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Chicago Great Western Railway: "Maple Leaf Route"

Map shows the extent of the Chicago Great Western Railway, additional railroads, counties, waterways, cities and towns for Iowa, southern Minnesota, northern Missouri, south and central Wisconsin, north and central Illinois, and portions of South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. Scale not given.
Date: 1897
Creator: Poole Brothers
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chaplin F. Phillips to John Patterson Osterhout, May 14, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from Chaplin F. Phillips to John Patterson Osterhout, May 14, 1897]

Letter from Chaplin F. Phillips to John Patterson Osterhout discussing his family. Chaplin was glad to find another one of his father's friends and told John that he would like to speak with him. He told John that if he was ever in Chicago he should come visit.
Date: May 14, 1897
Creator: Phillips, Chaplin F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedding Portrait of James William Baugh and Blondina Bahl]

Wedding portrait taken of James William Baugh and Blondina Bahl, both still wearing their wedding attire.
Date: September 27, 1897
Creator: Minner's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seal-Lock. (open access)

Seal-Lock.

Patent for car locks "that cannot be tampered with without the fact being readily perceptible, and thus prevent the car passing unobserved the point where such lock was opened." (Lines 13-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 2, 1897
Creator: Haley, Fred H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle. (open access)

Nozzle.

Patent for a hose nozzle with increased capacity and efficiency. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 16, 1897
Creator: Adams, Don B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History