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Wire-Fence Tool. (open access)

Wire-Fence Tool.

Patent for an improvement on wire-fence tools. "To provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive tool of great strength and durability designed for operating on fence-wires and adapted for mending the same and for taking up the slack of a fence-wire and capable in stretching the ends past each other before the same are twisted together, whereby the ends of the wire may be more effectively connected." (Lines 10-19) Illustration is included.
Date: February 11, 1902
Creator: Berry, James Osborn
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bridge Over the Wichita River

Truss bridge crossing the Big Wichita River on the Byers Brothers' Ranch around 1900.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Caldwell
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Harvesting Grain

Harvesting grain on the Byers Brothers Ranch around 1900. Writing on the photo states, "Big Wichita Valley in N. Tex on Byers Bros R Clay C"
Date: 1900~
Creator: Caldwell
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Harvesting on Byers Brothers Ranch

Harvestring grain in the Big Wichita Valley on the Byers Brothers Ranch in Clay County, TX around 1900.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Caldwell
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bellevue Businessmen]

Bellevue Businessmen: H.F. Hodge, Sam Harbison, W.C. Hodges, Mr. Wiley, and Dr. D.W. Holmes. Photo circa 1902: Bellevue, Texas.
Date: 1902~
Creator: Chalmers Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Holder. (open access)

Door-Holder.

Patent for a door holder, which is operated by turning the door knob and holds the door open at predetermined positions.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Clark, Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Bagging. (open access)

Machine for Cutting Bagging.

Patent for a cutting machine for cloth bags for cotton presses, which has cloth continuously being fed into it and cuts it at predetermined lengths which can be adjusted as needed.
Date: February 25, 1908
Creator: Clark, Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to W. H. Kuykendall - February 11, 1901] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to W. H. Kuykendall - February 11, 1901]

Letter from John J. Click to Reverend W. H. Kuykendall discussing Click's conversion from Methodist to Baptist and asking for more information about a "Boy Preacher" that they have heard works with Kuykendall and would like to invite to their congregation.
Date: February 11, 1901
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to W. L. Welch - June 8, 1903] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to W. L. Welch - June 8, 1903]

Letter from John Click asking W. L. Welch to send him one of the ironing tables that he sells so that he can try to arrange a commission deal for someone else to sell them.
Date: June 8, 1903
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table. (open access)

Ironing-Table.

Patent for a new adjustable ironing-table that folds for storage, including illustrations.
Date: February 11, 1902
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table. [Copy #1] (open access)

Ironing-Table. [Copy #1]

Patent for an ironing board that has adjustable height and can be folded for storage.
Date: February 11, 1902
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table. [Copy #2] (open access)

Ironing-Table. [Copy #2]

Patent for an ironing board that has adjustable height and can be folded for storage.
Date: February 11, 1902
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - March 8, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - March 8, 1900]

Letter from J. J. Click to John Major discussing a trip that Major is taking to Arkansas, regarding a possible business deal that can be made to sell a quilting-related invention of Click's.
Date: March 8, 1900
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator and Insect Destroyer (open access)

Fumigator and Insect Destroyer

Patent for a fumigator and insect destroyer. Illustration included.
Date: April 11, 1905
Creator: Frazer, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Montague 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: 1905
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Warp-Beam for Looms. (open access)

Warp-Beam for Looms.

Patent for a warp beam for a loom, which allows the thread to be attached directly from the spool to the warp beam without the need for a reel in between.
Date: October 6, 1908
Creator: Harbour, Rebecca
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
DRAFT-EQUALIZER (open access)

DRAFT-EQUALIZER

Patent for a device to equalize the draft among 1-6 horses when attached to a plow.
Date: April 1, 1902
Creator: INGRAM, JOSEPH D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insulator (open access)

Insulator

Patent for an insulator to be used to attach electric conductors and wires to walls or posts. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Marshall, George B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brace for Furniture, &c. (open access)

Brace for Furniture, &c.

Patent for a brace used to hold parts of furniture together, including illustrations.
Date: September 8, 1903
Creator: Pace, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lon Poling to J. J. Click - March 4, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from Lon Poling to J. J. Click - March 4, 1900]

Letter from Lon Poling to J.J. Click, asking to sell Click's quilting invention in Alabama and Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Date: March 4, 1900
Creator: Poling, Lon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agreement Between The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas and The Wichita Falls Railway Company: Dated May 16, 1901 (open access)

Agreement Between The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas and The Wichita Falls Railway Company: Dated May 16, 1901

Contract between The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas and The Wichita Falls Railway Company amending and extending their original contract entered into on June 12, 1894. This agreement amends Article Five of the previous contract, which regards interstate freight traffic and interchanging freight in Wichita Falls.
Date: May 16, 1901
Creator: Rouse, Henry C.; Newby, A.; Reagan, John H. & Storey, L. J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Henrietta 1902 Sheet 1

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

Henrietta 1902 Sheet 2

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

Henrietta 1902 Sheet 3

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