Improvement in Planter and Cultivator. (open access)

Improvement in Planter and Cultivator.

Patent for an easily converted machine that can plan corn, drill corn or cotton, or cultivate growing crops, including illustrations.
Date: February 11, 1879
Creator: Bowles, Talbot M. & Farmer, Joesph W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ironing Board and Washstand (open access)

Combined Ironing Board and Washstand

Patent for a combined ironing-board and washstand. This invention is a combination of ironing-boards and wash-stands that can be mounted to the wall. Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: John H. Havecotte, of Somerville, Texas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Puller. (open access)

Stalk-Puller.

Patent for a stalk puller that is adaptable to different size stalks, better built, and more efficient than previous stalk pullers.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Richardson, Columbus John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Somerville State Park: Nails Creek Unit

Map of Lake Somerville State Park, Nails Creek Unit, near Somerville in Burleson County, Texas showing the hiking trails, access routes, camp sites, and park amenities. There is information about visiting the park and park regulations included on the map.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Somerville State Park Trailway: Birch and Nails Creek Units

This is a map for Lake Somerville State Park Trailways, including the Birch Creek and Nails Creek Units. The map provides information on its trails, access routes, and a legend showing the location of the parks amenities. The reverse side of the map offers equestrian rules, bicycle rules, general trail rules, and primitive camping rules.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Somerville State Park: Birch Creek Unit

This is an illustrated map of Lake Somerville State Park - Birch Creek Unit near Somerville in Burleson County, Texas. The map show the access routes in the park, camping sites, walking trails, and a legend showing the location of the parks amenities.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Somerville State Park - Birch Creek Unit

A map of Lake Somerville State Park - Birch Creek Unit created by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Program. The map outlines where the lake meets the park as well as fishing locations, picnic locations, bathroom locations, hiking and horseback riding trails, etc. There is also small pictures of the fish found in the lake as well as size and catch limits per species.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Somerville Trailway

Map of the Lake Somerville Trailway State Park outlining hiking trails and highlighting activities, facilities, and other features such as bathrooms, lodgings, water/electric, etc. It also contains general information for the park and for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shovel-Plow. (open access)

Shovel-Plow.

Patent for the improvement of the shovel plow. The improvement of the shovel plow allows for the adjustment of the plow height as needed.
Date: February 17, 1920
Creator: Urban, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History