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Coffee - Pot. (open access)

Coffee - Pot.

Patent for a new and useful coffee pot, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 19, 1898
Creator: Ingle, Jacob Odem
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Plow and Harrow. (open access)

Combined Plow and Harrow.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and effective combined plow and harrow that can be used as a plow and harrow at the same time, or the operator can detach one and only use the other. The machine can be adjusted to better suit different types of soil.
Date: April 18, 1893
Creator: Lee, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Fire Guard and Screen. (open access)

Adjustable Fire Guard and Screen.

Patent for a new and improved fireplace screen. This design "is to provide a simple and efficient device which may be suspended in front of open fireplaces or grates for the purpose of preventing the frequent and sometimes fatal accidents which are directly due to the absence of reliable safe-guards. The invention consists of a series of shields or plates of suitable size and material, which are so connected that when not in use they may be easily drawn upward in succession side by side and compactly placed in an appropriate receptacle attached to the front of a mantel or to a wall above a fireplace" (lines 16-29).
Date: May 3, 1892
Creator: Gibson, Nathaniel B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hood Co. [Texas]

Map shows and tracts, land patents, landowners, towns, and railroads for Hood County and portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:66,667].
Date: 1894
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Allie, 20 December 1893] (open access)

[Letter to Allie, 20 December 1893]

Letter to Allie from an unidentified family member.
Date: December 20, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Office of Collector of Taxes, November 26 1892] (open access)

[Office of Collector of Taxes, November 26 1892]

Hood County tax receipt for Milton Parks during 1892 in the amount $13.34. B. W. Morris served as the tax collector.
Date: November 26, 1892
Creator: Morris, B. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sallie Parks to Allie Parks, June 9 1892] (open access)

[Letter from Sallie Parks to Allie Parks, June 9 1892]

Letter from Sallie Parks to Allie Parks. The letter is dated June 9, 1892.
Date: June 9, 1892
Creator: Parks, Sallie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Granbury, Texas, April 15 1892] (open access)

[Letter from Granbury, Texas, April 15 1892]

Letter from Granbury Texas dated April 15, 1892
Date: April 13, 1892
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory note for Milton Parks, December 18 1891] (open access)

[Promissory note for Milton Parks, December 18 1891]

Promissory note for Milton Parks. The document is dated December 18, 1891. The document notes a payment of eighty dollars to be paid by Milton Parks two years from the document date.
Date: December 18, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 8 1897] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 8 1897]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1897 in the amount of sixteen dollars and ninety-six cents. The original grantees were R.W. Boyce and J. Morris. The document is dated December 8, 1897 and was signed by S.P. Snider.
Date: December 8, 1897
Creator: Snider, S.P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David T. Crockett to Martha Parks and Family, April 17 1897] (open access)

[Letter from David T. Crockett to Martha Parks and Family, April 17 1897]

Letter from David T. Crockett to Martha Parks and Family. The letter is dated April 17, 1897, and is written on Menger Hotel stationery.
Date: April 17, 1897
Creator: Crockett, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 3 1891] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 3 1891]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of fourteen dollars and ninety-six cents for the year 1891. R.W. Boyce (240 acres) and Isaac Morris (91 acres) were the original grantees. This document is signed by collector B.W. Morris.
Date: December 3, 1891
Creator: Morris, B.W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 23 1890] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 23 1890]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of sixteen dollars and ten cents for the year 1890. R.W. Boyce (240 acres) and Isaac Morris (91 acres) were the original grantees. This document is signed by collector B.W. Morris.
Date: December 23, 1890
Creator: Morris, B.W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Granbury News. (Granbury, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1891 (open access)

The Granbury News. (Granbury, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Granbury, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 26, 1891
Creator: Gaston, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hood 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: 1893
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hood Co. [Texas].

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: 1894
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Granbury 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: 1896
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Stephenville 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: 1890
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Weatherford 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: 1891
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Weatherford 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: 1893
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palo Pinto 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: 1891
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palo Pinto 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: 1896
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Stephenville 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: 1897
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Granbury 1893 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Granbury in Hood County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1893
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History