Carbureter. (open access)

Carbureter.

Patent for a new and improved carburetor. This design calls for "the apparatus [to be] submerged in water for the purpose of equalizing the temperature of the carbureting-liquid, and thereby imparting a more uniform illuminating quality to the gas; also obviating the danger of explosion from access of flame to the exterior of the apparatus" (para. 2).
Date: July 18, 1876
Creator: Pollard, James M. & Barton, Wallace R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in apparatus for packing and bale cotton. (open access)

Improvement in apparatus for packing and bale cotton.

Patent for improved process and apparatus for baling cotton. Improvement relates to a mechanical device by means of which raw cotton is thoroughly compressed into bales suitable for handling.
Date: July 18, 1876
Creator: Drake, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in the Methods of Baling and Packing Cotton (open access)

Improvement in the Methods of Baling and Packing Cotton

Patent for improvement in the methods of baling and packing cotton specifically optimizations in the packing and baling of cotton by avoiding all the mechanical appliances used in forming and securing bales of cotton, such as the press, canvas bagging, band, buckles, and bale-ties.
Date: July 18, 1876
Creator: Drake, James A. & Singer, Edgar C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Belt (open access)

Electric Belt

Patent for improvements in electric belts.
Date: July 5, 1887
Creator: Williams, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Plow. (open access)

Combination-Plow.

Patent for a combination-plow that "may be combined with facility to form a variety of plows designed for work of different kinds, the present invention being an improvement upon that shown and described in Patent No. 492,462, granted to [the inventor] February 28, 1893" (lines 10-15).
Date: July 14, 1896
Creator: Dean, John Rowe
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Ticket, &c. (open access)

Railway-Ticket, &c.

Patent "to furnish for railway-companies a form of excursion-ticket whose return portion or stop-over portion, as the case may be, is not capable of successful use by scalpers" (lines 11-15).
Date: July 9, 1901
Creator: Smith, Lowndes G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Geology of the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain, Southeastern Louisiana: Volume 1 (open access)

Geology of the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain, Southeastern Louisiana: Volume 1

"The purpose of this report is to consolidate data gathered by the Corps of Engineers in various geologic investigations, and to augment this material with pertinent information garnered from the extensive investigations and studies [of the Mississippi River deltaic plain and its associated offshore area]" (p. 1). The report focuses primarily on those materials that are most important from an engineering standpoint.
Date: July 1958
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Chenier Plain Ecosystem: An Ecological Characterization (open access)

The Chenier Plain Ecosystem: An Ecological Characterization

Foldout poster detailing the physical setting and socioeconomics of the Chenier Plain ecosystem. Discussion of habitats including ridge, upland forest, wetlands, aquatic, agricultural, and urban.
Date: July 1979
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Final Report: Alexandria Quadrangle, Louisiana and Texas (open access)

Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Final Report: Alexandria Quadrangle, Louisiana and Texas

This report provides radiometric and magnetic data for the Alexandria quadrangle between Louisiana and Texas that was acquired and processed in May and June of 1980. Appendix A provides a detailed summary of data acquisition, processing, interpretation, and presentation methods; Appendix B contains a flight summary report for the quadrangle.
Date: July 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Final Report: Hattiesburg Quadrangle, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana (open access)

Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Final Report: Hattiesburg Quadrangle, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana

The following report analyzes the aerial gamma ray and magnetic data taken from the Hattiesburg quadrangle in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana that was compiled in 1980. This report contains a detailed geologic summary, interpretation report, reduced scale copies of all maps and profiles, histograms, and statistical tables for the quadrangle.
Date: July 1980
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Final Report: Jackson Quadrangle, Mississippi and Louisiana (open access)

Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Final Report: Jackson Quadrangle, Mississippi and Louisiana

The following report analyzes the aerial gamma ray and magnetic data taken from the Jackson quadrangle in Mississippi and Louisiana that was compiled in 1980. This report contains a detailed geologic summary, interpretation report, reduced scale copies of all maps and profiles, histograms, and statistical tables for the quadrangle.
Date: July 1980
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Final Report: Natchez Quadrangle, Mississippi and Louisiana (open access)

Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Final Report: Natchez Quadrangle, Mississippi and Louisiana

The following report analyzes the aerial gamma ray and magnetic data taken from the Natchez quadrangle in Mississippi and Louisiana that was compiled in 1980. This report contains a detailed geologic summary, interpretation report, reduced scale copies of all maps and profiles, histograms, and statistical tables for the quadrangle.
Date: July 1980
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Final Report: Shreveport Quadrangle, Louisiana (open access)

Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Final Report: Shreveport Quadrangle, Louisiana

This report provides radiometric and magnetic data for the Shreveport quadrangle in Louisiana that was acquired and processed in May and June of 1980. Appendix A provides a detailed summary of data acquisition, processing, interpretation, and presentation methods; Appendix B contains a flight summary report for the quadrangle.
Date: July 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Hattiesburg Quadrangle: Average Record Data Listings]

Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Hattiesburg quadrangle in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.
Date: July 1980
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Hattiesburg Quadrangle: Single Record Data Listings]

Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Hattiesburg quadrangle in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.
Date: July 1980
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Jackson Quadrangle: Average Record Data Listings]

Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Jackson quadrangle in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Date: July 1980
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Jackson Quadrangle: Single Record Data Listings]

Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Jackson quadrangle in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Date: July 1980
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Natchez Quadrangle: Average Record Data Listings]

Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Natchez quadrangle in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Date: July 1980
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Natchez Quadrangle: Single Record Data Listings]

Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Natchez quadrangle in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Date: July 1980
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Quaternary Geology of Vacherie Salt Dome, North Louisiana Salt Dome Basin: Volume 1 (open access)

The Quaternary Geology of Vacherie Salt Dome, North Louisiana Salt Dome Basin: Volume 1

The following report summarizes the conclusions and what's been done on the work on the Quaternary geological studies on the Vacherie Salt Dome, North Louisiana Salt Dome Basin.
Date: July 1983
Creator: Kolb, Charles R.; Holmes, Joseph C. & Alford, John J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Quaternary Geology of Vacherie Salt Dome, North Louisiana Salt Dome Basin: Volume 2 (open access)

The Quaternary Geology of Vacherie Salt Dome, North Louisiana Salt Dome Basin: Volume 2

The following report provides a compilation of appendices focused on the geological investigations of Vacherie salt dome in the north Louisiana Salt Dome Basin.
Date: July 1983
Creator: Kolb, Charles R.; Holmes, Joseph C. & Alford, John J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report of the Red River Compact Commission: 1984 (open access)

Report of the Red River Compact Commission: 1984

Report of the Red River Compact Commission describing the approved budgets, audits, and rules and regulations during the fiscal year 1984.
Date: July 1985
Creator: Red River Compact Commission (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report of the Red River Compact Commission: 1985 (open access)

Report of the Red River Compact Commission: 1985

Report of the Red River Compact Commission describing the approved budgets, audits, and rules and regulations during fiscal year 1985.
Date: July 1986
Creator: Red River Compact Commission (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report of the Red River Compact Commission: 1986 (open access)

Report of the Red River Compact Commission: 1986

Report of the Red River Compact Commission describing the approved budgets, audits, and rules and regulations during fiscal year 1986.
Date: July 1987
Creator: Red River Compact Commission (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History