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Stalk Puller and Chopper.
Patent for a stalk puller that can pull the stalk from the ground and chop in pieces for feeding for fertilizer.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Anderson, Jeff
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Circulating Gage.
Patent for an "oil circulating gage particularly designed for use in connection with the oiling system of the well known 'Ford' automobile."
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Cope, Thomas N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Rule, Square, and Miter.
Patent for a combination of devices that contains "attachments for folding rules which will make said rules capable of use as a square, tri-square, and miter" (lines 15-17), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 4, 1914
Creator:
McFarland, Charles M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Listing Attachment for Plows
Patent for plow attachment to deflecting soil from the shovel of the plow; does not require special tools to apply attachment to plow.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Hogan, Peter E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Wheel and Means for Driving Same.
Patent for "a new and Improved Traction-Wheel and Means for Driving Same" (lines 5-7) , including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Graley, Morton Adrian
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press.
Patent for improvements to a hay press to be manufactured easily and cheaply while maintaining its effectiveness in pressing hay into bales.
Date:
July 17, 1917
Creator:
Pate, William H. & Rhyne, Arthur M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Point Holddown
Patent for switch-point holddown to accompany and support the switch rail machinery. Process and function in text with accompanying illustrations to demonstrate said function.
Date:
September 18, 1917
Creator:
Morrison, Oscar P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension-Bed.
Patent for a "longitudinally extensible" (lines 12-13) bed. The extension is stored underneath the main portion of the bed when not in use and allows for the bed to be covered completely with netting to protect against mosquitos. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
Couch, Marvin Leslie
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper. The text describes the construction of the machine and explains how it is different from current cotton choppers.
Date:
April 22, 1913
Creator:
Forrest, Bedford W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atlanta 1911 Sheet 4
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Atlanta in Cass County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
July 1911
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atlanta 1911 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Atlanta in Cass County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
July 1911
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atlanta 1911 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Atlanta in Cass County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
July 1911
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atlanta 1911 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Atlanta in Cass County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
July 1911
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box-Car-Door Fastener
Patent for a box car door fastener.
Date:
March 19, 1912
Creator:
Hooton, Pinkie D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin
Patent for a clothes pin. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 20, 1910
Creator:
Wiley, Alvin Herbert & Banger, John Edward Armenious
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shingle-Machine
Patent for a shingle machine that has a block for adjusting the angle of the log being cut.
Date:
August 20, 1912
Creator:
Nelson, John Bryan
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for a churn operating mechanism, which can be attached to a wall.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Wiley, Alvin Herbert; Lathem, Diah Walter & Lathem, Mariand Wiendfield
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Terrell Foster]
Photograph of Terrell Foster sitting on a stump with his legs crossed, wearing a dark-colored suit and straw hat. The background consists of stumps, grass and scattered leaves. A hand written note on the back reads, "Terrell Foster, Bloomburg, Texas, March 1919."
Date:
March 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cass Co.
Blue line print of survey map of Cass County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date:
1911
Creator:
Duke, James K.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Linden Quadrangle
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 1:62500
Date:
1910
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atlanta Quadrangle
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 1:62500
Date:
1910
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Daingerfield Quadrangle
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 1:62500
Date:
1914
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 8, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 23, 1915
Weekly newspaper from Linden, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 23, 1915
Creator:
Banger, J. E. A. & Erwin, W. L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 42, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 20, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Linden, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 20, 1914
Creator:
Banger, J. E. A. & Erwin, W. L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History