P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Block 54

Parent map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Block 55

Parent map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Block 35

Parent map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Block 69

Parent map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Block 45

Parent map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Block 24

Parent map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beet-Harvesting Machine. (open access)

Beet-Harvesting Machine.

Patent for beet harvesting machine capable of plucking, cutting, and sorting vegetable parts.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Holub, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Block 63

Parent map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Block 34

Parent map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Brazoria County, Index

Index map for Brazoria County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:138,173.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Block 62

Parent map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Block 68

Parent map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Harris County, Index

Index map for Harris County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:147,384.
Date: January 10, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Index

Index map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:92,115.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Fort Bend County, Block 44

Parent map for Fort Bend County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.
Date: January 12, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Brazoria County, Block 13

Parent map for Brazoria County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:15,000.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Brazoria County, Block 21

Parent map for Brazoria County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:15,000.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer. (open access)

Insect Destroyer.

Patent for a new and improved insect destroyer. This design consists "[i]n a poison-sprinkling machine, the combination, with the wheels mounted on stub-axles, with vertically-adjustable rotary sifters in the rear operated by the wheels, of an arched frame connected to said axles, said frame having thills secured thereto, and an arched yoke having its ends bent outward to form neck-yokes and secured to the outer ends of said thills, and draft-arms secured to the sides of said thills" (lines 59-68).
Date: January 24, 1888
Creator: Rives, John T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Plow (open access)

Wheel Plow

Patent for a plow supported on wheels. Illustration included.
Date: January 1, 1907
Creator: Barnett, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter Attachment (open access)

Planter Attachment

Patent for an attachment that follows behind planters, to smooth out affected soil.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: Drummond, Josiah D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Show Case (open access)

Show Case

Patent for a show case. Illustration included.
Date: January 5, 1909
Creator: Thompson, Peter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sand-Screen for Wells. (open access)

Sand-Screen for Wells.

Patent for a sand-screen for wells "to provide a simple and efficient device adapted for use on ordinary well-tubing, the same being capable of construction and repair at small cost, being readily attachable to and removable from the tubing, and having means for effectually excluding sand from the inlet end of the tubing, while permitting the free inflow of water therethrough" (lines 9-17).
Date: April 26, 1902
Creator: Jackson, Stokeley & Thompson, Neals
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Attachment for Corn and Cotton Planters (open access)

Roller Attachment for Corn and Cotton Planters

Patent for a land roller. This land roller will be attached to the planter in a new way, and will allow for the roller to curve with the planter.
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Drapela, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint (open access)

Rail-Joint

Patent for connecting fish plates at the meeting ends of rails where the rails are securely connected without the necessity of employing bolts. Another object of this improvement is to provide a combined fish plate and rail chair which can be applied to the rails.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Jezik, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History