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Combined Rat and Mouse Trap. (open access)

Combined Rat and Mouse Trap.

Patent for a cheaper and more effective trap that displays live bait but is unreachable to animals. The trap will make it "impossible for animals to escape after they have been captured" (lines 26-28), including illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Bevers, William S., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hall County

Blue line print of a survey map of Hall County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. A group of three separate tracts are outlined in red pencil and labeled W. J. Lewis, A. C. Hughes, and [city of] Turkey. Scale [ca. 1:177,777] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1916
Creator: Ehlinger, L. & Bramlette, H. M.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator for Mail-Boxes. (open access)

Indicator for Mail-Boxes.

Patent for the operator indicating a mail for the mail box to the courier mans, which allows easy purchase of things.
Date: May 16, 1916
Creator: Hunnicutt, Wallace V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1917 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1917

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 95.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. North Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint (open access)

Rail Joint

Patent for stronger design of rail joints for laying train tracks. Includes illustrations and instructions.
Date: February 15, 1916
Creator: Stephenson, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hall County.

Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date: 1916
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History