Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for new bailing press that that improves "hay-presses of the full circle or continuous type for baling hay, straw, and the like." (lines 8-10) Illustrations included.
Date: May 1, 1900
Creator: Leineweber, Francis & Welge, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Band-Cutter (open access)

Band-Cutter

Patent for band-cutters “designed for facilitating the cutting of bale-bands” (lines 11-12) including illustrations.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Manly, James S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Band Fastening (open access)

Bale-Band Fastening

Patent for "a new and useful bale-band fastening or bale-tie for an object to provide a simple and efficient device for taking up a maximum amount of slack in the band with a minimum movement, while at the same time serving to tightly secure the band about the bale and preventing the same from loosening or the ends thereof from rending apart ." (lines 5-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 10, 1900
Creator: Campbell, Douglas M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bucksaw. (open access)

Bucksaw.

Patent for "a new and useful improvements in bucksaws to provide a simple construction to secure the saw-blade detachably in position and to tighten the same to any degree of operation." (lines 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 12, 1900
Creator: Henry, Hugh
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Record, Volume 11, 1899-1900 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 11, 1899-1900

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, foreign articles, and bibliographies. Name and subject indexes start on page 1103.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 11. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 11.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 813.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Armament of Fort Fischer and Adjacent Batteries

Map illustrating the walls and gun batteries of Fort Fischer during the Civil War.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 10. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 10.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 807.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 14 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 14

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Influence of Salt and Similar Substances on Soil Moisture, Extra-Early Potatoes, Rotting of Cranberries, Chestnuts, Low-Grade Paris Green, Crude Petroleum as an Insecticide, Skim Milk in Bread Making, Best Number of Hens in One Pen, Next Box for Egg Records, and Profitable and Unprofitable Cows.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sheeps, Hogs, and Horses in the Pacific Northwest (open access)

Sheeps, Hogs, and Horses in the Pacific Northwest

This bulletin gives a broad overview of the livestock industry in the Pacific Northwest with respect to sheep and hogs; there is also a brief discussion of the horse industry. I. Sheep Husbandry. II. Hog Raising. III. The Horse Industry.
Date: 1900
Creator: French, Hiram T. (Hiram Taylor), b. 1861; Nelson, S. B. (Sofus Bertelsen), 1867-1931 & Withcombe, James
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farmers' Reading Courses (open access)

Farmers' Reading Courses

Report discussing the main features of the farmers' reading courses that have become popular in several states through agricultural colleges and experiment stations. The reading courses are designed to provide farmers with a systematic approach to their work through the study of a scientifically sound and accessible textbook curriculum.
Date: 1900
Creator: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hop Culture in California (open access)

Hop Culture in California

Report discussing the potential of California for developing a hops industry and successful practices for hops cultivation.
Date: 1900
Creator: Flint, Daniel
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 4, Volume 3. (open access)

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 4, Volume 3.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of army correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Armies discussing their operations. The fourth series, according to the preface in Series 1, Volume 1, "will exhibit the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns of the Confederate authorities similar to that indicated for the Union officials, as of the third series, but excluding the correspondence between the Union and Confederate authorities given in that series" (p. iv). On pages 1177-1178, there is a list of alternate names/designations of organizations mentioned in the text; index starts on page 1197.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of Blockade of Wilmington, North Carolina

Map illustrating the planned blockade of the port of Wilmington, North Carolina. This includes the inlets between Cape Fear and Cape Lookout, blockade lines, and naval perimeters. The crosses indicate blockade ships. This map accompanies the War of the Rebellion papers which include documentation of the North Atlantic Blockade Squadron, 1864.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of First Attack Upon Fort Fischer

Map illustrating the Union naval assault attack upon Fort Fischer in North Carolina. The fort's walls, Fort Buchanan, and the lines of attack of the Union vessels are shown.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of Second Attack on Fort Fischer

Map illustrating the second Union naval assault attack upon Fort Fischer in North Carolina. The fort's walls, Battery Buchanan, and Union vessels are shown.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the James River from Chaffin's Bluff to City Point

Map illustrating the Union and Confederate army lines west of the James River in Virginia. Rivers, swamps, cities, forts, and railroads are shown.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 5. (open access)

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 5.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of army correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Armies discussing their operations. The third series, according to the preface in Series 1, Volume 1 contains "the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns of the Union authorities (embracing their correspondence with the Confederate officials) not relating specially to the subjects of the first and second series. It will set forth the annual and special reports of the Secretary of War, of the General-in-Chief, and of the chiefs of the several staff corps and departments; the calls for troops, and the correspondence between the National and the several State authorities" (p. iv). Index starts on page 1051.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 4. (open access)

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 4.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of army correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Armies discussing their operations. The third series, according to the preface in Series 1, Volume 1 contains "the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns of the Union authorities (embracing their correspondence with the Confederate officials) not relating specially to the subjects of the first and second series. It will set forth the annual and special reports of the Secretary of War, of the General-in-Chief, and of the chiefs of the several staff corps and departments; the calls for troops, and the correspondence between the National and the several State authorities" (p. iv). Index starts on page 1291.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 4, Volume 2. (open access)

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 4, Volume 2.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of army correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Armies discussing their operations. The fourth series, according to the preface in Series 1, Volume 1, "will exhibit the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns of the Confederate authorities similar to that indicated for the Union officials, as of the third series, but excluding the correspondence between the Union and Confederate authorities given in that series" (p. iv). On pages 1177-1178, there is a list of alternate names/designations of organizations mentioned in the text; index starts on page 1079.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 4, Volume 1. (open access)

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 4, Volume 1.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of army correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Armies discussing their operations. The fourth series, according to the preface in Series 1, Volume 1, "will exhibit the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns of the Confederate authorities similar to that indicated for the Union officials, as of the third series, but excluding the correspondence between the Union and Confederate authorities given in that series" (p. iv). On pages 1177-1178, there is a list of alternate names/designations of organizations mentioned in the text; index starts on page 1179.
Date: 1900
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Results of a Biological Reconnaissance of the Yukon River Region (open access)

Results of a Biological Reconnaissance of the Yukon River Region

Brief summary of the Yukon River region, including itinerary of expedition, faunal districts, new species identified, and mammals and birds present.
Date: October 6, 1900
Creator: Osgood, Wilfred H. & Bishop, Louis B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Las Cruces Sheet

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 1:125000
Date: 1900
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Federal Reporter. Volume 99 Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Courts of Appeals and Circuit and District Courts of the United States. March-April, 1900. (open access)

The Federal Reporter. Volume 99 Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Courts of Appeals and Circuit and District Courts of the United States. March-April, 1900.

The Federal Reporter contains the text of decisions and commentary regarding cases tried in circuit and district courts throughout the United States. The opinions printed in the volumes include both written statements and oral comments transcribed for publication. Index of cases starts on page vii.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The UNT Digital Library