Roberts County, Texas: Records of wells and springs, drillers' logs, water analyses, and map showing location of wells and springs (open access)

Roberts County, Texas: Records of wells and springs, drillers' logs, water analyses, and map showing location of wells and springs

Data complied regarding wells and other water resources, including water quality analysis, measurements, and other relevant information.
Date: November 5, 1940
Creator: United States. Work Projects Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calendar (open access)

Calendar

Patent for a calendar that has the ability to preserve pages of interest for future reference.
Date: July 13, 1920
Creator: Pennington, Emory G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Ground-Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 2 (open access)

Evaluating the Ground-Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 2

Second volume of a report documenting a study to map the High Plains aquifer and obtain data about various measurements and aspects of the aquifer. This volume provides "supporting basic data including records of wells and county maps depicting well locations, elevation of base of aquifer, elevation of water levels in 1980, and saturated thicknesses in 1980" for the northern third of the study area.
Date: August 1984
Creator: Knowles, Tommy; Nordstrom, Phillip & Klemt, William B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Ground Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 1 (open access)

Evaluating the Ground Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 1

First volume of a report documenting a study to map the High Plains aquifer and obtain data about various measurements and aspects of the aquifer. This volume provides "interpretive information presented as text and related tables and regional figures."
Date: May 1984
Creator: Knowles, Tommy; Nordstrom, Phillip & Klemt, William B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel for Vehicles. (open access)

Resilient Wheel for Vehicles.

Patent for wheels for automobiles which are resilient by introducing a cushioned and floating hub between the hub and the rim.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Brizendine, Olie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District Annual Report: 2015 (open access)

Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District Annual Report: 2015

Annual report of the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2015.
Date: 2015-23~
Creator: Texas. Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices

Appendices for the water plan for Region A (Panhandle) including a bibliography, cost estimates, survey results, and related reports.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Panhandle Region describing water supply locations and suppliers by county, the state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users in each county, drought plans, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The High Plains Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The High Plains Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the High Plains Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: May 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Panhandle Water News, July 2003 (open access)

Panhandle Water News, July 2003

Quarterly newsletter of the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District describing activities and giving groundwater supply updates for each county in the district.
Date: July 2003
Creator: Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rail Joint and Chair (open access)

Combined Rail Joint and Chair

Patent for a combined rail joint and rail chair. Illustrations included.
Date: October 22, 1912
Creator: Newman, Harry J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rake and Stacker. (open access)

Combined Rake and Stacker.

Patent for an improved combined rake and stacker. The improvement includes an added horse-rake for hay, which can be used to load hay into a wagon or place in a stack.
Date: December 24, 1901
Creator: Jahns, R. H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Cropping Tool. (open access)

Corn-Cropping Tool.

Patent for a manual corn harvesting tool in which a curved cutting knife is secured to a metal plate which fits into the hand(s) of the operator and is secured to the hand(s) by a strap and buckle. Use of this apparatus would replace the two separate actions of grasping the corn with one hand and cutting it with the other.
Date: July 17, 1906
Creator: Gordon, Frederick William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Splicer. (open access)

Wire Stretcher and Splicer.

Patent for a wire stretcher and splicer for building fences and baling hay.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Cornett, Mike Weldon
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for a new and useful valve for "controlling the flow of steam, compressed air, water, or other fluid" (line 12 - 14).
Date: December 27, 1898
Creator: Mitchell, Charles Bradley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Compress. (open access)

Cotton-Compress.

Patent for a new and useful cotton compress, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 31, 1899
Creator: Brady, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

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

Adobe Creek Southeast 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

Dry Creek 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: 1974
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hoover 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: 1969
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Skellytown Northeast 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

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

Horse Creek 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

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