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Bicycle-Gearing.
Patent for "gearing for bicycles, and has for its object to furnish a train of gearing for the connection of the treadles with the rear wheel of a bicycle, whereby the usual sprocket-and-chain gearing may be dispensed with." (lines 7-12).
Date:
August 16, 1898
Creator:
Brown, Wilson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 16, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1860
Tri-weekly German newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1860
Creator:
Flake, F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Weekly Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 16, 1865
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1865
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Daily Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 53, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 16, 1865
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1865
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Die Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 126, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1866
Tri-weekly German newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1866
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 226, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1907
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 226, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 16, 1913
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 16, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1902
Creator:
Dee, T. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. [227], Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 16, 1905
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 225, Ed. 1 Monday, August 16, 1909
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 227, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1906
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julian Platon to William H. Louviere, August 16, 1954]
Letter from Julian Platon to William H. Louviere discussing sugar growth and sales.
Date:
August 16, 1954
Creator:
Platon, Julian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 290, Ed. 1 Monday, August 16, 1886
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1886
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company, Automobile Exportation Statement, August 16, 1954]
Imperial Sugar Company automobile exportation statement. It features requirements for the automobile and financial details about the Lykes Brothers.
Date:
August 16, 1954
Creator:
Mantzel, Ernest A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
After the hurricane, Texas City
Boat run aground along the railroad tracks in front of buildings and listing heavily. Telephone pole in front of boat leaning to the right approx. 15 degrees. Debris and another listing telephone pole are visible to the right of the buildings. Wording on photo front "38 After the Hurricane Texas City." Most likely taken after the August 16, 1915 hurricane at Texas City, Texas. Wording on photo back "Aug 16, 1915."
Date:
August 16, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
After the storm Texas City
Saddled horse with no rider stands in front of a sailboat lying on its side in a field. The sails are torn and tangled. Wording on photo front "After the storm Texas City." the number "30" is marked on the photo. Wording on back "Aug 16, 1915."
Date:
August 16, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battery camp 4th Artillery after the storm Texas City
Army soldiers repairing a roof of a large building. Piles of debris and extensive flooding are visible in the foreground. Wording on photo front "A Battery camp 4th artillery after the storm Texas City." The number "14" is marked on the photo. Wording on photo back "Aug 16, 1915"
Date:
August 16, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Storm Damage at Texas City, Tex.]
Photograph of two automobiles with passengers driving along a flooded roadway. Heavily damaged buildings are surrounded by debris and flooding. Wording on photo front "Storm at Texas City Tex. Aug 16th 1915. Photo by Higby."
Date:
August 16, 1915
Creator:
Higby
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Texas City After Storm]
Photograph of a large flooded area with plant growth sticking up fills the bottom half of the picture. Behind the flooded area, two large buildings are visible. The sign on the nearer building reads "Cold Storage Artesian Ice & Cold Storage Co." The building behind and to the left of it is a multi-storied commercial building with a sign on which only the word "Ice" is legible. Roof damage is visible on the storage facility, and building damage is visible on an upper storage unit of the ice plant. A water tower on stilts is visible in the far left portion of the photo. On the right hand side, in the distance, the outlines of a number of structures can be seen, including a substantial two-story building. Wording on photo front "Texas City after the storm, RY Sta. and Ice plant." The number '6'. is marked on the photo. "RY Sta" may mean "Railway Station."
Date:
August 16, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Suttle Building After Storm]
Photograph of a two-story brick building with heavy structural damage visible to the front of the second story and the windows. Building debris is piled in front of the building and on the front of the second floor. A telephone pole still stands in the center of the picture, and a soldier faces the building at the front far-left corner. Written on the photo is the caption "Suttle Bld. after the storm at Texas City Tex. Aug 16/15. Photo by Higby."
Date:
August 16, 1915
Creator:
Higby
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
After the storm
Four soldiers, two on horseback and two on foot, in front of two one-story buildings. Flooding and building debris are visible in the foreground and in the background. Wording on photo front "After the storm." The number "19" is marked on the photo. Most likely taken after the August 16th, 1915 hurricane at Texas City, Texas. Wording on photo back "Texas City, TX Aug 16, 1915."
Date:
August 16, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
After the storm, Texas City
Several soldiers on horses are standing in flood waters. Three additional horses without riders are drinking at the bottom of an embankment in front of damaged buildings. Debris from the buildings is scattered throughout the area. A leaning telephone pole is visible near one of the houses. Four soldiers are standing in the distance on higher ground. Wording on photo front "After the storm, Texas City." The number "7." is marked on the photo. Wording on photo back "Aug 16, 1915."
Date:
August 16, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[After the storm]
Three rows of one-story houses. On the far left, a pile of debris stands. The nearest house on the left is tilted and sagging to the right. The porch on the second house in the second row is tilted to the side. Wording on photo back "Texas City, Tx Aug 16, 1916". [Based on other photos similar to this one and on historical records of the weather, this date should most likely be Aug. 16, 1915.]
Date:
August 16, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History