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Railroad-Tie (open access)

Railroad-Tie

Patent for a railroad tie “which is so constructed as to enable the rails to have resiliency” (lines 16-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 9, 1915
Creator: Shearer, Frederick C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Deer kill at Faries Ranch, Maverick County, Texas]

Photograph of killed deer hung on a pole that is propped between a cistern stand and a tree. Lying on the ground is other game, possibly wild hogs. In the background is fencing. The scene is at Faries Ranch, Maverick County, Texas.
Date: December 30, 1915
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History