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Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in a link-guide support "pivoted to the underside of the car, the link-guide pivoted to the front end of the support, the spring arranged between the guide and the support, the yoke secured to the car, and the spring supported by said yoke and bearing against the link-guide support" (lines 1-6).
Date: July 2, 1889
Creator: Wash, Thomas Henry & Wash, Nathan Robert Hodge
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carriage Curtain Fastener. (open access)

Carriage Curtain Fastener.

Patent for a new and improved curtain fastener for carriages. This design is "an improvement upon that particular form of curtain-fasteners . . . in which a sleeve or barrel having a rotary and sliding movement on a spring-encircled shank or post is provided with a wing or projection for effecting the connection of said sleeve or barrel with the eyelet or grommet of the curtain . . . which will effectually prevent the accidental disengagement of the curtain" (lines 18-29).
Date: July 12, 1881
Creator: Paschal, Thomas M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Houston to Huth & Sons, July 3, 1889] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Houston to Huth & Sons, July 3, 1889]

Letter from R. C. Houston to Huth & Sons requesting an itemized receipt and stating the account will not be settled before fall.
Date: July 3, 1889
Creator: Houston, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 50 cents, as contribution to a health insurance plan, July 25, 1884] (open access)

[Receipt for 50 cents, as contribution to a health insurance plan, July 25, 1884]

Receipt for 50 cents to L. Huth, as contribution to a health insurance plan for the month of July. Signed Oha Degen on July 25, 1884 in San Antonio.
Date: July 25, 1884
Creator: Degen, Oha
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 6, 1889 (open access)

The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 6, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 6, 1889
Creator: Hall, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 13, 1889 (open access)

The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 13, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 13, 1889
Creator: Hall, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 20, 1889 (open access)

The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 20, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 20, 1889
Creator: Hall, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 27, 1889 (open access)

The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 27, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 27, 1889
Creator: Hall, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History