Station Indicator. (open access)

Station Indicator.

Patent for a new and improved train station indicator. This design calls for two drums or rollers around which a banner with the different train station names and phrases written sequentially. A hand crank turns the drums, moving the banner to the desired name or phrase, as well as ringing a bell to alert passengers.
Date: December 26, 1882
Creator: Holloman, Harvey A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel. (open access)

Wheel.

Patent for "new and useful, Improvements in wheels and more particularly to that class known as spring or resilient wheels" (lines 12-15), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Hardin, Benjiman Barnett
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Wheel. (open access)

Water-Wheel.

Patent for a water-wheel that rotates around a vertical axis and that has blade-like arms that enable the wheel to convert flowing water into rotational energy.
Date: July 21, 1914
Creator: Crisp, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Screen. (open access)

Fish-Screen.

Patent for fish screen for waterways that allows for free movement of debris but still creates a barrier for the fish.
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: Crisp, Henry L. & Harrison, Ben T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker (open access)

Cotton Picker

Patent for a vehicle-mounted cotton picker.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: McEachern, S. D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Luggage-carrier (open access)

Adjustable Luggage-carrier

Patent for a luggage carrier that attaches to vehicles to carry packages of various sizes. Includes illustrations.
Date: April 5, 1921
Creator: Green, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon. (open access)

Wagon.

Patent for "a vehicle such as a wagon with means for automatically pulling cotton bolls." (lines 16-17)
Date: July 12, 1921
Creator: Jennings, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Snyder 1-a 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 1:48000
Date: 1926
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Springs 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: 1932
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Springs 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: 1932
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-81 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-81

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The issuance and legal obligation of time warrants by Jayton Rural High School District under Art. 2786(e), V. C. S.
Date: March 29, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jayton North 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 1:24,000
Date: 1958
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lubbock

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 1:250000
Date: 1958
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gilpin 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 1:24000
Date: 1959
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pursley House 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 1:24000
Date: 1959
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girard 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 1:24000
Date: 1960
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girard 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 1:24000
Date: 1960
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jayton 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 1:24000
Date: 1960
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Smith Tank 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 1:24000
Date: 1963
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Twomile Creek 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 1:24000
Date: 1963
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lubbock

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 1:250000
Date: 1966
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Flat Top Mountain 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 1:24,000
Date: 1969
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Spur 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 1:24000
Date: 1970
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Spur Southwest 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 1:24000
Date: 1970
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History