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[Wedding Photograph of John M. Sharpe]

Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Sr. standing in a photography studio. He is wearing a dark suit and a white shirt with a high collar. Typed notes on the back include biographical information for Sharpe, as well as indicate that this is a photograph from his wedding to Annie Emily Whittenberg.
Date: July 7, 1903
Creator: Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Annie Sharpe in a Wedding Dress]

Folder containing a portrait of Annie Sharpe while wearing a wedding dress. The folder is black, the photograph's mat is white with concentric ovals surrounding the oval photo of Mrs. Sharpe. Part of her dress extends outside of the photo and onto the mat. A thin piece of paper that covers the photo has brown foxing along its outer edge.
Date: July 7, 1903
Creator: Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Collecting Machine. (open access)

Insect-Collecting Machine.

Patent for a machine to collect insects such as cotton-bool weevils and other pests from crops.
Date: July 7, 1903
Creator: Ferriott, Charley L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Equalizing the Distribution of Cotton in Cotton-Boxes (open access)

Means for Equalizing the Distribution of Cotton in Cotton-Boxes

Patent for an invention to equalize the distribution of cotton into cotton boxes. The invention uses air-draft elevators in-order to relieve jams and chocked conditions in the elevator-shaft. Illustration included.
Date: July 7, 1903
Creator: Stephenson, Miner Allen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History