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Automatic Stopping Mechanism for Engines.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in automatic stopping mechanism for engines.
Date:
January 11, 1898
Creator:
Hunter, Victor Emmet
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a churn that can be easily operated and does not let flies or dust collect around its top. It is operated by turning a handle which is connected via a rope and a series of pulleys to the churn.
Date:
December 19, 1893
Creator:
Nanny, Amos William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "is to provide means for setting and supporting the pin and link of the ordinary car-coupler, so that cars will be automatically coupled when brought together; and it consists in a frame or holder for the coupling-pin and a frame or holder for the coupling-link" (lines 11-17).
Date:
September 23, 1890
Creator:
Godsey, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a churn. The patent is for a "means for adjustably securing a series of vertically-arranged breakers in a churn-body of any size, operating with a revolving dasher" (lines 8-11).
Date:
June 16, 1896
Creator:
Haley, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Flour and Meal Bin and Sifter.
Patent for a combined flour and meal bin sifter meant for the kitchen. The amount of flour or meal put into the machine does not matter, and the sifter may be removed when desired. The sifted material is directed into a container, and the end of the chute can be closed when not in use.
Date:
September 1, 1896
Creator:
Alexander, Charles P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for an automatic churn, which is an improvement to a previous churn, no. 39,532. It has a two-part cabinet, the top part equipped with a hinged top, a crank shaft, ratchet-wheel, spring pawl, and a tubular square pocket at the end of the crank-shaft. The square pocket is where one can attach a handle to operate the churn. The lower half of the cabinet opens on the side and contains the container, dasher-rod, and churn-dashers.
Date:
September 15, 1896
Creator:
Roberts, John A. & Vermillion, William E. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleburne Chronicle. (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1895
Weekly newspaper from Cleburne, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 11, 1895
Creator:
Scurlock, A. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleburne Chronicle. (Cleburne, Tex.), Ed. 1 Saturday, April 27, 1895
Weekly newspaper from Cleburne, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 27, 1895
Creator:
Scurlock, A. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Cleburne Chronicle. (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 1892
Weekly newspaper from Cleburne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 19, 1892
Creator:
Scurlock, A. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from George Stewart to John Stewart, April 30, 1899]
This is a document from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by George Stewart and is addressed to John Stewart. In this postcard, Stewart discusses the goings-on in Johnson County in Texas. The news includes: updates on his and the family's well-being, a discussion about the planting of cottonseed, details about the grasshoppers eating all the wheat and mostly all of the corn, a message to Bill Evans about renting land, and updates about correspondences received. He closes the letter by noting that should John write soon with all the news.
Date:
April 30, 1899
Creator:
Stewart, George
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Johnson County Texas.
Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. No scale indicated.
Date:
1890?/1899?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas.
This book is a biographical view of Johnson and Hill counties and their history. The book uses many narratives of the individuals who helped shape Johnson and Hill county history. The book has various content including hundreds of brief biographies, including some illustrations.
Date:
1892
Creator:
Lewis Publishing Company
Object Type:
Book
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
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
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:
1894
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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:
1891
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleburne 1893 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cleburne in Johnson 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
Cleburne 1893 Sheet 5
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cleburne in Johnson 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
Cleburne 1898 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cleburne in Johnson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1898
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleburne 1898 Sheet 8
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cleburne in Johnson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1898
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleburne 1898 Sheet 10
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cleburne in Johnson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1898
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleburne 1898 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cleburne in Johnson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1898
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleburne 1893 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cleburne in Johnson 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