Tent (open access)

Tent

Patent for "a simple light inexpensive tent structure which may be made of any required size, and may be easily and quickly pitched or struck, and will be securely anchored to the ground by the weight of its occupants, and will promote their good health, and will afford them ready exit in emergencies" (lines 9-15).
Date: December 11, 1888
Creator: Gentzen, Herman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soldier's Cart (open access)

Soldier's Cart

Patent for an "inexpensive, light, strong, and conveniently-arranged carts adapted for carrying the rations, baggage, and accouterments of one man, and adapted also when coupled together for the safe carriage of disabled men from the field by the least possible number of attendants, and adapted also to be coupled together in pairs side by side, and to be coupled infront of each other and also to a mule-cart to allow one animal to draw the baggage of from six to ten or more men, and to carry from the field two, four, or six men at a time, the carts .being thus as well adapted for hospital service as they are for relieving or lessening the fatigues of the march" (lines 9-24).
Date: December 10, 1889
Creator: Gentzen, Herman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lantern (open access)

Lantern

Patent for a flame lantern. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Trevino, Abundio
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baby-Basket. (open access)

Baby-Basket.

Patent for a collapsible baby basket which attaches to the robe rail on the back of an automobile's front seat, for use while the car is in motion, that may be stored under the rail when not in use.
Date: September 10, 1912
Creator: Thaison, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Differential Gears (open access)

Locking Device for Differential Gears

Patent for "Locking Device for Differential Gears adapted especially for use in connection with automobiles using the “full floating” type of rear axle." (lines 4-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 18, 1916
Creator: King, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Auto Body (open access)

Auto Body

Patent for an invention made for the improvements of the auto body and provide a way to convert a motor vehicle body to a comfortable bed with a foldable cushion for the back seat.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Lawrence, John & Whitton, Orvil C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber (open access)

Shock Absorber

Patent for the improvement of shock absorbers through the introduction of more flexible material into the air container.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Crawford, Edward M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Monte Christo 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 1:62500
Date: 1940
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6938 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6938

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Validity of the proposed lease agreement covering the property known as Fort Ringgold, situated at Rio Grande City, Star County, Texas.
Date: November 15, 1945
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-44 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-44

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Maximum compensation and expense allowance of county commissioners of Starr County.
Date: May 26, 1953
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mc Allen

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: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

McAllen

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: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Escobares 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 1:62500
Date: 1956
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Falcon 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 1:62500
Date: 1956
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Garcias 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 1:62500
Date: 1956
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Monte Christo 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 1:62500
Date: 1956
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roma 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 1:62500
Date: 1956
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

El Sauz 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 1:62500
Date: 1958
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Agua Nueva 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 1:62500
Date: 1959
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cuevitas 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 1:62500
Date: 1959
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Encantada 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 1:62500
Date: 1959
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

La Reforma 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 1:62500
Date: 1959
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sal Colorada 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 1:62500
Date: 1959
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mc Allen

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: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History