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Combined Board-Set and Nail-Driver (open access)

Combined Board-Set and Nail-Driver

Patent for a combined board set and nail driver that allows nails to be driven into wall boards without scarring the wood.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Vaughan, Alonzo
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bit Brace. (open access)

Bit Brace.

Patent for a bit-brace with a crank arm which can be secured to the bit chuck and which has an adjustable hand, so the chuck may be rotated while the brace remains stationary.
Date: August 18, 1914
Creator: Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Internal-Combustion Engines. (open access)

Attachment for Internal-Combustion Engines.

Patent for an invention relating to the attachment for internal combustion engines that will provide moisture through the form of liquid or vapors. Other objectives and illustrations of invention are included.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Potts, Hugh
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Journal-Box. (open access)

Car Journal-Box.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in car journal boxes, and more particularly to the box in which the journal of the axle of the ordinary railway car has a bearing." (lines 8-12)
Date: August 29, 1916
Creator: Law, Charles R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Forming Machine. (open access)

Bale-Forming Machine.

Patent for improvement on a bale forming machine that will operate easily, positively, and automatically. This invention described for forming and automatically securing wires around bales of hay and other like materials. It has a special object that is an improved form of clutch for connecting the wire twisters and needles and disconnecting them from a driving means. The clutch will permit the plunger in the bailing chamber to perform a predetermined number of strokes after the completion of the bale to be tied.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: Freeman, Lawrence K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carpenter's Implement. (open access)

Carpenter's Implement.

Patent for a carpenter's implement designed to be easily carried within one's pocket, with illustrations.
Date: August 5, 1919
Creator: Smith, Evander A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring-tool. (open access)

Boring-tool.

Patent for a device "designed particularly for boring out cylinders of internal combustion engines" (lines 12–13), includes illustrations.
Date: August 19, 1919
Creator: Dedman, Henry W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 2, 1919 (open access)

The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 2, 1919

Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 2, 1919
Creator: Richardson, Clifton F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 9, 1919 (open access)

The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 9, 1919

Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1919
Creator: Richardson, Clifton F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 26TH YEAR, Ed. 1 Monday, August 1, 1910 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 26TH YEAR, Ed. 1 Monday, August 1, 1910

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 1, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 26TH YEAR, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 2, 1910 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 26TH YEAR, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 2, 1910

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 2, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley] (open access)

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley]

A letter to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley, the child of a former slave.
Date: August 25, 1915
Creator: Whitley, S.L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]

A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease, a former slave.
Date: August 25, 1915
Creator: Pease, Dave
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley] (open access)

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley]

A letter to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley, the child of a former slave.
Date: August 30, 1915
Creator: Whitley, S.L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker. (open access)

Cotton Picker.

Patent for an improved cotton picker and cleaner that is cylindrical in design, with a drum that contains rows of spikes or teeth and which rotates by a connecting shaft that can be connected to a motor. Includes illustrations.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Ball, William D. & Bradburn, Justin G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 126, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 8, 1916 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 126, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 8, 1916

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 8, 1916
Creator: Johnston, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 142, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1916 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 142, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1916

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 24, 1916
Creator: Johnston, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 121, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 3, 1918 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 121, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 3, 1918

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 138, Ed. 1 Monday, August 20, 1917 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 138, Ed. 1 Monday, August 20, 1917

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 20, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 139, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1919 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 139, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1919

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 21, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 124, Ed. 1 Monday, August 6, 1917 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 124, Ed. 1 Monday, August 6, 1917

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 6, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 136, Ed. 1 Monday, August 18, 1919 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 136, Ed. 1 Monday, August 18, 1919

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 18, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 24, 1919 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 24, 1919

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 24, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 128, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 10, 1918 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 128, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 10, 1918

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 10, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History