Stock Car. (open access)

Stock Car.

Patent for a new and improved boxcar. This design "is an improvement in movable transverse partitions for stock-cars, which are employed for separating the animals by individuals or groups. It is more particularly an improvement on such partitions as are suspended by sliding loop-hinges from a horizontal rod, and provided at the bottom with feet that enter sockets in the floor of the car, whereby the partitions are adapted to be fastened or released by a vertical movement" (lines 9-19).
Date: July 13, 1886
Creator: Pierce, Jonathan E. & Pryor, David C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gypsum Products: Their Preparation and Uses (open access)

Gypsum Products: Their Preparation and Uses

Technical report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the different uses of gypsum. The sources and uses of gypsum are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: July 1917
Creator: Stone, Ralph W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reel Lines, Issue Number 30, July 2011 (open access)

Reel Lines, Issue Number 30, July 2011

Newsletter discussing fishing in Texas and educational programs offered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department. Angler Education Program.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History