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The Pearland Advocate. (Pearland, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 22, 1896 (open access)

The Pearland Advocate. (Pearland, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 22, 1896

Weekly newspaper from Pearland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 1896 (open access)

The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 1896

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 19, 1896
Creator: Birchfield, A. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life-Boat. (open access)

Life-Boat.

Patent for an improved life boat that "consists principally of a central closed hull equipped with propelling machinery, and floats extending on the sides of the said hull and rigidly secured thereto, to support the hull in position." (Lines 12-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1896
Creator: James, William F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History