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[Letter from James B. Wells to William John Bryan, May 31, 1904] (open access)

[Letter from James B. Wells to William John Bryan, May 31, 1904]

Letter from James B. Wells to William John Bryan discussing how he promised to appoint J. C. Lynch as the chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of the One-hundred and third Representative District of Texas.
Date: May 31, 1904
Creator: Wells, James B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. S. Bell to William John Bryan, April 30, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from F. S. Bell to William John Bryan, April 30, 1909]

Letter from F. S. Bell to William John Bryan requesting that Bryan get information on the charges against L. B. Bouyer and attempt to lower his bail so that Bell can get him out of jail.
Date: April 30, 1909
Creator: Bell, F. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Courthouse at Baird, Texas

Photograph of the old Callahan County Courthouse at Baird, Texas. It is a two-story stone building with a statue of a person on top of a dome in the center of its roof. A small windmill is set up on the, near a telephone pole. A fence surrounds the building.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Describing Details of Loan Repayment] (open access)

[Document Describing Details of Loan Repayment]

Two copies of a document describing the details of a loan for the purchase of land by T.K. Powell, C.M. McCauley, B.L. Russell, Compere Bros., R.G. Patton, George L. Paxton, Henry James, and K.K. Legett.
Date: December 9, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird 1908 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: January 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird 1908 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: January 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird 1908 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: January 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird 1908 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: January 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird 1902 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: April 1902
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird 1908 Sheet 6

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: January 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird 1902 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: April 1902
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird 1902 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: April 1902
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird 1908 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: January 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baird 1902 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Baird in Callahan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: April 1902
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy Bow Strings Attachment (open access)

Buggy Bow Strings Attachment

Patent for improvements to buggy transportation carts. These improvements are primarily to prevent bending and breakage.
Date: July 12, 1905
Creator: Johnson, George A
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Tightener (open access)

Wire Tightener

Patent for new and improved construction of wire tightener allows for post in place while wire is being fastened.
Date: July 28, 1900
Creator: Short, William Andrew
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence Tool (open access)

Wire Fence Tool

Patent for tool "which may be used for various purposes in connnection with wire fences" (lines 16-17) including an illustration.
Date: June 3, 1902
Creator: Neeb, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for a trap. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1908
Creator: McEachern, John Walter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark and Dust Arrester for Cars (open access)

Spark and Dust Arrester for Cars

Patent for prevention of sparks and dust from entering vehicles.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Stanley, May
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harvesting Apparatus (open access)

Harvesting Apparatus

Patent for a harvesting apparatus.This invention is to "provide an effective apparatus of this character which may be operated with the minimum amount of power" (line 9-13). Illustrations included.
Date: February 26, 1907
Creator: Russell, George D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Osteopathic Table. (open access)

Osteopathic Table.

Patent for an osteopathic table for patients to lie on during treatment by osteopathic doctors.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: McManis, John V.; Reed, Jesse R. & Bounds, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal Adjusting Device (open access)

Journal Adjusting Device

Patent for journal adjusting device. Illustration included.
Date: October 25, 1904
Creator: Daniel, William B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Implement. (open access)

Agricultural Implement.

Patent for "the production of simple and inexpensive means whereby the ordinary farming implements--such as plows, cultivators, and the like--may be readily convert to the sulky or wheeled type." (line 11-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Cornelison, Jesse U.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Damper Regulator For Stoves (open access)

Damper Regulator For Stoves

Patent for a damper regulator for stoves. Illustration included.
Date: June 28, 1904
Creator: Reed, Jesse R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History