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[Letter from G. D. Ulrich to D. W. Kempner, July 28, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from G. D. Ulrich to D. W. Kempner, July 28, 1939]

Letter from H. C. Fiester to D. W. Kempner discussing they have ordered photographic supplies.
Date: July 28, 1939
Creator: Ulrich, Gus D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, July 31, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, July 31, 1954]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner discussing the acquisition of land and how much would be paid per acre and about insurance companies. He then informs I. H. Kempner of the ongoing situation with the will of Mamie B. Weis, that Harris has hired a new assistant and about the weather in Houston and Sugar Land.
Date: July 31, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Oakleigh L. Thorne, July 14, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Oakleigh L. Thorne, July 14, 1953]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Oakleigh L. Thorne discussing about a new company formed to take over from Sugarland Industries the ownership of all Imperial Sugar Company stock.
Date: July 14, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. A. Phillips, July 24, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. A. Phillips, July 24, 1953]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. A. Phillips requesting for information and advice about old-age pension payments or social security payments.
Date: July 24, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Senator Neveille Colson, July 6, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Senator Neveille Colson, July 6, 1954]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Senator Neveille Colson discussing about the opening of Neveille Colson Bridge over the Brazos River.
Date: July 6, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Running-Gear for Wagons (open access)

Running-Gear for Wagons

Patent for a new and improved wagon coupling. The invention is related to "king-bolts and coupling devices that connect the forward axle of wagons, carriages, and other vehicles." (lines 8-9)
Date: July 13, 1880
Creator: Fowler, Joseph C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to the Imperial Sugar Company, July 27, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to the Imperial Sugar Company, July 27, 1954]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to the Imperial Sugar Company discussing an invoice from McElwaine Motors for Isaac Herbert Kempner's Chrysler.
Date: July 27, 1954
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to the Imperial Sugar Company, July 30, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to the Imperial Sugar Company, July 30, 1954]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr to the Imperial Sugar Company discussing an expense statement from the A. W. Quinn Distributing Company for gasoline for Isaac Herbert Kempner's Chrysler.
Date: July 30, 1954
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Walter C. Burer, July 28, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Walter C. Burer, July 28, 1954]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Walter C. Burer writing a letter stating that Mr. Kempner has known Paul E. Schuman of Sugar land and mentions all good things about him.
Date: July 28, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz, July 21, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz, July 21, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz thanking him for the article on soybeans and discussing business between their two companies.
Date: July 21, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to George Andre, July 6, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to George Andre, July 6, 1954]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to George Andre discussing enclosed bills for the Quinn Distributing Company, the Texas Filling Station, and the Galveston Artillery Club.
Date: July 6, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in a shaft journaled at its lower end in the ordinary draw-bar and at its upper end in a bracket . . . and in the combination therewith of a brace . . . adapted to support the lower end of said shaft, a hook placed between the brace and the draw-bar, and a spring surrounding the shaft and arranged to hold the shaft and hook normally . . . It also further consists in . . . the hook, . . . a spring-actuated uncoupling-rod extending through a bracket . . . and a retaining-latch. . . adapted to hold the said rod in a retracted position" (lines 22-37).
Date: July 26, 1887
Creator: De May, Eugene A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "the combination of the draw-heads provided with forwardly-projecting portions having curved faces and notches in the rear thereof, bails pivoted centrally on vertical pins passing through the center of the draw-heads, springs exerting a rearward pressure on the rear ends of the bails, and chains secured to the forward ends of the bails to move them in opposition to the pressure of their springs" (lines 78-87).
Date: July 16, 1889
Creator: Neal, Adam S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History