Index for Books. (open access)

Index for Books.

Patent for "... improvements in indexes for books which receive the freight tariffs or schedules of railroads and the agreements between one road and others a to division of freight charges where the traffic is handled by more than one" (lines 11-16 ) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Kerr, Warren Dunlop
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-173 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-173

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 of Clay County to equip the "Clay County Memorial Hospital."
Date: May 1, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1042, Chapter 48 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1042, Chapter 48

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a site of unique value for the construction of a reservoir.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Luggage-Carrier. (open access)

Luggage-Carrier.

Patent for improving automobile luggage carriers by attaching a device to the vehicle's running board, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Reed, Allen T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Fitting Stool. (open access)

Shoe-Fitting Stool.

Patent for new and useful improvements in a shoe fitting stool which "comprises a simple and efficient means of this nature so arranged that the measurements of the foot of a person may be quickly and readily determined." (lines 15-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 11, 1915
Creator: Reed, Allen Trousdale
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History