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Cotton-Picking Machine. (open access)

Cotton-Picking Machine.

Patent for a cotton-picking machine that arranges the picking elements at different elevations and spaces them apart "so that while several plants will be picked at the same time, only one portion of a plant will be worked on at a time," (lines 14-17), minimizing disturbance of the plant.
Date: June 28, 1921
Creator: Becknell, George T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Farmersville 1921 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Farmersville in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Farmersville 1921 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Farmersville in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Farmersville 1921 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Farmersville in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Farmersville 1921 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Farmersville in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Farmersville 1921 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Farmersville in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuse Block (open access)

Fuse Block

Patent for improvements to Patent No. 1113528. Invention provides a fuse block where the fuses can be replaced by a lineman without being in close proximity to the primary circuit wires. Invention also allows various types of fuses to be used.
Date: May 3, 1921
Creator: Anderson, Lou Belle
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner. (open access)

Oil Burner.

Patent for oil burner improvements, including economic and easily handle to control the pressure to control the oil and steam within the burner head.
Date: February 9, 1920
Creator: Obenshain, Kyle Derias
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Parcel Carrier (open access)

Parcel Carrier

Patent for improvements in parcel carrier for automobiles.
Date: September 13, 1921
Creator: Campbell, William L.; Straughan, Augustus E.; Commons, A. J.; Weisman, S. & Winton, E. H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 6

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 7

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 8

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 9

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 10

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 11

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 12

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 13

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano 1921 Sheet 14

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Plano in Collin County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, January 21, 1921 (open access)

The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, January 21, 1921

Weekly newspaper from Plano, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 21, 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History