Postcard of cars and people on Austin Street in Waco, Texas, with buildings lining the sides of the street. A handwritten note on the front of the card says "You must come visit us sometime, then you could see our nice little city." Another handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Myrtle Birk in Voca, Texas and says "Read your letter, and was again glad to hear from you. It was Cha's finger that was mashed under a big granite rock. Dr. took off one joint of it so he is minus part of a finger, but we have not told Mother and Father Houston about having it amputated. Mildred has been sick for a week, cold and rising in her head. Love, Addie."

Photograph of the Wesley Baraca Sunday School Class of 1920 at the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Waco, Texas. Numerous men are on the steps of a frame, bungalow-style structure located behind the church. They are all dressed in dark coats and neckties.

Patent for an improvement in trucks adapted for railroad use including handling baggage and freight and allowing the supporting wheels to be arranged with respect to the body of the truck so they can be moved longitudinally.

Patent for an improvement on wire fabrics for multiple usages. Designed to be used without external fasteners, which in turn increase the durability of the wire.

Photograph of Chum-On, John Todd Willis Jr.'s dog. He sits panting on the grass in front of a large building.

Patent for hair clippers in which the power-driven device will move positively in action comprises a few numbers of parts and is easy to operate.

Patent for hair clips that have a protector that prevents the clip from digging into the skin or hair.

Patent for a shaving razor designed with a "cylindrical outer surface adapted to rotate in contact with the skin" (line 111-112) which allows for safer and more efficient shaving, includes illustrations.

Patent for rotary razors that includes a rotating blade that approaches and passes over the skin to avoid cuts or scrapes. The blade on the razor is tilted too far out to cause cuts and scrapes, yet it provides a sufficient shave.

Patent for increased construction and durability of railway beds and their supports. The new design allows for rail supports to be removed and replaced without disrupting the road bed portion.

Patent for improving railway rail joints "without the use of fish plates or clamping bolts" (lines 12-13) and for quick and secure assembly "by any person without previous skill or knowledge" (lines 24-25).

Patent for a percolator for coffee or tea that is "reliable and efficient in its operation, readily and easily adjusted to fit the various sizes of pots and also inexpensive in manufacture." (lines 44-47)

Oval plaque made of brass with letters spelling out "Academy of the Sacred Heart." There are four holes punched in around the edges, at the center of each side.

Patent for improvements to Cotton-Choppers. The invention relates to the agricultural implements and more particularly to machines for thinning rows of cotton, whereby to prevent crowding of the plants and insuring a stocky growth which will under favorable condition produce a good crop.

Patent for "an improved rubber tire filler which is reinforced by a metal cable or nonstretchable strand or strands to prevent the fillers from slipping while permitting of sufficient flexibility to allow the tire casing to be readily engaged over the filler" (lines 10-15)

Photograph of Austin Avenue Methodist Church on the corner of 12th Street and Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas. The church was built from 1901 to 1902. William A. Cann of St. Louis was the architect. The structure was later sold to the congregation of the Trinity Presbyterian Church.

Postcard of Austin Avenue Methodist Church on the corner of 12th Street and Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas. The church was built in 1901-1902 and was designed by William A. Cann of St. Louis. The edifice was later sold to the congregation of Trinity Presbyterian Church of Waco.

Patent for a music education device aimed toward children and basic music building blocks. It is designed to teach the positions of piano keyboard notes through the use of differently dressed and named puppets. These puppets can be adjusted to also introduce basic musical concepts like rests, rhythm, and time.

Patent for improvements for hollow structures of cylindrical shape that provides "for formation of such a structure of lumber and metal materials of standard dimensions and shapes that ordinarily can be obtained from commercial stocks, so that the minimum amount of shop work on materials will be required." (lines 18-22)

Patent for a a tongue that can be connected with a cultivator where the free lateral swinging of the tongue and the cultivator can be induced.

Patent for side roll curtains on foldable automobile tops. The invention's aim is to fit multiple sizes of vehicle tops and be able to be raised and lowered easily without interfering with the the vehicle top's folding function.

Patent for a kettle furnace of simple construction; a kettle furnace comprising a sheet metal member having bolt openings disposed in pairs near the vertical edge.

Patent for improvements in oil burners to have the "means to permit the same to be positioned within the fire box of a stove, by means of the especially constructed support." (lines 12-15)

Patent for an automatically rotating scale for weighing material such as cotton seeds.