Soil survey of Bastrop County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Bastrop County, Texas

Text describing climate, agriculture, and soils of Bastrop County, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: Winston, R. A. (Robert Alonzo); Meeker, F. N.; Eckman, O. L.; Lyman, W. S.; Schroeder, Frank C.; Rice, Thomas D. (Thomas Donnelly) et al.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Bastrop County sheet

Map displays soil types along with topography, creeks, rivers, springs, swamps, farms, towns, stores, parks, roads, and railroads. Legend includes soil profiles.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Steam Engine (open access)

Improvements in Steam Engine

Patent for improvements in steam-engines. The goal of this invention to provide a simple construction that can be equally adapted for locomotives and high speed engines.
Date: August 4, 1903
Creator: Dickson, Henry L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seat Lock For Wagons (open access)

Seat Lock For Wagons

Patent for a seat lock for wagons. Illustration included.
Date: August 16, 1904
Creator: Moore, Leon P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History