Resource Type

Water-Heater (open access)

Water-Heater

Patent for a water heater that will heat a large quantity of water in a short amount of time. Cool water is delivered to the bottom of the tank, displacing hot water at the top so the tank is always filled with hot water.
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Faust, Louis F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastening Device for Fence-Wires. (open access)

Fastening Device for Fence-Wires.

Patent for improved fence posts that holds wires on metallic posts.
Date: September 7, 1920
Creator: Minnich, Otto J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Smithsons Valley 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: 1920
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History