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2010 Census P.L. 94-171 County Block Map
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Digital US Topo Maps: 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
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Rotary Engine
Patent for "a new and improved rotary engine which is simple and durable in construction and very effective in operation, using the steam expansively and to the fullest advantage, at the same time being adapted to compound engines" (lines 8-12).
Date:
November 5, 1889
Creator:
Akers, William P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Starter
Patent for "a new and improved car-starter adapted for all kinds of cars and vehicles, being specially of great value on grades" (lines 8-11).
Date:
February 5, 1889
Creator:
Akers, William P. & Lindsey, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Neck Yoke
Patent for a detachable neck yoke. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 10, 1910
Creator:
Barry, John, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton.
Patent for an apparatus that cleans burs and other foreign matter from cotton through a suction process prior to ginning, including instructions and illustrations. The inventor claims this apparatus is simpler, more affordable, and more effective than previous methods for cleaning cotton.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Brown, Thomas N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper that thins plants and provides ample space between those plants to achieve mature and plentiful harvest.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Butler, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flour or Meal Bin.
Patent for "a device of improved form for holding flour and meal and from which the same may be drawn and sifted in any desired quantity." (Lines 14-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 16, 1897
Creator:
Callahan, Simeon O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Converting Motion.
Patent for device that converts "motion of the piston-rod in steam engines into a rotary motion" (lines 10-11).
Date:
January 29, 1884
Creator:
Catlin, Eli
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam Engine.
Patent for a new and improved steam-engine. This design "relates to certain improvements in compound steam-engines; and it has for its objects to lessen friction and provide for the effective working of such engines" (lines 8-11).
Date:
September 23, 1884
Creator:
Catlin, Eli
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Apparatus
Patent for a well-drilling apparatus granted to Eli Catlin which is simpler and more convenient to use as well as being less expensive.
Date:
November 27, 1883
Creator:
Catlin, Eli
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machine.
Patent for a simple and efficient well-drilling machine that is meant for drilling Artesian and other wells. This invention is a "mechanism for reciprocating and turning the tool during the drilling operation, and to provide for the lowering of the drill as the latter advances to the work and for the withdrawal of the same from the well when required for any desired purpose" (lines 8-15). It is also designed to remove water, mud, slush, etc. from the well while drilling.
Date:
February 4, 1896
Creator:
Catlin, Eli
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Apparatus for Working Glass.
Patent for a blowing-engine that will make the glass-blowing process less laborious. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 13, 1875
Creator:
Chase, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Jack County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Jack County, Texas.
Date:
2005
Creator:
Crenwelge, Wilfred E.; Walters, James P.; Randell, Joe L.; Meyer, Charlie G. & Dowell, Rusty
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight.
Patent for dirigible headlights for automobiles which pivot in the direction of steering while maintaining an independent tilt adjustment.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Crumpton, Enoch M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit Cutting Implement.
Patent for a fruit cutting implement with increased safety measures to help users avoid "the usual and dangerous practice of cutting the lemons with a knife" (lines 23 - 24), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1918
Creator:
Davis, Mack H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Car-Step.
Patent for folding steps attached to a railway car or trolley, which are easily operated by the conductor and when folded block the exit of the car to prevent passengers leaving or entering without the steps.
Date:
October 29, 1907
Creator:
Felkner, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train-Pipe Coupling.
Patent for a coupling for trains air brake hoses/pipes, which automatically connects when train cars are put together.
Date:
August 11, 1908
Creator:
Felkner, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Guard and Gate
Patent for cattle guards utilizing a gate normally disposed across a railroad track. This gate is modified for operation by actuation of a moving train approaching the guard from either direction.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Felkner, William G. & Butler, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for cotton choppers with a moving hoe-frame. The essential feature of the invention is to secure a special construction and arrangement of chopping blades which are adapted to be adjusted in such a way as to leave a greater or less number of the plants in a row as the chopper is operated.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Felkner, William G. & Butler, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Step for Public Carriers
Patent for public carriers such as cars that are designed for transporting passengers, especially steam operated railways. This patent will provide these carriers with a string of steps at each end upon both sides to facilitate ingress and egress. These steps are stationary and for safety terminate a short distance away from the ground.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Felkner, William G. & Butler, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire.
Patent for a removable replacement tire. To provide simple and easy removable tires to replace the old ones.
Date:
December 21, 1920
Creator:
Ford William R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fender for Cultivators.
Patent for a fender for cultivators or cotton choppers.
Date:
October 18, 1910
Creator:
Foster, George M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report
Water plan for Region C describing the areas water resources and suppliers, usage statistics and forecasts, threats and water needs, methodology for making the plan, water conservation methods and plans, and recommendations on water management for different water suppliers and counties.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 2. Appendices A-P
Appendices to the water plan for Region C including a bibliography, water supply charts and reports, water management strategies, and related reports.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 3. Appendices Q-Z
Appendices Q-Z for the Water plan for Region C including cost estimates, newsletters, comments on the plan and actions taken to answer them, and reports related to different aspects of the water plan.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History