Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in a link-guide support "pivoted to the underside of the car, the link-guide pivoted to the front end of the support, the spring arranged between the guide and the support, the yoke secured to the car, and the spring supported by said yoke and bearing against the link-guide support" (lines 1-6).
Date: July 2, 1889
Creator: Wash, Thomas Henry & Wash, Nathan Robert Hodge
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carriage Curtain Fastener. (open access)

Carriage Curtain Fastener.

Patent for a new and improved curtain fastener for carriages. This design is "an improvement upon that particular form of curtain-fasteners . . . in which a sleeve or barrel having a rotary and sliding movement on a spring-encircled shank or post is provided with a wing or projection for effecting the connection of said sleeve or barrel with the eyelet or grommet of the curtain . . . which will effectually prevent the accidental disengagement of the curtain" (lines 18-29).
Date: July 12, 1881
Creator: Paschal, Thomas M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Public Officials in the Edwards Aquifer District (open access)

Letter to Public Officials in the Edwards Aquifer District

Letter to public officials announcing public hearings and solicitation for feedback within the Edwards Underground Water District.
Date: July 14, 1988
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Resources Plan DRAFT (open access)

Regional Water Resources Plan DRAFT

This plan put forth by the Joint Committee on Water Resources deals with water resources in the region consisting of Uvalde, Medina, Bexar, Comal and Hays Counties, presents a policy framework for water resources planning between 1990-2040, and lays out the next steps for implementation.
Date: July 1988
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.). City Council.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
News Drop, Issue 3, July 2023 (open access)

News Drop, Issue 3, July 2023

Quarterly newsletter of the Edwards Aquifer Authority discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to programs, projects, and topics related to water management and conservation.
Date: July 2023
Creator: Edwards Aquifer Authority (Tex.). Communications and Development Department
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History