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Construction of Railroad-Beds. (open access)

Construction of Railroad-Beds.

Patent for a railroad-bed design that is used to support railroad tracks.
Date: August 19, 1913
Creator: Alley, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Paul Parker: Half Irish, half Choctaw

Photograph of an elderly man sitting in a horse-drawn buggy. The man is identified as Paul Parker, of half-Irish, half-Choctaw Indian descent. He is wearing dress clothes including suit pants, a white shirt and tie, and a vest. He is holding the reins of 2 dark-colored horses. The buggy is on a dirt road with trees and brush alongside and the location is said to be Eagle Lake, Texas.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Jack. (open access)

Automobile-Jack.

Patent for an automobile jack design adapted for use in garages and by those who need to do work underneath an automobile. Illustration included.
Date: August 29, 1912
Creator: Bouldin, W. Claughton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Digger. (open access)

Post Hole Digger.

Patent for a new post hole digger that both facilitates the creation of straight sides to the hole and a mechanism to allow for easy removal of the dirt.
Date: August 17, 1916
Creator: Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History