[Postcard of Public School Building in Marlin, Texas]

Postcard of the Public School Building in Marlin, Texas. A crowd of individuals poses in front of the building. Text in the bottom left-hand corner of the front of the card reads "Allen's City Drug Store." A handwritten message on the back of the car reads: "Did not fail to post the letter. Now it's up to me. Shirley." The card is addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard of Waco, Texas.
Date: October 29, 1908
Creator: Allen's City Drug Store
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch (open access)

Gate Latch

Patent for a gate latch. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Abernathy, James Rubin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scrub Brush. (open access)

Scrub Brush.

Patent for an invention that combines a mop and a scrub brush into one device. With this device "the mop will travel in the rear of the brush and take up water and scour what may have been passed over by the brush" (lines 10-13) including illustration
Date: September 29, 1905
Creator: Sanders, Ida D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History