Improvement in Adjustable Saddle-Trees. (open access)

Improvement in Adjustable Saddle-Trees.

Patent for "improvements in saddle-trees; and the invention consists in constructing the forward ends of the trees with the hinged connection between its sides, to allow lateral adjustment of the sides to and from each other..." (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 16, 1874
Creator: Heaton, George & Eckley, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press. (open access)

Cotton-Press.

Patent for a cotton-press that compresses "cotton as it is delivered from the gin into convenient shape and size of bundle, for facilitating the transportation thereof" (lines 12-15).
Date: June 25, 1895
Creator: Taylor, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner (open access)

Oil Burner

Patent for a oil burner. "This invention relates to improvements in that class of burners used for burning hydrocarbon oils or liquid fuel, and while it is more especially intended to be used for heating steam generators or boiler" (8-12) illustrations included.
Date: June 16, 1903
Creator: Wafer, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Battery (open access)

Electrical Battery

Patent for an electrical battery. Illustration included.
Date: June 14, 1904
Creator: Haschke, Juluis E. & Haschke, Feodor G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton and Corn Planter. (open access)

Cotton and Corn Planter.

Patent for a cotton and corn planter that does not put as much pressure on the tongue of the machine as previous models and that allows the plow attachment to be lifted higher off the ground to avoid obstacles.
Date: June 4, 1907
Creator: Goodnight, Frank H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bookbinding (open access)

Bookbinding

This is a letter patent for the bookbinding invention as a means for holding books, pamphlets, catalogs, and other similar paper materials together. The purpose of this invention is to make it possible to place additional material inside the same covers, and with the original contents of a book without breaking or tearing the binding.
Date: June 22, 1911
Creator: Robinson, Edward K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daisy Fluorite Mine: Rosiclare Lead and Fluorspar Mining Company, Hardin County, Illinois (open access)

Daisy Fluorite Mine: Rosiclare Lead and Fluorspar Mining Company, Hardin County, Illinois

Report from the U.S. Bureau of Mines over the studies conducted on the Daisy mine and the Hillside mine in Hardin County, Illinois. Properties of the mines, and the types of mineral deposits found in each are presented. This report includes maps, and illustrations.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Muir, Neal M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter from Governor Blagojevich to Chairman Principi (5May05) (open access)

Letter from Governor Blagojevich to Chairman Principi (5May05)

Executive Correspondence to Chairman Principi from Governor Rod Blagojevich (Illinois) regarding another regional hearing in Chicago at the Allstate Arena.
Date: June 5, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter to Commissioner Bilbray from Rep. Lane Evans (open access)

Letter to Commissioner Bilbray from Rep. Lane Evans

Executive Correspondence - Letter to Commissioner Bilbray from Rep. Lane Evans (17th, IL) discussing Rock Island Arsenal and errors possibly made in the data justification used in making the recommendation for realignment. Lane Evans requests that the commissioners visit.
Date: June 6, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Memo from Sen Richard Durbin to Commissioner Skinner (open access)

Memo from Sen Richard Durbin to Commissioner Skinner

Executive Correspondence Memo to Commissioner Skinner from Illinois Sen. Durbin regarding BRAC impact.
Date: June 6, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Navy Justification Book

COBRA Program - Navy Reserve Centers - Forest Park, IL
Date: June 7, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
NAVSTA, Great Lakes, IL (open access)

NAVSTA, Great Lakes, IL

Disregard Header and Footer restrictions. Demographics The following tables provide a short description of the area near the Great Lakes installation/activity.
Date: June 7, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Army Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Army Justification Book

Disregard Restriction Header and Footer - RC Transformation in Illinois- Impacted Sites: AFRC Carbondale, IL; AFRC Lake County, IL; AFRC Mount Vernon, IL
Date: June 10, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Navy Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Navy Justification Book

Disregard Restriction Header and Footer – Navy Reserve Centers - Forest Park, IL – Impacted Sites: NAVRESCEN_FOREST_PARK_IL, IL
Date: June 10, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC 2005 Report to the Bases Realignment and Closure Commission; Industrial JCSG Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 Report to the Bases Realignment and Closure Commission; Industrial JCSG Justification Book

Rock Island Arsenal Justification Book
Date: June 10, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commissioner's Base Briefing Book - Rock Island Arsenal, IL Recommendations (open access)

Commissioner's Base Briefing Book - Rock Island Arsenal, IL Recommendations

Commissioner's Base Briefing Book - Rock Island Arsenal IL dated 1 June 2005
Date: June 13, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter from Veronika Benavidez to Commission concerning the closure of Rock Island (open access)

Letter from Veronika Benavidez to Commission concerning the closure of Rock Island

Community Correspondence - Letters from Veronika Benavidez to the Commission concerning recommendation to close the Rock Island
Date: June 18, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Summary Supporting the 183rd Fighter Wing ANGB Springfield, Illinois (open access)

Executive Summary Supporting the 183rd Fighter Wing ANGB Springfield, Illinois

Executive Summary Supporting the 183rd Fighter Wing ANGB Springfield, Illinois prepared for the St. Louis Regional Hearing on June 20, 2005.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
For the Record Statement Concerning Rock Island Arsenal (open access)

For the Record Statement Concerning Rock Island Arsenal

Statement prepared for the St. Louis Regional Hearing outlining the state response to the proposed realignment of Rock Island Arsenal.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint Statement by State Sen. LINK, State Rep. WASHINGTON and Mayor Rockingham before Commission at St. Louis Regional Hearing (open access)

Joint Statement by State Sen. LINK, State Rep. WASHINGTON and Mayor Rockingham before Commission at St. Louis Regional Hearing

JOINT STATEMENT BY SEN. TERRY LINK, 30TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, REP. EDDIE WASHINGTON, 60TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, AND LEON ROCKINGHAM, MAYOR, CITY OF NORTH CHICAGO BEFORE THE REGIONAL HEARING OF THE DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI JUNE 20, 2005. Focused on the downsizing of Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statement of Mayor of Springfield Illinois Tim Davlin before the Commission at St. Louis Regional Hearing (open access)

Statement of Mayor of Springfield Illinois Tim Davlin before the Commission at St. Louis Regional Hearing

Statement of Mayor of Springfield Illinois Tim Davlin before the Commission at St. Louis Regional Hearing. Focused on representing the individuals, families, and the communities of Illinois that will be affected by the relocation of assets from the 183rd Air National Guard unit based at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Testimony of Colonel (ret.) Gene W. Blade On Behalf of the City of Springfield, Illinois Commission (open access)

Testimony of Colonel (ret.) Gene W. Blade On Behalf of the City of Springfield, Illinois Commission

Testimony of Colonel (ret.) Gene W. Blade On Behalf of the City of Springfield, Illinois Before the Base Closure and Realignment Commission at the St. Louis Regional Hearing, June 20, 2005. Focused on the impact of the realignment of 183rd ANG unit Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Industrial JCSG Justification Book

COBRA Program - Rock Island Arsenal, IL
Date: June 21, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Army Justification Book

COBRA Program - RC Transformation in Illinois (AFRC Carbondale, IL)
Date: June 22, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library