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Wilson County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Wilson County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil to denote the addition of Gonzales Road, the LaBahla Road, and Seguin Ranch Trace. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1921
Creator: Matzow, Fr & Giles, J. Bascom
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Wilson County.

Description: 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: 1921
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Liquid-Fuel Burner.

Description: Patent for improvements in liquid fuel burners that can handle intense heat and can be mass-produced.
Date: September 27, 1921
Creator: Hosek, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railroad Crossing Signal.

Description: Patent for a railroad crossing signal. The device is created so that the highway signal can be automatically raised or lowered at the crossing by a passing train.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Ridout, Horace J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boll Weevil Catcher

Description: The objective of the invention is to improve to catching and destroying boll weevils with a device that is easily attached to a cultivator. This device includes "receptacles filled with an insect destroying liquid." (lines 23-24).
Date: July 5, 1921
Creator: Ploch, Alex
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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