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The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1878 (open access)

The Four Counties. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1878

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 1878
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hoes. (open access)

Improvement in Hoes.

Patent for an improved, lightweight hoe with beveled blades used for "weeding cotton and other plants" (lines 13-14) and cutting grass without damaging the stalks, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: March 19, 1878
Creator: Eggleston, Walter H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Kinchen Davis and fifteen other men]

Photograph of a group of sixteen men. This group may possibly be gathered for a reunion of veterans (Mier Expedition?) or the American Legion of Honor. Six men are seated in front of a row of ten standing men. William Kinchen Davis is the sixth man from left in the front row. Davis, seated in a wooden chair, is wearing a dark three piece suit, white shirt, and dark tie. He has his right hand on the top of his cane and his left hand is in his lap. His left leg is crossed over his right. The photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate.
Date: [1878..1882]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History