar provided at one end with a buckle, of the shield secured to the inner side of the bar and provided with an outward-extending guard, which extends through the loop of the buckle and is provided with a slot for the reception of the tongue of the buckle" (lines 64-70).
Date:
July 9, 1889
Creator:
McKenzie, Joseph Hyder
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Hinge.
Patent for a "gravity-hinge for causing a gate to automatically close, and which is susceptible of such adjustment that if the gate-post and the latch-post, either or both, become disarranged as regards their perpendicular position, or if they are not exactly coincident with relation to each other, the gate can be centered relatively to the latch-post, or rather the hinged end of the gate can be set precisely perpendicular or be shifted laterally to any required angle of inclination for the purpose of causing the gate to properly close and engage the latch on the latch-post." (Lines 11-24) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1897
Creator:
Berry, John S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Oil-Box Jack.
Patent for a simple, durable, and efficient railway oil-box jack, or "hoisting jack", that is easier and faster to use than other similar jacks.
Date:
July 10, 1894
Creator:
Moore, Francis A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly Courier-Times. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 53, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 2, 1910
Semi-weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 2, 1910
Creator:
Lindsey, S. A,
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly Courier-Times. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 6, 1910
Semi-weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 6, 1910
Creator:
Lindsey, S. A,
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly Courier-Times. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 55, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 9, 1910
Semi-weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 9, 1910
Creator:
Lindsey, S. A,
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly Courier-Times. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 56, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 13, 1910
Semi-weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 13, 1910
Creator:
Lindsey, S. A,
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly Courier-Times. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 57, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 16, 1910
Semi-weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 16, 1910
Creator:
Lindsey, S. A,
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly Courier-Times. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 58, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 20, 1910
Semi-weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 20, 1910
Creator:
Lindsey, S. A,
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly Courier-Times. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 59, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 23, 1910
Semi-weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 23, 1910
Creator:
Lindsey, S. A,
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly Courier-Times. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 60, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 27, 1910
Semi-weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 27, 1910
Creator:
Lindsey, S. A,
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly Courier-Times. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 61, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 30, 1910
Semi-weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 30, 1910
Creator:
Lindsey, S. A,
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Record. (Tyler, Tex.), Ed. 1 Saturday, July 20, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 20, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter. Weekly. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 1862
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 24, 1862
Creator:
Douglas, J. P. & Hamilton, H. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History