Muscadine Grapes: A Fruit for the South (open access)

Muscadine Grapes: A Fruit for the South

Revised edition. This bulletin discusses the cultivation of muscadine grapes in the southern United States. Topics discussed include propagation, pruning and training, soil management, fertilizers, harvesting, common diseases, and varieties.
Date: 1971
Creator: United States. Agricultural Research Service. Plant Science Research Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Holder for Paper Bags and Other Articles (open access)

Holder for Paper Bags and Other Articles

Patent for a holder for paper bags and other articles. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Laird, Edwin C. & Bedinger, Singleton B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Reciprocating Engine (open access)

Rotary Reciprocating Engine

Patent for this invention has relation to the type of engines combining rotary and reciprocating movements in one structure, the purpose being to combine the working elements in such relation as to convert maximum percentage of force into available form for the performance of work.
Date: January 22, 1901
Creator: Williams, Win D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Reciprocating Engine. (open access)

Rotary Reciprocating Engine.

Patent for a rotary reciprocating engine that is smaller, has more horse-power, and has less friction than previous models.
Date: May 8, 1900
Creator: Williams, Win D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Preserving Meat, &c. (open access)

Improvement in Preserving Meat, &c.

Patent for a method of preserving meat, vegetables, and other foods in an air-tight container using hydrogen gas and displaced water.
Date: April 2, 1872
Creator: Gillespie, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 11, February 1997 (open access)

TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 11, February 1997

Monthly bulletin issued to address topics related to law enforcement. This issue discusses "The San Antonio Youth Firearms Violence Initiative" including the background, operations, an empirical evaluation, and its effectiveness.
Date: February 1997
Creator: David, Will
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History