Ant Trap. (open access)

Ant Trap.

Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design consists in "[a]n ant-trap, comprising the body and the inward-projecting tubes having the protecting-caps on their inner ends, the outer faces of the caps being convex and provided with apertures of greater diameter than the bore of the inner end of the tube" (lines 90-95).
Date: February 22, 1887
Creator: McCallum, Walter Randolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Power Distributer. (open access)

Insect-Power Distributer.

Patent for a new insecticide distributer using a bellows, a rotary fan, and a tube connecting the bellows to an insecticide reservoir; when pressure is applied to the bellows, the insecticide would pass through the reservoir to a flexible pipe that would distribute the insecticide to any direction without the operator breathing it.
Date: February 17, 1891
Creator: Preston, Leonidas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire - Bolt Wrench. (open access)

Tire - Bolt Wrench.

Patent for a new and improved tire-bolt wrench. This design is to "provide a new and improved wrench which is simple and durable in construction" (line 7 - 9).
Date: February 8, 1898
Creator: Willey, Lewis C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palmetto State Park

Map of Palmetto State Park located near the town of Gonzales in Gonzales County, Texas. The map provides the access roads throughout the park, camping sites, walking trails, and a legend showing the locations of the parks amenities. There is a "please note" section on the right of the map. On the left side of the map are suggestions for park users, a warning for flash flooding, and announcement the park is located on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trial.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palmetto State Park: Trails Map

This is a topographical tail map of the Palmetto State Park located near Gonzales, in Gonzales County, Texas. The map provides color coded trail routes and a legend that show the location of the parks amenities. There is a "Points of Interest" window in the lower left that offers the GPS and brief description of the site. On the reverse side of the is information of safety and trail etiquette. Also included is a trail legend that gives the distance, estimated time, difficulty, and a trail description.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palmetto State Park

A map of the Palmetto State Park, complete with Oxbow Lake, San Marcos River, Ottine Cemetary, bathroom locations, fishing locations, camping locations, Warm Springs Hospital and Elks Foundation, information about the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, etc. There is also advertising for the purchase of a Texas State Parks Pass which when purchased would allow for free access to over 90 Texas State parks for the buyer and their carload of guests.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palmetto State Park

A map of Palmetto State Park created by the Texas Parks and Wildlife program. It details the locations of hiking trails, picnic locations, camping locations, fishing locations, etc. It also maps out where the Sam Marcos River runs through the park and the boundaries of the Oxbow Lake.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History