Incinerator (open access)

Incinerator

Patent for improvement in incinerators by unique arrangement of receiving passage and receiving post closing the lower end with a second passage inclining.
Date: April 8, 1919
Creator: McCutcheon, Joe Alford
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Pin Point Protector (open access)

Hat-Pin Point Protector

This patent is for the device that is to be used for protecting the point of the hat pin, and the invention aims to improve the operative connection between the compartmental members which shield and grip the point of the pin.
Date: April 9, 1918
Creator: Koch, Charles Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Head (open access)

Piston-Head

This patent relates to piston heads particularly designed for use in connection with a hydrocarbon engine. The purpose of this invention is to provide a novel form of a ball and socket connection between the piston rod and the piston head. The said connection is designed to be durable in construction , cheap to manufacture and easily applied.
Date: April 9, 1918
Creator: Collier, William Reid
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Training Troop in the Pointing of Guns (open access)

Apparatus for Training Troop in the Pointing of Guns

Patent for improvements to apparatus to train troops in pointing and aiming various firearms. An electric lamp shines light through a tube to point at the target, with a shutter that can operate simultaneously with the trigger or remain open.
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Place, Olney
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case for Rural-Mail Carriers. (open access)

Case for Rural-Mail Carriers.

Patent for a device to enable rural mail carriers to efficiently carry and store postal items for sale. The storage unit (device) is water-resistant to protect the items inside from inclement weather while delivering mail.
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Campbell, Guy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Mowers (open access)

Attachment for Mowers

Patent for a dividing and feeding mower attachment to guide grain into the cutters of the mowers in an upright position.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Mosely, Jimmie E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wave-Motor. (open access)

Wave-Motor.

Patent for a wave motor including an apparatus within a wave disturbed liquid using a power converting mechanism to convert energy in a more convenient form, including illustrations.
Date: April 4, 1916
Creator: Fousek, Karl
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Lamp Socket. (open access)

Electric-Lamp Socket.

Patent for an improved electric lamp socket "having a pair of switches which are alternately closed and opened, and having means for the attachment thereto of three conductors, whereby it is possible to light the lamp by means of a main switch" (lines 11-15), including illustrations.
Date: April 4, 1916
Creator: Elliott, William Martin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Armadillo Hill: Nature Trail Guide (open access)

Armadillo Hill: Nature Trail Guide

Pamphlet listing common flora that can be seen along the nature trail. Common and scientific names are given and illustrations of the plants are included next to each entry.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
School Performance Review of Austin Independent School District (ISD), April 2000 (open access)

School Performance Review of Austin Independent School District (ISD), April 2000

A performance review of the Austin Independent School District (ISD) to assess the use of state funds in different areas of the school system.
Date: April 2000
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, April/May 2011 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, April/May 2011

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the 45th day of the regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 23, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, April 24, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-sixth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 24, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, April 29, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, April 29, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-eighth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 29, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, April 22, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, April 22, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-fourth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 22, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 25, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 25, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-seventh day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 25, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 18, 2013 [Continued] (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 18, 2013 [Continued]

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-second day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 18, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, April 2, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the 33rd day of the regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 2, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 25, 2013 [Continued] (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 25, 2013 [Continued]

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-sixth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 25, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, April 3, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the thirty-fourth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 3, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-ninth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 30, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 18, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, April 18, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the 43rd day of the regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 18, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, April 2013 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, April 2013

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news, upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
Date: April 2013
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Hill Country Trail Region: Exploring the Mystique of Central Texas (open access)

Texas Hill Country Trail Region: Exploring the Mystique of Central Texas

Travel guide for the various cultural and historical sites along the Texas Hill Country Trail in Central Texas.
Date: April 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History