8 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

Map of Kendall County [Texas]

Map shows property ownership, boundaries, and acreage of land plats in Kendall County, Texas and portions of Gillespie, Blanco, Comal, Bexar, Bandera, and Kerr Counties. Cadastral map. Scale [1:133,334].
Date: 1879
Creator: Walsh, W. C. (William C.), 1836-1924
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group of People in Front of Saloon]

Photograph of a group of people of various ages, standing on the porch of a one-story, stone building connected to another stone building with a facade. Some people are leaning against the walls, others are sitting on the porch steps, and others are sitting on wooden chairs scattered about the porch. The building with the facade, on the left, has tall narrow windows and a tall, arched door. A small fence sits to the right of the buildings. There are handwritten notes on the back of the photo about the buildings.
Date: 1878
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage License: Benjamin F Dane and Adeline de V. Kendall, April 24, 1873] (open access)

[Marriage License: Benjamin F Dane and Adeline de V. Kendall, April 24, 1873]

A Kendall County marriage license for the marriage of Benjamin F. Dane to Adeline de V. Kendall, by H. Theis, the district court clerk. The back of the license includes further details about the issuance of the license.
Date: April 24, 1873
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Kendall County Stock Mark and Brand Certification for Alex Kaiser] (open access)

[Kendall County Stock Mark and Brand Certification for Alex Kaiser]

Certificate for Alex Kaiser's stock mark and brand, signed by Kendall County Clerk of the District Court, Henry Theis. Includes drawings of both the mark and brand, as well as the location of the brand on the stock.
Date: May 24, 1875
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kendall County

Map of Kendall County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. The boundary line between Bexar and Travis Land Districts is shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: December 1879
Creator: Von Rosenberg, E.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Magazine Fire-Arms. (open access)

Improvement in Magazine Fire-Arms.

Patent for an "improved repeating fire-arm... contrived with a sliding breech-block, which is drawn back by crank on the right-hand side of the gun" (lines 6-9) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 14, 1875
Creator: Toepperwein, Emil A. F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Adjustable Hammers for Fire-Arms. (open access)

Improvement in Adjustable Hammers for Fire-Arms.

Patent for "the particular construction and arrangement of such swiveling striker with its locking devices, and its combination with a double-barreled gun, whereby a single hammer may be employed for both barrels, the striker being capable of such adjustment as to bring it within the range of either nipple, or into an intermediate position between the two, for the prevention of accidents." (Lines 17-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 8, 1878
Creator: Toepperwein, Emil A. F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hair-Triggers for Fire-Arms. (open access)

Improvement in Hair-Triggers for Fire-Arms.

Patent for "an improved trigger for fire-arms which shall be provided with a hair-trigger in such a way that the hair-trigger may be used or not, as may be desired, which shall be complete in itself, so that it may be applied to any kind of fire-arm without change in its construction" (lines 17-23), includes illustrations.
Date: May 20, 1879
Creator: Toepperwein, Emil A. F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History