Anson Sheet

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 1:125000
Date: 1906
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roby Sheet

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 1:125000
Date: 1903
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Coupling (open access)

Wagon Coupling

Patent for wagon coupling. Illustration included.
Date: June 14, 1904
Creator: Keene, Charles Earnest
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carriage Bow Support (open access)

Carriage Bow Support

Patent for a carriage bow support. This invention is designed for use with buggies and absorb shock and jarring motions. Illustration included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Ledbetter, Rufus C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Balance Attachment for Windmills. (open access)

Automatic Balance Attachment for Windmills.

Patent for an automatic balance device for windmills that attaches to the pump-rod.
Date: December 23, 1902
Creator: Terry, Blake
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Measuring Instrument (open access)

Combination Measuring Instrument

Patent for a combination measuring instrument. Illustration included.
Date: September 13, 1904
Creator: Terry, William Blake
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sulky Plow (open access)

Sulky Plow

Patent for a sulky plow. This invention is designed to "provide a simple, durable, and highly efficient means for angularly adjusting the rear caster or follower wheel, which runs in the newly-made furrow" (lines 16-19). Illustrations included.
Date: November 21, 1905
Creator: Zant, John S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History