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Electric Switch For Street-Railways. (open access)

Electric Switch For Street-Railways.

Patent for an electric switch for street railways. This invention allows for the operation of switches of the track from the car, so the operator can turn the switches without stopping the car.
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: Posey, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pennsyvania (PRR) 5071

A photograph print showing the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) 5071, 0-6-0 (class B-8a), in front of roundhouse, Wilmington, DE.
Date: August 6, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Reading Railroad (RDG) 1518

A photograph print showing the Reading Railroad (RDG) 1518, 2-8-0 (Class I-8sb) camelback, Wilmington, DE.
Date: June 28, 1941
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Reading Railroad (RDG) 1520

A photograph print showing the Reading Railroad (RDG) 1520, 2-8-0 (Class I-8sb) camelback, Wilmington, DE.
Date: June 28, 1941
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Means for Drying Briquets (open access)

Means for Drying Briquets

Patent for drying briquets. Briquets are placed on a track, which is then rotated by chains as it dries, before falling into a stack in a chamber. This allows for faster, more even drying of the briquets before use.
Date: July 20, 1917
Creator: Baker, Burke
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Needle for Hand-Embroidery and Similar Work. (open access)

Needle for Hand-Embroidery and Similar Work.

Patent for an embroidery needle that is inexpensive to manufacture and allows for rapid stitching.
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Pade, George V. & Neitzel, Conrad T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Ginning Machinery. (open access)

Cotton-Ginning Machinery.

Patent for cotton ginning machinery, which separates cotton faster and more cleanly and continuously feeds cotton into the saws.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Wilson, Ralph E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred Atkins Moore to Daughters of Penelope, May 16, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Fred Atkins Moore to Daughters of Penelope, May 16, 1950]

Letter from Fred Atkins Moore of the Save the Children Federation to the Daughters of Penelope discussing shipping the clothing from Galveston to Greece under the Marshall Plan and raising money for shipping and delivery costs.
Date: May 16, 1950
Creator: Moore, Fred Atkins
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. Frank E. Dawson, June 2, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. Frank E. Dawson, June 2, 1952]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Frank E. Dawson asking after a reply to a previous letter regarding his plans to take his car abroad and a request for a route from Virginia to New York.
Date: June 2, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. Frank E. Dawson, May 22, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. Frank E. Dawson, May 22, 1952]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Frank E. Dawson discussing how he'd like to take his car with him abroad and requesting he take care of the papers and give him a detailed route from Delaware to New York through New Jersey.
Date: May 22, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History