Soil Survey of Bowie County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Bowie County, Texas

Text includes description of climate, agriculture, and soils.
Date: 1921
Creator: Schoenmann, L. R. (Lee Roy Adolph), b. 1889
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Bowie County sheet

Map displays soil types along with lakes, rivers, creeks, towns, schools, churches, stores, roads, and railroads. Includes legend.
Date: 1921
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Funnel (open access)

Funnel

Patent for a funnel for heavy, slow running liquids, that will prevent any spilling when turned sideways.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Isaac J. Kominsky
Object Type: Patent
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: 1922
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texarkana 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: 1922
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Furnace and Cook-Stove (open access)

Combination Furnace and Cook-Stove

Patent for combination furnace and cook-stove designed to burn charcoal and conserve fuel.
Date: 1921-96-28
Creator: Weaver, Bertha H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Fountain-Brush (open access)

Rotary Fountain-Brush

Patent for a Rotary Fountain-Brush. The innovation of this item is that the water or cleaning agent fed into the brush causes it to rotate, using the medium of a water wheel or rotary.
Date: August 2, 1921
Creator: Hargis, Lawrence H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail Carrier or Container. (open access)

Mail Carrier or Container.

Patent for a mail carrier designed with a ratchet and clamp to hold mail securely while also allowing for quick extraction of the mail.
Date: April 27, 1920
Creator: Blocker, Leck H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Driven-Implement Frame (open access)

Power-Driven-Implement Frame

Patent for improvements in power driven implement frames, specifically in tractors, with illustrations.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Armstrong, Ira
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History