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Cattle Guard

Description: Patent for a cattle guard. This invention is for use with railways to prevent passage of stock over the tracks. Illustration included.
Date: December 4, 1906
Creator: Jungman, Leo A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

I&GN International Route : The Mexico-St. Louis Special

Description: Map shows railroad route from St. Louis to Mexico City. Railroads, counties, and towns in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory are indicated and areas of Indian habitation are noted. Includes text describing the advantages of "The Mexico-St. Louis Special." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1906
Creator: International & Great Northern Railroad
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of Buffalo.

Description: Map shows street names, canals, public institutions, parks, select buildings, docks, bridges, railroads, neighborhoods, breakwaters, military facilities, and ferries. Scale [ca. 1:44,650].
Date: 1906
Creator: Americana Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Texas.

Description: Map shows railroads, major cities and towns, and counties. Includes key to railroad lines serving various locations in Texas. Insets: [Map of the northern panhandle of Texas] and [Map of the southern tip of Texas]. Scale [1:1,267,200].
Date: 1906
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Railroad Proposal]

Description: Proposal for a new railroad from Comanche, Texas to Temple, Texas. The documents included contain information on the cost of construction, route, possibilities for extensions, projected revenue, and Texas laws pertaining to railroads.
Date: December 27, 1906
Creator: Holman, J. R.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Burton-Barnes, South 100 acres of East 200 acres, Section 19, Block 18, Texas & Pacific Railway Company, Taylor County. Notes on Abstract.

Description: Document listing the contents of the abstract for the property, Burton-Barnes, South 100 acres of East 200 acres, Section 19, Block 18, Texas & Pacific Railway Company, Taylor County. It lists the contents of each page, including the document type, date, and the parties involved in the transaction.
Date: [1906..]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

The Gulf Coast of Texas, The Winter Vegetable Garden of America

Description: "The Gulf Coast of Texas" is a booklet published by the Passenger Traffic Department of the Rock Island-Frisco Lines. Chapters include: As to Texas,South Texas in General,What the Land is Like, Crops and Their Returns, Is South Texas a Citrus Region?, The Important Question of Markets, Some Specific Performances, The Question of Cost, The Question of Labor, As to Health and Comfort, Towns of the South Texas Coast, North of the Nueces and The Way to Southern Texas. Included ate two maps, one of … more
Date: 1906
Creator: Sebastian, John
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Train Signaling System

Description: Patent for trains that use an alarm system that alerts the engineer if there is an issue with the automatic air-brakes in any of the train cars. This alarm system allows for users in any car to alert the engineer and does not diminish the effectiveness of the air brake system.
Date: June 12, 1906
Creator: Gerard, Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Timber Hewing Machine

Description: Patent for a timber hewing machine. This invention is designed for hewing timbers or railroad ties. Illustration included.
Date: July 31, 1906
Creator: Melton, William K. & King, James G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Electrical Signal System.

Description: Patent for an improved electrical signal system which can help ascertain "the position of a train or other obstruction on a railway-track ... at either terminal" (lines 14-16), including an illustration.
Date: March 6, 1906
Creator: Lacroix, Fred
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railway Tie.

Description: Patent for a hollow metallic railway tie that is braced horizontally and vertically, with a new type and arrangement of tie-plates. This railway tie prevents rails from slipping, and allows for spreading of the track, which is useful on curves.
Date: August 7, 1906
Creator: Pepple, John W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railway-Tie.

Description: Patent for improvements in railway ties, specifically railway ties in the "metallic" class. The ties in this class are affixed to the rails without the need for spikes.
Date: March 6, 1906
Creator: Rollins, William A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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