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[Bird's Eye View of Port Lavaca]

Postcard image of a bird's eye view of Port Lavaca, Texas. Within the image various houses and their yard can be seen separated by fences. In the background of the right side a church's spire can be seen along the horizon line. Handwritten text on the back is addresses to Mrs. T. A. Hay from Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Calhoun County Jail, (south façade during)]

Photograph of the Calhoun County Jail in Port Lavaca, Texas.
Date: February 22, 1902
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to T.R. Legett - November 21, 1904] (open access)

[Letter from K.K. Legett to T.R. Legett - November 21, 1904]

Letter written to Reverend T.R. Legett from his brother, K.K. Legett, concerning the failing health of their mother.
Date: November 21, 1904
Creator: Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Mr. and Mrs. K.K. Legett - April 12, 1905] (open access)

[Letter from K.K. Legett to Mr. and Mrs. K.K. Legett - April 12, 1905]

Letter written by K.K. Legett to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. K.K. Legett, informing them of the death of his father-in-law, Colonel Bryan.
Date: April 12, 1905
Creator: Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll Weevil Exterminator (open access)

Boll Weevil Exterminator

Patent for a boll weevil exterminator. This invention is designed to remove boll weevils from cotton plants and crushing them between rollers. Illustration included.
Date: October 9, 1906
Creator: Meeks, William & Brown, Daniel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Case. (open access)

Packing-Case.

Patent for new and improved shipping case to store and transport oysters so that they may be surrounded by ice in travel and not be subjected to a great amount of pressure or damaged during transit.
Date: December 5, 1905
Creator: Clement, Thomas Houlten, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History