Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination, in a coupling for air-brakes, of the movable arm having the recess or socket, and the pivoted arm having the shoulder or offset adapted to fit the recess and provided with the [other] arm to direct the said shoulder or offset to the said recess when the coupling-arms come together, the said shoulder and recess forming the terminals of the air-pipes at the ends of the cars" (lines 92-100).
Date: February 8, 1887
Creator: Haltom, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Motor. (open access)

Spring Motor.

Patent for a new and improved spring motor. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a motor with a drum attached to one of its shafts . . . the spring which bears upon the stop and which is rigidly secured to the frame at its outer end, the stop being pivoted . . . [and] a rod provided with a cone bearing laterally against said spring for increasing or decreasing the friction of the spring against the drum" (lines 73-84).
Date: February 11, 1890
Creator: Wallace, James T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1404 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1404

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Commissioners' Court to pay a bounty for the destruction of wild foxes in Rusk County.
Date: February 12, 1952
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Martin Creek Lake State Park

A map of the Martin Creek Lake State Park created by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The map details where Martin Creek Lake meets the park. The map also details walking trails, camping locations, fishing locations, bathrooms, bike trails, etc.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Martin Creek Lake State Park

This is an illustrated map for the Martin Creek Lake State Park near Tatum, Texas. The map shows the access routes inside of the park, location of camping sites, and a legend provides the location of all the parks amenities. The reverse side of the map has advertisement for Toyota and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History