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Texas Patents
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Sanborn Map Collection
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USGS Topographic Map Collection
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Rescuing Texas History, 2013
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Rescuing Texas History, 2014
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T. B. Willis Collection
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Abilene Library Consortium
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Sayles and Sayles Collection
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Cotton Chopping Machine
Patent for a cotton chopping machine. This invention is used to thin cotton plants with revolving blades that cut and destroy plants. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Tucker, Samuel Houston
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chicken-Coop
Patent for improved chicken coop with simplified construction and modified features.
Date:
June 26, 1906
Creator:
Harp, Charles A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blab or Muzzle for Weaning Calves or Colts, &c.
Patent for weaning young animals and or prevent cows or such from sucking or milking themselves.
Date:
April 19, 1900
Creator:
Seay, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Closure
Patent for an improved bottle closure.
Date:
November 25, 1902
Creator:
Parks, Leonard D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 2, 1909
Creator:
Dewald, Louis & Dewald, John P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopping Attachment For Cultivators
Patent for a cotton chopping attachment for cultivators. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 21, 1905
Creator:
Jones, Martin A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridle-Bit.
Patent for new and improved bridle-bits, including illustrations.
Date:
September 25, 1900
Creator:
Lee, Joseph Loverel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date:
May 11, 1909
Creator:
Dewald, Louis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men working on the Leon River Bridge]
Photograph of men working on the Leon River Bridge in Gatesville, Texas.
Date:
[1900..1910]
Creator:
Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Railroad Proposal]
Proposal for a new railroad from Comanche, Texas to Temple, Texas. The documents included contain information on the cost of construction, route, possibilities for extensions, projected revenue, and Texas laws pertaining to railroads.
Date:
December 27, 1906
Creator:
Holman, J. R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From J. W. Johnson to Messrs. Bradshaw and Sayles, August 30, 1907]
Letter from J. W. Johnson to Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. Sayles discussing a proposed route for a railroad to Gatesville, Texas. Johnson states a second route is better due to fewer stream and river crossing than the currently proposed route.
Date:
August 30, 1907
Creator:
Johnson, J. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of William Noah Graham]
Photograph of William Noah Graham (1888–1967), pictured with a suit and tie. Biographical notes are written on the back.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Freeman Family Standing in Front of Home]
Photograph of members of the Freeman family standing in front of their wooden home in Purmela, Texas. They are identified from the left as Alvin (age six), Louis (age eight), Way (age four), Alex, Thoyce (age two), Winnie, Lillian (age ten), and Vivian (age eleven). A windpump is visible in the background to the right. The reverse side of the mat has a note that says "To Dred & Emma."
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men Outside of William W. Windham's General Store]
Photograph of a group of men standing outside of William Windham's General Store in Hurst Springs, Texas. Several of the men are standing on the building's porch, while others are perched atop horse-drawn buggies to the left and right. Windham is standing at the center of the porch with a faint X above his head. The man in the buggy to the far right is identified as George McNeill.
Date:
1906~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Men Pose with Brass Instruments]
Photograph of two unidentified men posing for a portrait with brass instruments. Both men wear light-colored outfits with matching hats. The man on the left stands with a cigar in his mouth and holds a trumpet. The man on the right sits and holds a trombone.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Blair
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lampasas 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:
1904
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gatesville 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:
1906
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Temple 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:
1906
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hamilton 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:
1906
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gatesville 1907 Sheet 4
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Gatesville in Coryell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1907
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gatesville 1907 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Gatesville in Coryell County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1907
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 27, 1901]
Petition from residents of Harman School District to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District.
Date:
May 1, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 2, 1901]
Petition from residents of Table Rock, Texas, to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District.
Date:
May 1, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 27, 1901]
Petition to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District. Twenty-six signatures have been added to the petition.
Date:
May 27, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History