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Device for Replacing Derailed Railway-Cars. (open access)

Device for Replacing Derailed Railway-Cars.

Patent for a device used to replaced derailed railway-cars that can be applied on either side of the rail. It can be easily moved to different tracks.
Date: August 6, 1895
Creator: Durack, Patrick H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Davis Sheet

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 1:125000
Date: 1897
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Throttle-Lever. (open access)

Throttle-Lever.

Patent for a new and improved throttle lever, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 30, 1898
Creator: Canday, Lorin Winfield
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History