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Automatic Air-Brake Coupling.
Patent for "a new and useful improvements in automatic air-brake couplers to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, the invention also relates to improvements in automatic air-brake couplings in cars". (lines 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 17, 1900
Creator:
Cary, Lewis C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Popper
Patent for a corn popper used for popping corn and general cooking. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 25, 1907
Creator:
Young, G. B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Popper
Patent for a corn popper. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 25, 1907
Creator:
Young, George B. & Young, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Cleaning System
Patent for an air cleaning system to be used in homes. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 20, 1909
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Annuciator
Patent for an annunciator. "This invention is designed for use in connection with a complete traction system" (lines 13-14). The design drives instruments via a train air system so that air pressure is constantly maintained. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Popper
Patent for a corn popper that can also be used for roasting nuts or for general cooking. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 31, 1907
Creator:
Young, George B. & Young, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake, Lighting, and Signaling System for Railway-Trains
Patent for an electrical system which provides air brake, lighting, and signaling mechanisms for trains. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man and Woman in front of Makeshift Cabin; Man and Woman in Makeshift Cabin; Makeshift Cabin; Military Barracks
Copy negative of four pictures. Two are of a man and woman standing together in front of a small building in a desert military camp in Fort Bliss. One is of the building alone, and the other is of barracks at the camp with mountains in the distance.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man and Women by Car; Soldier in front of Brick Wall; Soldiers on Military Jeep; Soldier on Motorcycle
Copy negative of four pictures of Pershing's troops at Fort Bliss. One is a side view of a jeep with two uniformed men inside and two sitting outside of it. One is of Oscar Temple and a woman standing behind a partially visible automobile. One is of V. C. Perini in uniform in front of a brick wall. One is of a soldier riding a motorcycle with sidecar in an open area with buildings in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Three Men on Horses; Three Men Setting up Tent; Tent Under Grove of Trees; Men Saddling Horses by Fence of Horse Corral
Copy negative of four pictures of Pershing's troops in a barren area at Fort Bliss. The first is of three people riding horses facing forward, with two of the men in uniform. The second is of three men setting up a tent with some buildings in the background. The third is of a tent and some other equipment under some trees. The fourth is of men saddling horses in a corral with a mountain in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auto-Door Stop
Patent for a door stop that is cheap to produce and holds doors firmly.
Date:
November 3, 1908
Creator:
Hill, Ulysses H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two Men with Horse; Man with Horse; Man with Two Horses; Man with Two Horses
Copy negative of four pictures. The first is of V. C. Perini Jr. and another man standing with two saddled horses in an open area. The last three are each of a man standing next to a saddled horse with partial views of another horse behind them. They are Pershing's cavalry troops in Fort Bliss.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse; Man with Horse; Man with Horse; Man on Horse
Copy negative of four pictures. The first is of a saddled horse standing in an open area. The second is of a man wearing a coat standing with a saddled horse with a wagon in the background. The third is of a man standing near a horse. The fourth is of a person in light clothing riding a horse with mountains in the distance. One of the men is V. C. Perini Jr. They are Pershing's cavalry troops.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Men with Horses in Horse Corral; Men Saddling Horses by Fence of Horse Corral; Men on Truck; Three Men on Truck Loaded with Square Hay Bales
Copy negative of four pictures. One is of horses and men in a corral with a hill behind them. One is of men saddling the horses in the corral with a hill behind them. One is of men in a truck in an open area. One is of a man standing on top of a load of square bales of hay on a truck while another stands on the ground facing him. They are Pershing's cavalry troops.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two Men in Cavalry Uniform; Three Men in Cavalry Uniform; Man in Cavalry Uniform; Three Men in Cavalry Uniforms
Copy negative of four pictures. They are of one, two, three, and three men in cavalry uniforms in Pershing's troops with a few buildings visible in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Men Marching in Formation; Men Marching in Formation; Unknown Pastor/Priest; Three Dogs Eating Scrap of Meat
Copy negative of four pictures. One is of an unknown priest or pastor in front of a wall. Two are of Pershing's cavalry troops marching in formation in an open area with mountains in the distance. One is of three puppies eating out of the same dish in an open area with buildings in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man in Uniform; Man in Uniform; Two Men in Uniform; Man in Military Uniform by Barn Door
Copy negative of four pictures. Two are of men standing alone in an open area wearing uniforms. One is of two men standing in an open area in uniform. One is of a man in military uniform standing in front of a barn door opening. They are Pershing's troops and one is V. C. Perini Jr. Other buildings can be seen in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Campfire; Men Around Campfire; Men Digging Trench; Men Eating Around Campfire
Copy negative of four pictures of Pershing's Troops. One is of a campfire with trees in the background. One is of a soldier by a campfire. One is of several soldiers eating around a campfire with mountains in the background. One is of soldiers digging a trench with mountains in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two Women in Automobile; Two Women beside Automobile; Men in Military Vehicle; Man Driving Military Vehicle
Copy negative of four pictures. One is of two women standing together dressed up beside an automobile. One is of the two women inside the automobile. One is of a man facing backward driving a military vehicle in an open area. One is of several men in the military vehicle.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man in Uniform by Car; Two Men in Uniform; Man in Uniform by Car; Man in Uniform
Copy negative of four pictures. Two are of a man in military uniform standing beside an automobile. One is of a uniformed man standing alone near the car with a building behind him. One is of V. C. Perini Jr. and another man in uniform with the automobile and building behind them.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two People Walking in Field; Trucks Parked in Field; Train Traveling Across Field; Truck Convoy Traveling Across Field
Copy negative of four pictures. One is of some trucks parked in a field. One is of two men walking across a field facing away. One is of a convoy of trucks crossing the field with mountains in the background. One is of a train crossing the field with mountains in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Desulfurizing Matte Or Other Furnace Products
Patent for a new and improved apparatus for desulfuring matte or other furnace products.
Date:
November 9, 1897
Creator:
Wells, James L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Early Race Car; Man in Race Car in City; Man in Early Race Car; Two Men with Early Race Car
Copy negative of four pictures. One is of V. C. Perini Jr. and another man behind a race car on a dirt road. One is of the same two men and car on a dirt road, with one in the driver's seat. One is of just the car in front of a few trees, and one is of both men seated in the car in front of a building.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Military Camp/Cabins and Tents; Men in Uniform Posing for Picture; Rows of Dilapidated Barracks; Military Camp/Military Tents
Copy negative of four pictures. One is of a group of uniformed military men in Pershing's troops with a building on the left, a fence behind them, and mountains in the distance. The other three show rows of military camp barracks in a barren area.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History