Broom-Holder. (open access)

Broom-Holder.

Patent for a holder for suspending a broom by its head in an inverted position. Primarily a bracket designed to be secured against a wall or the back of a door.
Date: December 24, 1918
Creator: Veach, Dewey M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Sack Hanger. (open access)

Cotton-Sack Hanger.

Patent for a hanger designed to easily attach and detach from a cotton sack without damaging the sack or the hands of a cotton picker. It is designed to be made of a single piece of material and may be used to hang the sack on a scale for weighing the contents.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Hamrick, Walter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Gathering and Baling Machine (open access)

Hay Gathering and Baling Machine

Patent for hay gathering and baling machine. The item gathers hay and presses it and then ties it to ensure the hay is formed in a bale.
Date: February 12, 1917
Creator: Dement, William C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Identification of Potential Brackish Groundwater Production Areas - Nacatoch Aquifer (open access)

Identification of Potential Brackish Groundwater Production Areas - Nacatoch Aquifer

Provides data on the placement and studies pertaining to aquifers and groundwater production
Date: July 2017
Creator: Laughlin, Kristie
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher (open access)

Mail-Bag Catcher

Patent for a mail bag catcher for a train, utilized to catch mail efficiently of different sizes, weights, and through adverse conditions.
Date: October 2, 1917
Creator: Fleming, Jeff
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Upper East Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Upper East Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper East Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper East Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper East Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper East Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper East Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper East Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biological, Social, and Economic Impacts of Exempting a Largemouth Bass Fishing Tournament from Slot Length Limits at Lake Fork Reservoir, Texas (open access)

Biological, Social, and Economic Impacts of Exempting a Largemouth Bass Fishing Tournament from Slot Length Limits at Lake Fork Reservoir, Texas

This document provides data about the "biological, social, and economic impacts of exempting largemouth bass fishing tournaments at the Lake Fork Reservoir." (p. 1).
Date: 2012
Creator: Barkoh, Aaron
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beehive (open access)

Beehive

Patent for a beehive. This invention is designed to increase hive production. Illustration included.
Date: November 1, 1904
Creator: Kerr, Oscar F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fifth-Wheel (open access)

Fifth-Wheel

Patent for fifth-wheels for vehicles of that form in which a turn-table containing ball-bearings is employed &c., &c." (lines 7-9) including illustrations.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Fouts, Hiram Cicero
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Producer. (open access)

Gas-Producer.

Patent for a gas producer where gas that is generated through the combustion of coal can simultaneously be enriched by gas that is produced by the gasification of coal oil. It also uses all of the fuel's heat units and leaves no residue of coke.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Steinl, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crank For Drilling Machines (open access)

Crank For Drilling Machines

Patent for a crank used with drilling machines. Illustration included.
Date: December 18, 1906
Creator: Engleman, John Hickman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arbala 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: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arbala 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: 1976
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tyler

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: 1984
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Emory 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 1:24000
Date: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mineola

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 1:100000
Date: 1991
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mineola

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 1:100000
Date: 1985
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tyler

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: 1984
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lone Oak South 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: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Emory 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: 1968
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arbala 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: 1982
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History