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Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscenses

Description: This book serves as a "treatise on insect and animal life" (p. 4) in and around San Antonio, Texas. It discusses the life patterns and behavior of Texas insects, fish, reptiles and other animals, as well as the hunting practices of the time, all in great detail and with accompanying photographs.
Date: 1913
Creator: Menger, R.
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Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

[Man and women posing with a giant fish]

Description: Postcard issued by Bank of the Southwest using images from F.J. Schlueter Collection. Image is of man and women in bathing suits posing with a giant fish. Text on the back of the postcard reads, "Early Houstonians recall that Houston was a fisherman's paradise. The fishing's good today, too, but bathing costumes have improved considerably in most people's opinion. Houston Streets were never the same again. Photograph from the Bank of the Southwest--F.J. Schlueter Collection." Image is from… more
Date: 1910
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Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Preparing Fish]

Description: Photograph of seven people of mixed gender sitting in a grassy field with fish and a porcelain water basin. A small one story house can be seen in the distance.
Date: 1915
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Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Scrapbook Page: Mexican Shacks and Fishing]

Description: Photographs of shacks in Mexico and a fishing trip. The top left photo is of a small shack built out of sticks, with a man working on a wagon in the front yard. The top right photo is of Sterling's Ranch, a house surrounded by trees next to a dirt road. The middle photo is of shack with walls made of sticks and thatched roofs. The bottom left photo is of a woman standing outside of a wood-paneled shack with farm animals behind it and children playing in the yard. The bottom middle photo is of t… more
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Cook, Frank Lauderdale
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Partner: Museum of South Texas History

[Boat Launching]

Description: Photograph of several men and women standing on the boat, Juliette, at its launching. Each person is holding a group of mackerels, and mackerels are hanging from the sides of the boat. The fish came from a record catch at Sabine Jetties.
Date: August 15, 1910
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Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

The Fish and Oyster Laws of Texas

Description: Text of laws governing fishing and oyster culture, as well as regulation by the Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission. Index starts on page 61.
Date: 1919
Creator: Texas. Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Live-Bait Bucket

Description: Patent for the live-bait bucket. This bucket is created with a mesh-style wire to allow water in, but keep the bait from getting out when placed in water on the side of the boat.
Date: June 21, 1919
Creator: Haschke, Feodor G.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trap-Net.

Description: Patent for improvements in net traps for fish. The trap is constructed of two sections that "can be held open at any depth" and automatically close when lifted.
Date: June 22, 1915
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trap.

Description: Patent for a fishing trap box that holds the bait securely and can be used for catching fish or crustaceans.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fish Box

Description: Patent for a fish box. This box is collapsible and may be stored away when not in use, but proves sturdy when being used.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Hofer, John T.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fishing Device.

Description: Patent for fishing gear belt/straps that can be worn by fisherman to support fishing pole that it "may be temporarily held in fishing position with the hands free" (lines 11-12). Includes illustration of device in use.
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Drinkard, Kenton
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fishing-Float

Description: Patent for a new and useful fishing-float, aiming to provide a means for frictionally clamping the line within the float, so that the float can be adjusted readily along the line whenever desired.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Scott, John S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fish-Screen.

Description: Patent for fish screen for waterways that allows for free movement of debris but still creates a barrier for the fish.
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: Crisp, Henry L. & Harrison, Ben T.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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