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Hall County
Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Hall County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
September 30, 1881
Creator:
Matthews, Sam. P.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hall County
Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Hall County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1882
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hall County
Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Hall County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
July 1, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meador & Dunn, General Merchants
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs with business name and text reading: "Agents for Walter A. Wood Harvestering Machinery"; "We Quote You Corn, Oats, Hay, Bran, Meal, Irish Potatoes, Sweet, Flour" in lithographic print by Sipe Springs Cyclone Job Print. Letterhead contains the names W. H. Meador; R. E. Dunn.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Heater.
Patent for a new and improved tire heater. This design "consists in providing a rotary circular box revolving in a horizontal plane and carrying a rack, upon which is supported the tire, said box having a stationary bottom provided with openings to admit the flames of oil, gas, or vapor burners to immediate contact with a rotated tire. . . . The object of [the] invention is to provide a tire-heater, which shall be simple and economical of construction, adapted to the use of gas, oil, or vapor fuel, but free of all connections for supplying and burning the same" (lines 18-29).
Date:
July 29, 1890
Creator:
Nevill, William Birt
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anderson & Sons
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs with business name, and text reading: "Office of Anderson & Sons, Manufacturers and Dealers in American Tripoli, Silver Sand Polish and Anderson's Rock Soap."
Date:
1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
John's Saloon
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name and text reading: "Office of Ed Clampitt, Man'gr."; "Beer, Ginger Ale and Ice"; "Straight Goods"; "Wines, Liquors and Cigars."
Date:
1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bank of Memphis
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name and decorative illustrations in lithographic print by Gast St. Louis & N. Y.
Date:
1892
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator.
Patent for an improved fumigator that has a furnace, a fan casing, a fan inside the casing, a discharge in the casing, an air chamber with dampered openings between the furnace and the casing, a perforated partition between the furnace and the chamber, and a nozzle and hose coming from the driving device.
Date:
August 21, 1894
Creator:
Horne, Edward G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hall County
Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Hall County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
August 1895
Creator:
Clark
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eagle Saloon
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name and decorative illustration, with text reading: "Choice Wines, Liquors, and Cigars"; "Billiards." Letterhead includes the name C. H. Wilkerson, Proprietor.
Date:
1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Robert Ellison, Cattle and Horses
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustrations, decorative designs with business name, and descriptions of brand markings. Text reads: "Pasture in Collingsworth County."
Date:
1898
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for "a new windmill design to improve the construction of windmills and to provide a simple, durable, and efficient one" (lines 11-12)
Date:
May 22, 1900
Creator:
Benson, Arthur Edgar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hall County [Texas].
Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date:
1902
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling
Patent for train car coupling. Illustration included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Jones, Evan S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spectacles
Patent for spectacles. Illustration included.
Date:
February 21, 1905
Creator:
Trulove, James William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memphis 1908 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Memphis in Hall County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memphis 1908 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Memphis in Hall County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memphis 1908 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Memphis in Hall County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memphis 1908 Sheet 4
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Memphis in Hall County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Digging Machine.
Patent for an improved oil well digging machine.
Date:
December 1, 1908
Creator:
Clack, Judge H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Stirrup.
Patent for a safety stirrup which has a locking mechanism, which will open if a rider is thrown from the saddle to release the foot from the stirrup.
Date:
March 9, 1909
Creator:
Batson, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment
Patent for a plow attachment that is used for cutting the plowed stalks and breaking up large chunks of soil. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 13, 1909
Creator:
Batson, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness-Hanger.
Patent for a harness hanger, which prevents the harnesses from getting tangled.
Date:
September 14, 1909
Creator:
Taylor, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History