Box-Cabinet (open access)

Box-Cabinet

Patent for cabinets which are "adapted to hold boxes of the kind used by druggists, as containers for medicines and small objects" (lines 9-11).
Date: February 4, 1919
Creator: Hines, Bascom L. & Johnson, Mannon G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Showcase or Screen. (open access)

Showcase or Screen.

Patent for a cabinet that holds pictures that are easily viewable and free from dust and debris. There is one movable side for storing and removing the photos, with the remainder of the cabinet staying immobile.
Date: September 6, 1921
Creator: Praytor, William B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Terrace-Marker. (open access)

Terrace-Marker.

Patent for a terrace-marker that has "improved means for quickly and conveniently marking or laying out and leveling terraces which shall be light and consequently easily portable, durable and inexpensive to manufacture" (lines 13-17) including an illustration.
Date: January 15, 1918
Creator: Norris, William C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Cattle-Gate (open access)

Railroad Cattle-Gate

Patent for a gate or guard to be positioned on a railroad track to prevent cattle or persons crossing the railroad track from turning up or down the track, and so avoid injury or death to cattle or persons. It is designed to be automatically activated by the passing train, and is of a simple design that is inexpensive to construct.
Date: February 5, 1918
Creator: Seay, Thomas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Frog (open access)

Railway Frog

Patent for railway frog which "will tend to minimize the danger of train derailment at switch crossings" (lines 12-13).
Date: July 30, 1918
Creator: Jackson, George Ferris
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1837, Chapter 134 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1837, Chapter 134

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Titus County as the Titus County World War II Veterans Memorial Highway.
Date: May 23, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1838, Chapter 135 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1838, Chapter 135

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 271 in Titus County as the Titus County Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.
Date: May 23, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park [Rack Card] (open access)

Lake Bob Sandlin State Park [Rack Card]

Card advertising Lake Bob Sandlin State Park with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straw Rack for Threshing Machines (open access)

Straw Rack for Threshing Machines

Patent for a rack that will separate the grain, straw, and chaff to the fullest extent.
Date: October 3, 1916
Creator: McGraw, Walter A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for a device which effectively burns "kerosene, gasoline, naphtha or crude oil" (lines15-16) in a bunsen-burner fashion that is also easy to manufacture and cheap to maintain.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Veach, Joshua H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Broom and Cloth Hanger. (open access)

Combined Broom and Cloth Hanger.

Patent for a combined broom and cloth hanger, which allows a broom to be quickly engaged and supported at any desired elevation above the user's floor. It can also be folded against the wall when the broom is not in use, "...whereby the ordinary broom cover...can be conveniently clamped and held securely in position between the lower end of the bracket and against the support by passing the broom cover over and through the rods when the hanger is in a receiving position" (lines 24-30).
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: Ussery, Walter R. & Cook, Enoch J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Titus County Boat Ramp (open access)

Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Titus County Boat Ramp

A report of an archaeological survey of an area where a boat ramp, a parking lot, and bathroom facilities will be constructed.
Date: March 12, 2007
Creator: Todd, Jesse
Object Type: Report
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
Performance Review of Mount Pleasant Independent School District (ISD), February 1999 (open access)

Performance Review of Mount Pleasant Independent School District (ISD), February 1999

A performance review of Mount Pleasant Independent School District (ISD) related to how funding is used in different areas of the school system.
Date: February 1999
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
Northeast Texas Community College and Northeast Texas Community College Foundation Annual Financial Report: 2011 and 2012 (open access)

Northeast Texas Community College and Northeast Texas Community College Foundation Annual Financial Report: 2011 and 2012

Annual financial report of Northeast Texas Community College and the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal years 2011 and 2012, with an independent auditor's report.
Date: December 4, 2012
Creator: Northeast Texas Community College
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Kirby, Richard W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Washing Machine (open access)

Bottle-Washing Machine

Patent for a machine that washes bottles. Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Greer, Jesse Wade
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Cover. (open access)

Churn-Cover.

Patent for "new and Improved Churn-Cover" (line 5-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Hogue, James C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for baling-press which is to "provide a rotary sweep,..., which is connected in a novel manner to the compressing-plunger, whereby said plunger is operated twice to each revolution of the sweep" (lines 12-16). Illustrations included.
Date: November 4, 1902
Creator: Fitz Water, Marshall V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carriage Top Stop (open access)

Carriage Top Stop

Patent for "carriages or other vehicles, and more particularly to that portion of a vehicle which is known as the 'prop stump or stop,' which usually projects outward on each side of the vehicle-body at the rear end of the seat for support of the vehicle-hood props when the hood or top is lowered." (lines 9-16). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1905
Creator: Smith, William Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate-Fastening (open access)

Crate-Fastening

Patent for crate fastening to secure the top firmly but also allow it to be easily removed. It was designed for an egg crate but is applicable to crates in general, including illustrations.
Date: September 25, 1900
Creator: Damon, Sylvester Will
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History