El Paso City Directory, 1922 (open access)

El Paso City Directory, 1922

General directory for El Paso, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a general directory of citizens, business and professional firms and corporations; a street directory; a complete record of the state government and its institutions, including members of the legislature; a directory of the city and county governments, churches, educational institutions, secret and benevolent societies and other organizations; also a complete Classified Business Directory, 'The Buyer's Guide.'"
Date: 1922
Creator: Hudspeth Directory Co.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Williams family in El Paso]

Photograph of the Williams family sitting on the ground outside of their home in El Paso. Byrd III and John both have their hair buzzed and they are both wearing light colored button up shirts. The boys are both sitting with one of their knees pulled up to their chest and they both have toy cannons. Their baby brother Charles is sitting to the right of them, and he is wearing a light colored knit cap with a dark cardigan. Their mother Irene is sitting next to Charles and she is looking down at him and smiling. The ground they are sitting on has no grass and is made completely of sand. Their house is visible behind them and it is made of a dark brick with a chimney and vines crawling up the wall. More houses are visible in the background of the image.
Date: [1922..1925]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Loretto College Rendering]

Rendering of Loretto College from the front. It has two building wings to the left and right of a central building with a tower. The area in front of the building has landscaping and a fountain.
Date: 1922~/1923~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Junior High School]

Photograph of the front of Austin Junior High School. The building has three stories of windows, an entrance with a long set of stairs that lead up to it from the street, a slanted lawn, and cars parked on the street. The side of the street near the camera has unfinished dirt and rock on both sides of the sidewalk.
Date: 1922~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Loretto Academy]

Photograph of Loretto Academy from afar. The building has a wing to the left and right of the main entrance, and the main entrance has a tower to its right. The lawn in front has a row of trees near the sidewalk.
Date: 1922~/1936~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 25, July 1921 - April, 1922 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 25, July 1921 - April, 1922

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 303.
Date: 1922
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Classifier. (open access)

Hydraulic Classifier.

Patent for hydraulic classifier for the treatment of ore. The invention subjects settling solid particles to a secondary classification and prevent the contamination of the settling solids before they are discharged.
Date: March 21, 1922
Creator: Allen, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mop. (open access)

Mop.

Patent for an attachment that can be added to a standard broom which allows the broom to function as a mop.
Date: October 10, 1922
Creator: Glenn, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cigarette Package. (open access)

Cigarette Package.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Cigarette Packages" (lines 5-6) including "the method of dispensing or extracting cigarettes from the package and as well to the method of making a cigarette package" (lines 9-12), including one illustration.
Date: September 5, 1922
Creator: Sohn, Elmer L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dynamo-Electric Machine (open access)

Dynamo-Electric Machine

Patent for a new and useful improvement in a dynamo-electric machine to provide a rotor in which certain coils of the winding are automatically cut out and utilized as open coils to prevent the turns in those coils from having a demagnetizing action. Another objective is to provide a rotor whose core consists of non-magnetic material to refuce the inductance and self-induction of the winding and the sparking at the commutator due to the shifting of the magnetic field and the neutral or point of commutation.
Date: January 10, 1922
Creator: Kuhn, Preston Holmes
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock For Radiator Caps. (open access)

Lock For Radiator Caps.

Patent for a device to reliably and effectively secure the radiator cap in position on the filling neck of a radiator in order to avoid displacement. Device is of simple and durable construction and inexpensive to manufacture.
Date: May 9, 1922
Creator: Brown, Francis Nathaniel, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cosmetic Lotion. (open access)

Cosmetic Lotion.

Patent for a cosmetic lotion to be used as a treatment for imperfections of the skin by inducing sloughing of the epidermis.
Date: February 28, 1922
Creator: Newlyn, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Roof. (open access)

Metallic Roof.

Patent for a metallic roof in which section edges are secured so that they do not become disconnected, intentional bracing prevents sagging, and securing the roof does not require the use of nails, which prevents leaks.
Date: February 21, 1922
Creator: Crawford, Hezekiah H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction (open access)

Building Construction

Patent for building construction that is new and a useful improvement to sleeping porch construction.
Date: March 14, 1922
Creator: Trost, Henry Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History