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Aerial Conveyor (open access)

Aerial Conveyor

Patent for an aerial conveyor, specifically one that relates to "an aerial suspension car for aiding linemen in traveling along a suspended cable" (lines 9-11). It's primary function is to allow a wheeled car to be mounted on a cable and used to transport a person.
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Moore, Richard S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and inasmuch as they were recorded under widely differing conditions, they necessarily vary in fullness detail."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for a cylinder shaped animal trap for small furry animals.
Date: February 25, 1913
Creator: Fikes, Benjamin M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Harrows (open access)

Attachment for Harrows

Patent for attachment of harrows that facilitate the use of harrows in pilling cotton stalks. This device allows the harrows to be in continuous motion creating efficiency in cotton pilling.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Taylor, David T. & Barker, Felix
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle. (open access)

Bale-Tie Buckle.

Patent for a bale tie buckle where "an internal shoulder adapter to cooperate with the tie or band to prevent the latter from accidentally slipping through the entrance throat in the buckle when the tie is slackened" (lines 16-20).
Date: July 9, 1918
Creator: Schutz, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for improvements to baling presses for double bale type presses. It includes elevators and a reciprocating press head.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: Potter, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith's Tongs (open access)

Blacksmith's Tongs

Patent for blacksmith's tongs. Used to handle and manipulate different sizes of rods and bars that are round.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Beacham, Charles M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breast-Strap (open access)

Breast-Strap

Patent for a breast strap with snap hooks that reduces wear on the strap.
Date: March 29, 1910
Creator: Hewitt, Ditus P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buckholts 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 1:31680
Date: 1912
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calf and Cow Weaner. (open access)

Calf and Cow Weaner.

Patent for calf and cow weaner.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Bauer, John T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cameron 1912 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cameron in Milam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cameron 1912 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cameron in Milam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cameron 1912 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cameron in Milam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cameron 1912 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cameron in Milam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cameron 1912 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cameron in Milam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cameron 1912 Sheet 6

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cameron in Milam County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1912
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1913 (open access)

The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Cameron, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: January 30, 1913
Creator: Kennon, R. W. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1914 (open access)

The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Cameron, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: July 30, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1915 (open access)

The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Cameron, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: December 16, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1916 (open access)

The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Cameron, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: May 11, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1918 (open access)

The Cameron Herald. (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Cameron, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: July 25, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn. Illustration included.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Smith, Columbus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper, which can be attached to a planter.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Felton, Thomas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History