Bill File. (open access)

Bill File.

Patent for a new and improved bill file. This design "is to provide a cheap and simple file, upon which the papers may be strung and from which they may be removed with the least amount of trouble, and which is adapted to be locked to securely retain the papers thereon in such manner that they are readily accessible for inspection. To this end [the design] provide[s] . . . a wire loop having ends adapted to lap, fit snugly, and lock the one upon the other, and which may be opened for the ready reception and removal of papers, said loop being fitted to turn or swivel about an axis" (lines 11-23).
Date: February 4, 1890
Creator: Seaman, Milton L. B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Handling Device. (open access)

Cotton-Handling Device.

Patent for "an apparatus for elevating and distributing cotton from wagons or other receptacles and feeding the same to cotton-gins or storage-bins." (Lines 9-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 27, 1891
Creator: Moffitt, William E.; Williams, James L. & Bennett, Levi W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Muzzle. (open access)

Muzzle.

Patent for a muzzle for horses that can be easily applied. It prevents the animal from eating while its head is upright, and opens while the horse lowers its head to graze. This prevents the horse from damaging orchards.
Date: February 5, 1895
Creator: Lipscomb, Cicero D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Suspension-Bridge. (open access)

Suspension-Bridge.

Patent for a suspension-bridge “which will permit the main cable to expand and contract in different temperatures without materially affecting the principal parts and causing them to become displaced by reason of the slack of increased camber” (line 24-29, p.1), illustration is included.
Date: February 10, 1891
Creator: Runyon, Edwin Elijan
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed planter. (open access)

Seed planter.

Patent for the improvement of seed planters, according to the inventor, "by providing the hopper of the same with regulating devices, whereby the seed may be planted in desired quantities and at desired intervals".
Date: February 9, 1886
Creator: Ratliff, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer (open access)

Draft-Equalizer

Patent for an improved three-horse equalizer for draft horses.
Date: February 20, 1883
Creator: Kerby, George M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Muzzle (open access)

Muzzle

Patent for a muzzle designed for horses. Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Lipscomb, James H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Skinning Fruit. (open access)

Process of Skinning Fruit.

Patent for skinning fruit chemically without the use of Alum to avoid harmful health effects resulting from Alum residue on fruit.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Thompson, Jovita Boyd
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Signal-Board Attachment. (open access)

Safety-Signal-Board Attachment.

Patent for an attachment to railroad safety signal boards that holds orders for trains in a box that only opens when the danger or stop signal is raised on the semaphore. To get the clear signal, the orders must be replaced in the box or put on a clip on the outside of the box, which rings an alarm while they are there to alert the railroad operator to reset the box.
Date: February 26, 1907
Creator: Gates, William Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Evener. (open access)

Horse-Evener.

Patent for a horse-evener that allows for 4 or 5 horses to be used.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Wendland, Carl
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ray Roberts Lake State Park: Isle du Bois Unit

This is an illustrated map of the grounds for the Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Isle du Bois Unit located near the town Pilot Point in Denton County, Texas. The maps main image is of the access roads throughout the park and a legend shows the locations of all the parks amenities. At the bottom of the map are several expanded camp site maps. There is also segment covering trail etiquette.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch Unit

This is an illustrated map of the Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch Unit in Denton County, Texas. The map show the access roads into the park as well as all the camp sites. There is a legend provided to show the location of all the parks amenities. Also included is hiking trails labeled with distances.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ray Roberts Lake State Park: Greenbelt

This is an illustrated map of the camp grounds for the Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Greenbelt located near the town Pilot Point in Denton County, Texas. There is a legend that shows the location of the parks amenities. Also, located at the bottom of the map is a segment explaining trail etiquette.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0336 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0336

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to a request for instruction and procedures manuals for police officers in the city of Denton.
Date: February 3, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Isle duBois Unit

This is an illustrated map of the Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Isle du Bois Unit located near the town of Pilot Point in Denton County, Texas. The map provides the location of the parks trails, access routes, mini-map bubbles showing camp sites throughout the park, and a legend offers the location of the parks amenities.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch Unit

Map of Ray Roberts Lake State Park showing campsites, access roads, and hiking trails. The back of the map has advertisements for Toyota and Texas State Parks printed on it.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archaeological Survey within the Wynnewood Peninsula Development Tract, Denton County, Texas (open access)

Archaeological Survey within the Wynnewood Peninsula Development Tract, Denton County, Texas

A report of an archaeological survey conducted in order to locate cultural resources for the proposed construction of a marina and associated facilities along the shoreline of Lake Lewisville.
Date: February 21, 2008
Creator: Todd, Jesse E.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Shady Oaks Drive Extension and Brinker Road (open access)

Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Shady Oaks Drive Extension and Brinker Road

A report of an archaeological survey of the proposed construction of Brinker Road and extension of Shady Oaks Drive.
Date: February 26, 2007
Creator: Todd, Jesse
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn having two dashers for reciprocation.
Date: February 15, 1915
Creator: Jarnigan, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Milling-Machine. (open access)

Milling-Machine.

Patent for a milling machine that executes thorough removal of dirt and other substances.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: Lakey, William Ray.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Level and Water-Quality Data From Observation Wells in Northeast Texas (open access)

Water Level and Water-Quality Data From Observation Wells in Northeast Texas

This Report presents quantitative and qualitative information concerning ground water of Texas, from observations in wells of 20 county areas in Northeast Texas by Texas Water Development Board and U.S Geological Survey.
Date: February 1976
Creator: Taylor, Howard D.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Denton Resident Update: February/March 2021 (open access)

City of Denton Resident Update: February/March 2021

Newsletter issued by the city of Denton, Texas documenting news and updates, announcing events, and providing other information of interest to residents.
Date: February 2021
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Denton Resident Update: February/March 2022 (open access)

City of Denton Resident Update: February/March 2022

Newsletter issued by the city of Denton, Texas documenting news and updates, announcing events, and providing other information of interest to residents.
Date: February 2022
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History