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Cleburne Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1908
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Basket. (open access)

Wire Basket.

Patent for a wire basket, which is sturdier than previous ones for use in groceries.
Date: October 6, 1908
Creator: Goodwin, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail Bag Catchers and Deliverer (open access)

Mail Bag Catchers and Deliverer

Patent for a mail bag catcher and deliverer. This invention is designed for the retrieval and delivery of mailbags by passing trains. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Anderson, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Switch (open access)

Railway Switch

Patent for railway switch. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Reynolds, John I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow. This plow is equipped with a cutter or knife that follows the furrow to guide the plow blade. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1908
Creator: McCasland, Charles K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History