Smith County, Texas: Records of wells, drillers' logs, water analyses, and map showing location of wells (open access)

Smith County, Texas: Records of wells, drillers' logs, water analyses, and map showing location of wells

Data complied regarding wells and other water resources, including water quality analysis, measurements, and other relevant information.
Date: September 15, 1937
Creator: United States. Work Projects Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable End Die. (open access)

Adjustable End Die.

Patent for improvements to adjustable end dies. These improvements allow convenient rethreading of bolts while it is engaged with an object.
Date: February 8, 1921
Creator: Wright, John G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating and Cleaning Hulls and Trash from Seed Cotton. (open access)

Apparatus for Separating and Cleaning Hulls and Trash from Seed Cotton.

Patent for a machine for separating and cleaning hulls and trash from seed cotton. It is intended to be used in conjunction with a boll threshing machine.
Date: December 10, 1918
Creator: Cass, Thomas M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Holder. (open access)

Bottle Holder.

Patent for a bottle holder, to hold ink bottles to a surface such as a desk or table. It is designed to be both a permanent or detachable fixture.
Date: December 3, 1918
Creator: Kayser, Mary Louise
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Lock and Jack. (open access)

Combination Lock and Jack.

Patent for a combination lock and jack to prevent automobile theft. The jack locks the operating levers of an automobile to prevent them from moving, and the lock prevents its removal. The jack can also be detached and collapse for easy storage.
Date: May 5, 1919
Creator: Brittain, William Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ink-Bottle (open access)

Ink-Bottle

Patent for an ink bottle with screw threads allowing it to be screwed and unscrewed into a holder or desk; ink bottle can also be removed for cleaning or filling.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Kayser, Mary Louise
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Driving-Box. (open access)

Locomotive Driving-Box.

Patent for improvements in locomotive driving boxes. Designed to "eliminate the necessity of removing the driving wheels" (lines 13-14) to replace the crown brasses, "eliminate the necessity of removing the driving box" (lines 16-17) to avoid lateral wear, and eliminates the necessity of expensive machine work.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Simmons, Arthur, W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Actuating Mechanism. (open access)

Pump-Actuating Mechanism.

Patent for improving measuring pumps "by providing a pump actuating means so constructed that a continuous movement of the crank in one direction will cause a reciprocation of the piston in both directions" (lines 29-33), with illustrations.
Date: April 19, 1921
Creator: Dean, Robert A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sod Cutting and Disintegrating Machine. (open access)

Sod Cutting and Disintegrating Machine.

Patent for a sod cutting and disintegrating machine that has a wheel-supported frame, inclined elevator, plow attached to the elevator, front truck, and disintegrating rollers.
Date: August 17, 1920
Creator: Thompson, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester (open access)

Peanut-Harvester

Patent for a peanut harvester that uproots the peanut and lifts it for delivery to a carrier. This harvester also includes a pair of colters that roll alongside the row of peanuts to cut grass and loosen the soil, this includes a mechanism for raising and lowering the digging structure and fingers to guide to stems of the plants so that they are not cut.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: Phillips, Preston D. & Phillips, Herbert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker. (open access)

Nutcracker.

Patent for a nutcracker with an adjustable jaw and a smaller number of parts.
Date: November 27, 1917
Creator: Gradick, Wiley, Sr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Fastener (open access)

Door Fastener

Patent is for door locking device for fasteners that can be carried around in a pocket. It is an improvement on models in circulation.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Price, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Handle. (open access)

Saw-Handle.

Patent for improvements in saw-handles. Invention provides for adjustable and detachable means for clamping of a saw blade. The device includes a "head member, means for clamping the end of a saw blade" (lines 19-20).
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Smith, Lee A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Flat Die. (open access)

Adjustable Flat Die.

Patent for improved adjustable flat dies which provide different sizes of cutting dies to the cutting device.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Wright, John G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction. (open access)

Building Construction.

Patent for a building construction method. After completion of typical foundation and framework construction, "interlocking slabs or tiles are secured to the framework to form an outer covering or sheathing for the building." The interlocking method requires no cementing of material yet still allows water to be shed. "Provision is also made for fastening slabs or tiles to the framework in a manner permitting rapid assembly of parts" which reduces building time. The invention can be applied to doors and windows as demonstrated in the illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Walker, Isham P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at Tyler Operating Budget: 2019 (open access)

University of Texas at Tyler Operating Budget: 2019

Proposed budget for the University of Texas at Tyler outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: 2018
Creator: University of Texas at Tyler
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler Operating Budget: 2018 (open access)

University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler Operating Budget: 2018

Proposed budget for University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 24, 2017
Creator: University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler [Magazine], Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1983 (open access)

University of Texas Health Center at Tyler [Magazine], Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1983

Magazine of the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler describing research, news, events, and activities at the university, as well as other topics of interest.
Date: Spring 1983
Creator: University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler [Magazine], Volume 1, Number 2, Fall 1983 (open access)

University of Texas Health Center at Tyler [Magazine], Volume 1, Number 2, Fall 1983

Magazine of the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler describing research, news, events, and activities at the university, as well as other topics of interest.
Date: Autumn 1983
Creator: University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler [Magazine], Volume 2, Number 2, Fall 1984/Winter 1985 (open access)

University of Texas Health Center at Tyler [Magazine], Volume 2, Number 2, Fall 1984/Winter 1985

Magazine of the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler describing research, news, events, and activities at the university, as well as other topics of interest.
Date: Autumn 1984
Creator: University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler [Magazine], Volume 2, Number 1, Spring/Summer 1984 (open access)

University of Texas Health Center at Tyler [Magazine], Volume 2, Number 1, Spring/Summer 1984

Magazine of the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler describing research, news, events, and activities at the university, as well as other topics of interest.
Date: Spring 1984
Creator: University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capsule, Volume 6, Number 2, Fall/Winter 1990 (open access)

Capsule, Volume 6, Number 2, Fall/Winter 1990

Magazine of the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler describing research, news, events, and activities at the university, as well as other topics of interest.
Date: Autumn 1990
Creator: University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capsule, Volume 6, Number 1, Fall/Winter 1989 (open access)

Capsule, Volume 6, Number 1, Fall/Winter 1989

Magazine of the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler describing research, news, events, and activities at the university, as well as other topics of interest.
Date: Autumn 1989
Creator: University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capsule, Volume 5, Number 2, Spring/Summer 1988 (open access)

Capsule, Volume 5, Number 2, Spring/Summer 1988

Magazine of the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler describing research, news, events, and activities at the university, as well as other topics of interest.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History