Flood Protection Plan: Phase 2 (open access)

Flood Protection Plan: Phase 2

Report on a flood planning study for the City of Brownsville, expanding on a previous study done in 2006. The study examined new watersheds in the city and presented recommendations for infrastructure improvement to mitigate flood risks.
Date: August 2011
Creator: Ambiotec Civil Engineering Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Drafting Rule (open access)

Elevated Drafting Rule

Patent for instrument used in drafting and ruling straight lines.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Anderson, Andrew E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Geometrical Instrument (open access)

Geometrical Instrument

Patent for a geometrical instrument. This instrument is used to create a straight edge with pivoted blades, like a protractor, to be used for laying protracted angles, etc.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Anderson, Andrew E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tape-Measure. (open access)

Tape-Measure.

Patent for a tape measure with a claw on one end that the user can affix to a surface to hold one end of the measuring tape and aid in the measuring process.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Anderson, Andrew E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Cameron County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Cameron County, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Cameron County, Texas.
Date: 1941
Creator: Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter) & Hendrickson, B. H. (Bertram Higbie)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices

Appendices for water plan for Region M including recommended and not recommended water management strategies, model drought and water conservation plans, survey data, and related reports on different areas of the water plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Black & Veatch
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Water plan for Region M (Rio Grande) describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, drought response plans, financing for the plan, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Black & Veatch
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Antiseptic Shaving Outfit. (open access)

Antiseptic Shaving Outfit.

Patent for a more compact and improved version of an antiseptic shaving outfit, including illustrations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Braunstein, Aron
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Protecting Shores. (open access)

Protecting Shores.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in protections for river banks and coast washing, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 27, 1898
Creator: Brooks, Samuel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Machines for Making Paving-Blocks. (open access)

Improvements in Machines for Making Paving-Blocks.

Patent for the improvement in machines for making paving-blocks.
Date: October 24, 1871
Creator: Brooks, Samuel Wallace
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Tractors. (open access)

Attachment for Tractors.

Patent for attachments in tractors. "This invention relates to tractors and has for its object the provision of means where by when the front axle and wheels of the tractor rise caused by rearing of the tractor, the clutch will be automatically disconnected and remain so until the front wheels of the tractor descend again into engagement with the ground. An important and more specific object is the provision in a tractor of a front axle formed n sections pivotally connected, one section being connected by suitable means with the clutch mechanism and the wheels serving as weights whereby when the tractor rears back and the front wheels leave the ground the axle sections will move relatively and exert a pull upon the means connected with the clutch whereby the clutch will be thrown out."
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Cholick, Joseph John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Spike-Extractors. (open access)

Improvement in Spike-Extractors.

Patent for "an improvement in the class of nail-extractors in which a gripe or grapple formed of pendent springs or hinged jaws is employed." (lines 7-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 29, 1874
Creator: Devine, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of La Feria Flood Protection Plan (open access)

City of La Feria Flood Protection Plan

The purpose of this report was to develop a comprehensive set of models for the City's main drainage-way system, to be utilized in developing flood protection alternatives, both structural and non-structural.
Date: July 5, 2011
Creator: Espey Consultants, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Filling Tire (open access)

Self-Filling Tire

Patent for a product that automatically inflates automobile tires with the motion and weight of the moving vehicle, with the help of a piston that is not driven by springs.
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Fernandez, Jose
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Barreda Quadrangle

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 1:31680
Date: 1936
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Barreda Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 1930
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brownsville

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 1:100000
Date: 1992
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brownsville

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 1:250000
Date: 1962
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brownsville

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 1:250000
Date: 1980
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brownsville

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 1:250000
Date: 1969
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buena Vista Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 1929
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buena Vista Quadrangle

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 1:31680
Date: 1935
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buena Vista Quadrangle

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 1:31680
Date: 1945
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

La Coma Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1983
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History