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Automatic Railroad or Farm Gate.

Description: Patent for an improved automatic railroad or farm gate that uses the "weight of the car or wagon upon an operating-board and automatically close[s] after the train has passed, and which can also be opened by hand when it is desired to let a single person pass through, either upon foot or horseback" (lines 20-25).
Date: October 4, 1892
Creator: Benson, Joseph Robinson
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Cattle in Corral]

Description: Photograph of Hereford cattle closely-grouped in corral with a cowhand on horseback and trees in the background. Printed on the front of photograph: "Sonora, Texas. Sold to R. E. Gatewood, Cleburne, Texas, 9-1-17 at $100."
Date: 1917
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

U Ranch House, Sutton County, Texas

Description: Photograph of the U Ranch house. The house is two-stories tall and has a large, sloping dark roof. The house is surrounded by small trees and a wire fence with a front metal gate. Surrounding the property is a rocky ground. Written across the top or the photograph is, "U Ranch house Sutton Co Texas".
Date: unknown
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum
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Oral History Interview with Willie Morin Bill, March 18, 2015

Description: Interview with Willie Morin Bill, a man who was raised on the Pinto Ranch on Highway 39 in West Kerr County, from Sonora, Texas. Bill speaks about his memories of ranching life and his childhood in Kerrville's Mexican-American community.
Date: March 18, 2015
Duration: 52 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis & Bill, Willie Morin
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Willie Morin Bill, March 18, 2015

Description: Interview with Willie Morin Bill, a man who was raised on the Pinto Ranch on Highway 39 in West Kerr County, from Sonora, Texas. Bill speaks about his memories of ranching life and his childhood in Kerrville's Mexican-American community.
Date: March 18, 2015
Duration: 29 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis & Bill, Willie Morin
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Float Valve

Description: Patent for improvements on float valves that will "resupply the tank with water when it is withdrawn to a certain lower level and also operate to cut off the inflow when the water will have reached a predetermined height in the trough" (lines 14-18).
Date: October 21, 1902
Creator: Mayfield, Jess Lewis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Float-Valve.

Description: Patent for improved float valve. This patent is especially adapted for use in water tanks and other receptacles for providing water for stock or for any other purposes.
Date: July 13, 1915
Creator: Sharp, Harry Q.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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