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Falls County

Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Falls County, Texas. Falls are marked on the Brazos River, as shown on map. The road to Parker's Fort is also shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: December 1874
Creator: Schenck, F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Car-Couplings. (open access)

Improvement in Car-Couplings.

Patent for car-couplings.
Date: December 22, 1874
Creator: McCormick, Charles C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for a variety of cotton-bale ties that has has a series of notches and pins that lock together when the ends are brought together.
Date: December 30, 1879
Creator: Singer, Edgar C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thill-Coupling. (open access)

Thill-Coupling.

Patent for the invention for new and useful improvements on the thill-coupling along with illustrations and instructions.
Date: December 27, 1892
Creator: Tanner, David Wilmer
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw Cotton-Gin. (open access)

Saw Cotton-Gin.

Patent for "cotton-gins, and more particularly to pneumatic means for removing the lint from the gin-saws, [the] object being to provide a constructions by the use of which the cotton will be taken from the saw-teeth in the condition of down and not in a tufted or ropy state." (Lines 10-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 31, 1895
Creator: Lumpkin, Robert B. & Ogden, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Musical Hoop. (open access)

Musical Hoop.

Patent for "a musical hoop or wheel which is intended to interest and amuse children." (Lines 12-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 8, 1896
Creator: Milledge, John Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Station-Indicator. (open access)

Station-Indicator.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in station indicators for moving vehicles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 20, 1898
Creator: Barry, Jefferson D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch (open access)

Gate Latch

Patent for a gate latch. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Abernathy, James Rubin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter (open access)

Stalk Cutter

Patent for stalk cutters.Invention can be horse drawn to fell stalks. Illustrations included.
Date: December 4, 1906
Creator: Durham, Thomas L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk cutter, which has a better width than previous stalk cutters.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Stillwell, Frank R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow which may also be used to adjust a cultivator shovel. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Wigley, William P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wes Logan to Mr. Spivey - December 26, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from Wes Logan to Mr. Spivey - December 26, 1909]

Letter written to Mr. Spivey of Marlin, Texas from Wes Logan of Waco, Texas, informing Mr. Spivey of his new employment at DeLong & Riddle, dealers in all kinds of fresh meats, fish and oysters in season.
Date: December 26, 1909
Creator: Logan, Wes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Gearing. (open access)

Transmission Gearing.

Patent for transmission gearing which is the gearing inside of the transmission.
Date: December 21, 1915
Creator: Halze,Edwin J
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-453 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-453

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Compensation of County Treasurer of Falls County.
Date: December 12, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Jeane and D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Herman Nussbaum, December 14, 1949] (open access)

[Telegram from Jeane and D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Herman Nussbaum, December 14, 1949]

Telegram sent by Jeane and D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Herman Nussbaum discussing their condolences for the death of their mother.
Date: December 14, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956 & Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: 'Greatest athlete' at Milk Bowl game] captions transcript

[News Clip: 'Greatest athlete' at Milk Bowl game]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a "Milk Bowl" game between pee wee football teams in Marlin, Texas. The Thorndale Red Raiders beat the Sequoyah Indian Reservation team 33-0.
Date: December 11, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 'Greatest athletes' at Milk Bowl game] (open access)

[News Script: 'Greatest athletes' at Milk Bowl game]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a "Milk Bowl" game between pee wee football teams in Marlin, Texas. The Thorndale Red Raiders beat the Sequoyah Indian Reservation team 33-0.
Date: December 11, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper Clipping: Fort Worth Pathologist, Next TMA Head, Places Being Woman Above Other Honors] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Fort Worth Pathologist, Next TMA Head, Places Being Woman Above Other Honors]

Newspaper clipping of an article about president-elect of the Texas Medical Association, Dr. May Owen. The article mentions Dr. Owen's awards, accomplishments and career. Also included is a photograph of Dr. Owen.
Date: December 2, 1959
Creator: Brinkerhoff, Mary
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Falls County, Block 1

Parent map for Falls County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 10, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Falls County, Block 2

Parent map for Falls County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 10, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Falls County, Block 3

Parent map for Falls County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 10, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Falls County, Block 4

Parent map for Falls County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 10, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Falls County, Block 5

Parent map for Falls County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 10, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Falls County, Block 6

Parent map for Falls County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 10, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History