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Combined Level, Grade, Distance, and Elevation Finder. (open access)

Combined Level, Grade, Distance, and Elevation Finder.

Patent for a tool that acts as a combined plumb and spirit level.
Date: December 19, 1905
Creator: Barclay, Charles B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for improvements a cotton chopper that "consists of a two-wheeled carriage having a hoe situated to thin the cotton and is operated by bevel gear-wheels, a ratchet-wheel, and a spring" (lines 12-15).
Date: January 1, 1901
Creator: Levings, Enoc
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Thinner. (open access)

Corn-Thinner.

Patent for improvements in corn-thinners for removing excess stalks in the field by constructing the “upper portion’s blade flat to present straight side cutting edges, and having the lower portion curved transversely to present to a lower semicircular cutting edge.” (Lines 53-56.) With this design, the operator would not have to stoop over, making the thinning operation easier. Illustration is included.
Date: February 17, 1903
Creator: Horn, Henry G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Woodville sheet.

Map shows towns, roads, railroads, and soil types near early twentieth century Woodville, Texas. Scale [1:63,360].
Date: 1903
Creator: United States Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of the Woodville Area, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of the Woodville Area, Texas

Text describes the location and boundaries, history of settlement and agricultural development, climate, physiography and geology, soils, and agricultural conditions of the Woodville area of Texas.
Date: 1904
Creator: Lapham, J. E. (Jesse Erwin)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Woodville sheet

Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: 1904
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woodville 1909 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Woodville in Tyler County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1909
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colmesneil 1904 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Colmesneil in Tyler County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1904
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woodville 1909 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Woodville in Tyler County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1909
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woodville 1904 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Woodville in Tyler County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1904
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woodville 1909 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Woodville in Tyler County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1909
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woodville 1904 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Woodville in Tyler County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1904
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woodville 1904 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Woodville in Tyler County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1904
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woodville 1909 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Woodville in Tyler County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1909
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sam and Nettie Fuller With Son Samuel Hyde Fuller on Front Porch]

Photograph of Sam and Nettie Fuller and their son Hyde Fuller standing outside on a front porch. Sam is standing on the left and wearing a suit and tie, Nettie is standing on the right and wearing a white dress, and Samuel is wearing a white outfit and standing in the middle.
Date: [1907..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Nettie Hyde]

Photograph of a post card addressed to Nettie Hyde. The bottom left of the postcard depicts a woman in a dress carrying a stack of boxes and walking in front of a trolley full of people looking at her. The top right has a quote that says, "It is really a shame to keep one waiting". The bottom right says "Greetings from San Antonio, Tex".
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Nettie Hyde, 1906]

Photograph of a postcard addressed to Nettie Hyde. The postcard depicts a man standing on the left wearing a suit and tie and holding a cigar and a woman standing on the right wearing a dress. A large suitcase is sitting in the middle of them and says "Can I put my little number 8 in your trunk?" on the side.
Date: October 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Sam Harris Fuller and Nettie Hyde Fuller]

Photograph of Sam Harris Fuller and Nettie Hyde Fuller from the shoulders up. Sam is wearing a suit and glasses and Nettie has a white dress on with her hair in an up do.
Date: 1906/1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Sam Harris Fuller, September 19, 1906]

Photograph of a postcard addressed to Sam Harris Fuller from Susie and Wright. The postcard has a quote across the top that says, "Home was never like this" and depicts a man sitting outside with a picnic basket full of food and eating. A handwritten note is visible on the front of the postcard.
Date: September 19, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Nettie Hyde Standing in a Dress]

Photograph of Mary Nettie Hyde wearing a black, floor-length dress with her hair in an up do.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sam Hyde Fuller on Horseback]

Photograph of Sam Hyde Fuller riding on a horse. He is wearing a light-colored outfit and hat and holding on to the saddle and reins.
Date: [1907..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Charlie Hyde, Susie Lee Hyde Man, and Nettie Hyde Fuller]

Photograph of Charlie Hyde, Susie Lee Hyde Mann, and Nettie Hyde Fuller. Charlie is standing on the left and wearing a dark-colored suit and striped tie, Susie is standing in the middle and wearing a white dress and headband, and Nettie is standing on the right and wearing light-colored dress.
Date: [1907..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truss. (open access)

Truss.

Patent for a truss used to give relief to cases of ruptured hernias. Adjustable to be used by patients of varying sizes, and adaptable to treat both inguinal and umbilical ruptures. Includes illustrations.
Date: April 3, 1900
Creator: Johnson, Irven E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vine-Support, (open access)

Vine-Support,

Patent for a new and useful vine support, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Henry, Edward A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History