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Car-Coupling.

Description: Patent for "pin-and-link car-couplings to enable the same to couple automatically and to be readily uncoupled without going between cars, and to provide means for holding the link in substantially a horizontal position for guiding it into the mouth of a draw-head to avoid going between cars and guiding the link by hand." (Lines 12-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1897
Creator: Allen, George F.; Allen, Charles D. & Martin, Richard W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Refrigerating Apparatus.

Description: Patent for a refrigerating apparatus that consists of a circular table that has a reservoir in its middle and jars mounted on fibrous mats and secured in a grid around the reservoir. Fibrous bags surround the jars and the excess material is gathered and goes into the reservoir.
Date: April 28, 1896
Creator: Dodge, Israel A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Eden Sheet

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1896
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 31.25 -99.75
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Brady Sheet

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1894
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 31.25 -99.25
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mason Sheet

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1894
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 30.75 -99.25
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Eden Sheet

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1892
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 31.25 -99.75
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[C. J. Nelin's Order of Final Naturalization]

Description: Order of Final Naturalization by the District Court of San Saba County, Texas, entered on 1891-12-12, admitting Carl John Nelin to citizenship after a determination by the court that he has satisfied all residence requirements, demonstrated good moral character and a dedication to the principles of the United States, has sworn to support the Constitution of the United States, and has renounced allegiance to the King of Sweeden (sic.) and all other foreign powers.
Date: December 12, 1891
Creator: Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

System of Road Drainage.

Description: Patent for a new and improved system of road drainage. This design is "especially . . . for use on dirt and other roads, and adapted to quickly dry the road after a heavy rainfall without disturbing the road-bed. The invention consists of a drain arranged longitudinally under the road-bed and provided with outlet-pipes placed suitable distances apart, and each adapted to be closed at its outer end, and branch air-pipes also extending from the said drain and adapted to be connected with an air-p… more
Date: December 2, 1890
Creator: Mitchell, Alexander
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Harcourt & McShan, Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Agents

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes a large map of Texas on reverse of letter, decorative designs, and text reading: "McCulloch County Inside of Red Circle On Back," in lithographic print by Geo. D. Barnard & Co. St. Louis. Letterhead contains the names Chas. Harcourt, Surveyor; W. McShan, County and District Clerk.
Date: 1890
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Map of the central mineral region : chiefly from actual surveys made under the direction of Theo B. Comstock, geologist for central Texas.

Description: Map shows geological composition of surface strata, towns, creeks, crossings, railroads, and names of mountain peaks for Mason, Llano, McCulloch, Gillespie, Blanco, San Saba, Kimble, and Burnet counties, and portions of Hays and Travis counties. Includes notes and key to colors used to represent strata types. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:247,300].
Date: 1890
Creator: Nagle, J. C. (James C.),1865-1927
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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