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Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including traveling anecdotes, folk ballads, folklore in natural history, as well as information about black and white magic, Western animals, and cattle brands. The index begins on page 259.
Date: 1953
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press

Farm Gate

Description: Patent for a farm gate to open without dismounting. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Clarke, George R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Description: Patent for a "powerful wrench of simple construction, wherein the movement for the operation of the jaws is of slight degree, partially automatic, and easily affected" (lines 41-45).
Date: April 23, 1907
Creator: Tiner, John F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate-Latch.

Description: Patent for improvement in gate-latches by using a single piece of wire bent and coiled to form a u-shaped latch. Illustration and description of how the latch worked are included.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Smyth, Lewis Miller
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Farm-Gate.

Description: Patent for improvements in farm gates in which the gate “is mounted in a simple manner that is capable of being strained up, so that it will always swing through one quadrant and being able to operate from a distance.” (Lines 40-44) Illustration is included.
Date: April 8, 1902
Creator: Clark, George R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Friction-Clutch.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in friction clutches, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 22, 1898
Creator: Clarke, George R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rail-Clamp.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in rail clamps or braces, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 27, 1898
Creator: Henigan, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Clamp

Description: Patent for a clamp. This device is employed to use a hoisting line attached to well casing or tubing. Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1910
Creator: Athey, Earl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spring-Latch.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in spring latches, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Dockery, Allen B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Self-Closing Farm-Gate

Description: Patent for a self-closing farm gate that can be operated by a lever while on a vehicle or wagon. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Clarke, George R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas: Sabinal Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Sabinal, Texas, showing towns, roads, borders between counties, water bodies, ranches and farms, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 25 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1956
Creator: Brown, Earl L.; Nicholas, R. U.; Drouet, A. & Zensius, W. R.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas: Tarpley Quadrangle Grid Zone "D"

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Tarpley, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, ranches and farms, water bodies, mountains, borders between counties, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1956
Creator: Pope, F. A.; Anderson, Clay; Drouet, Adolph & Barr, J. L.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of Uvalde County.

Description: Survey map of Uvalde County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, lakes, towns, mines, and roads. No scale information given.
Date: 1862
Creator: Martin, J. & Reichel, R.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas: Utopia Quadrangle Grid Zone "D"

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Utopia, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, water bodies, boundaries, ranches, mountains, railroads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1956
Creator: Pope, F. A.; Anderson, Clay; Drouet, Adolph & Kenda, Paul
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas Frio Town Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Frio Town, Texas and the surrounding area, showing towns, ranches, roads, rivers, creeks, boundaries, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 25 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1956
Creator: Brown, Earl L.; Nicholas, R. U.; Drouet, A. & Zensius, W. R.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas: Nueces Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of parts of Edwards, Kinney, and Uvalde Counties. The map shows county lines; towns; ranches; bodies of water, including the Nueces River; and areas of elevation. Relief shown by contours (interval 50 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:125,000
Date: 1921
Creator: Thomas, A. H.; Goode, R. U.; Urquhart, Charles F. & McLong, E.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas: York Hollow Quadrangle Grid Zone "D"

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of York Hollow in Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, ranches, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1957
Creator: Pope, F. A.; Anderson, Clay; Drouet, Adolph & Kenda, Paul
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas: Uvalde Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Uvalde, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing parts of Uvalde and Zavala Counties. The map includes county lines, towns, ranches, roads, railroads, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation. Relief shown by contours (interval 25 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:125,000
Date: 1931
Creator: Douglas, E. M.; Baldwin, H. L., Jr. & Bannon, T. M.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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