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I-35 Statewide Corridor Plan: A Path to 2040 (open access)

I-35 Statewide Corridor Plan: A Path to 2040

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Date: October 2016
Creator: Texas. Transportation Planning and Programming Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

1894 Penn Building on the Courthouse Square

Photograph of 1894 Penn Building on Main Street of the Courthouse Square in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1895 Ellis County Courthouse Clock Tower

Photograph of the 1895 Ellis County courthouse clock tower from the south. The clock tower is nine stories tall.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1895 Ellis County Courthouse Clock Tower and Eagles

Photograph of the clock and bell tower of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse. A sculptures of eagles are perched on each side of the roof.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1895 Ellis County Courthouse Clock Tower Base and Eagle

Photograph of base of the tower and roof ridge, with an eagle sculpture perched on it, on the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. A close up view of the detailed stone work on the tower base and one of the four eagle that grace the roof.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1895 Ellis County Courthouse Full View

Photograph of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1895 Ellis County Courthouse Texas Historical Commission Marker

Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission Marker on the lawn of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1895 Ellis County Courthouse Typical Entrance

Photograph of a typical entrance set in an inside corner on the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. There are four main entrances set on the cardinal points of the compass. The Romanesque building was designed by architect James Riley Gordon. The building is massive limestone in gray for the foundation and Burnet limestone for structure, columns of rose colored granite columns, Pecos Red sandstone was used for arches, columns, and string courses. There are eagles and gargoyles for ornamentation.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1912 Rogers Hotel Entrance on Main Street

Photograph of the 100 East Main Street entrance to the Rogers Hotel in downtown Waxahatchie, Texas. It is a four story brick building with a recessed wall above the entrance.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Audience in a Courtroom]

Photograph of a large audience sitting in a courtroom in the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas, seen through the glass windows of the door in the foreground.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Balcony Detail]

Photograph of the detail of the columns on the balcony of the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brick Building in Waxahachie]

Photograph of a brick building in Waxahachie, Texas. There are vines on the trees in front of the building.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buildings in Waxhachie]

Photograph of several buildings in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. Cars are parked on both sides of the road to the left.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm. (open access)

Burglar-Alarm.

Patent for a burglar alarm device that is triggered by the movement of a door or window, including illustrations.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Alderman, Joseph S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the draw-head, of an upright or standard secured thereto, a lever pivoted to said upright or standard, a coupling-pin pivoted to said lever, a flat spring secured to the underside of the draw-head and extending outwardly beyond the same, and a chain connecting said lever and spring" (lines 16-22).
Date: October 28, 1884
Creator: Pritchett, William Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Car Outside Two-Story Building]

Photograph of a car parked outside a two-story building in Waxahachie, Texas.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Car Waiting at Railroad Tracks]

Photograph of a car waiting at a railroad crossing next to a brick building with a red roof.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars By Hotel]

Photograph of several cars parked across the street from a hotel in Waxhachie, Texas. Two people sit on a low wall to the right.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars in Downtown Waxahachie]

Photograph of cars driving on a road in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. Several buildings, including the IOOF building, are visible to the left.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars In Front of Building]

Photograph of two cars parked in front of a building in Ellis County, Texas. Railroad tracks are visible in the foreground.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars in Parking Lot]

Photograph of several cars parked in front of a red building in Waxahachie, Texas.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars Outside Courthouse]

Photograph of several cars parked outside the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas. Several trees and a statue are visible in front of the courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars Parked Outside Building]

Photograph of several cars parked outside a brick building with a turret in Waxahachie, Texas.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carving of a Lion]

Photograph of a carving of a lion on the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History