Baling - Press. (open access)

Baling - Press.

Patent for a baling press, “an improvement in that class of automatic presses adapted for baling hay, cotton, excelsior and similar materials.” (lines 8-10) including illustrations.
Date: October 21, 1902
Creator: Curry, Monroe & Roberts, William P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harvester Attachment. (open access)

Harvester Attachment.

Patent for an attachment that cleans and scrapes the drive wheels of mowing machines and harvesters, to keep them free of accumulated mud and running smoothly.
Date: December 24, 1901
Creator: Marshall, John Henry.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake Mechanism. (open access)

Air-Brake Mechanism.

Patent for "a new and useful air-brake mechanisms in relation to a pressure controller and distributer designed to perform the several independent and joint functions of a triple valve, a pressure-retaining valve, and a pressure relief or reducing valve."
Date: May 29, 1900
Creator: Dillander, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for a bailing press. Illustrations included.
Date: October 9, 1906
Creator: Peschel, Otto J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed (open access)

Bed

Patent for a bed. This invention is designed for invalids that also provides a bed pan. Illustration included.
Date: January 8, 1907
Creator: Myers, Nancy S. A. E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of Proceedings of the Thirty-Seventh Annual Session of The Northwest Texas Conference, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, held at Temple, Texas, November 12 to November 17, 1902. (open access)

Journal of Proceedings of the Thirty-Seventh Annual Session of The Northwest Texas Conference, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, held at Temple, Texas, November 12 to November 17, 1902.

Minutes of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, formal minutes of the conferences, condensed minutes, resolutions, reports from committees, selected biographies, and statistical tables.
Date: November 1902
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belton Evening News. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 214, Ed. 1 Monday, January 5, 1903 (open access)

Belton Evening News. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 214, Ed. 1 Monday, January 5, 1903

Daily newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 5, 1903
Creator: Savage, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chapters from life a tale of "our Baylor." (open access)

Chapters from life a tale of "our Baylor."

Stories about nine women who attended the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor.d
Date: 1901
Creator: Cheaney, Winifred A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ceremony to be Observed at Laying of the Corner Stone, Administration Building, Baylor Female College (open access)

Ceremony to be Observed at Laying of the Corner Stone, Administration Building, Baylor Female College

Pamphlet about the laying of the cornerstone of the administration building at Baylor Female College in Belton, Texas. It includes the program of events for the day, the text of the masonic ceremony, and images of the campus.
Date: April 1907
Creator: Baylor College (Belton, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baylor College Record, Volume 5, Number 3, December 1902 (open access)

Baylor College Record, Volume 5, Number 3, December 1902

Monthly publication of announcements and literary pieces about Baylor Female College in Belton, Texas. This issue includes: A Letter from Paris, France (continuation of a traveling account), Tributes to the Memory of Miss Gertrude Osterhout (an alumna and teacher at the school), and additional notes and announcements from the teachers, students, and campus societies.
Date: December 1902
Creator: Baylor College (Belton, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trolley Line Meeting Members at Stagecoach Inn]

Photograph of a large group of people, mostly men wearing different hats, standing in front of a two-story building with a balcony all along the second story. Some of the people are sitting in or standing on the five automobiles parked in front of the building, or are standing beside them. A few of the men at the middle-right of the group have brass instruments and a drum. Although much of the building is obscured by the tall trees surrounding it, a few women are visible standing on the balcony and porch of the building. A title on the front of the photo and handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the photo was taken in front of the Stagecoach Inn in Salado, Texas.
Date: 1906/1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Louellen Eubanks With High School Diploma]

Photograph of a young woman in a long, long-sleeved, light-colored, frilly dress, standing in front of the image of an outdoor veranda painted onto a backdrop. Bunches of flowers and potted plants sit on the rugs beneath her feet, while more bunches of flowers lay on a small metal side table to her left. The young woman is holding a long, rolled up paper, tied with a ribbon, in her right hand and wears a small cloth cap on top of her head. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo identify the young woman as Louellen Eubanks, a graduate of Thomas Arnold High School in 1901 or 1902.
Date: [1901,1902]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
In Loving Remembrance of Major A. J. Rose (open access)

In Loving Remembrance of Major A. J. Rose

Funeral remembrance card for Major A. J. Rose, with a poem printed at the bottom saying "The soul is safe in Heaven."
Date: 1903
Creator: Elgin Memorial Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Students Sitting in a Classroom]

Photograph of eight young women and twelve young men sitting in four columns of student desk-chairs, as well as six women and one man standing against the left and back wall inside a slightly dark room. There is a tall door in the left wall and two tall windows with the shades down in the back wall. The women are wearing long-sleeve, long-skirt dresses, while the men are wearing suits and ties or bow-ties. Some of the people sitting at the desks have books, notebooks, and pencils on the desks in front of them. The photograph is mounted on a dark photo mat, and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the mat indicates the photo may have been taken inside a Salado College or Thomas Arnold High School classroom.
Date: [1900..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pen and Ink Drawing of the Salado Schools Building]

Pen and ink drawing of the Salado Schools building in Salado, Texas. The note on the back of the drawing reads: "P.S. Check is money Helimer sent for his expenses on trip."
Date: [1900..1949]
Creator: Creeks Creation
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Vickrey House]

Photograph of a one-story house with wood siding and a raised front porch, partially obscured by large trees in the front yard. Thin columns, connected by railing, support the porch's overhang. Several of the windows all along the side and front of the house are open. A wooden fence borders the shaded yard, and in the background, on the right, another one-story building is partially visible. Handwritten notes and a sticker on the back of the photo indicate the house is on Main Street in Salado, Texas.
Date: [1906?,1908?]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People Standing on TableRock in Salado, Texas]

Photograph of two women, three men, and a young girl standing on top of a crack in a large flat rock. The women are wearing bonnets, light-colored blouses, and dark skirts; the men are wearing dark suits and brimmed hats; and the small girl (who is standing apart from the rest) is wearing a short, light-colored dress and bonnet. The top branches of a tree are visible behind the rock on the left. There is a gap between the edge of the rock and the ground, creating a small overhang with bushes and large tree branches underneath. There is a Salado Historical Society identification sticker on the back of the photo.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belton Evening News. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 101, Ed. 1 Monday, September 8, 1902 (open access)

Belton Evening News. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 101, Ed. 1 Monday, September 8, 1902

Daily newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 8, 1902
Creator: Savage, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Farmers Union Warehouse]

Postcard of a man standing between stacks of cotton bales in a large barn, with the caption, "Rogers Tex. Farmers Union Warehouse." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas and says, "Hello. How are you this eve? I am down in the bottom cutting wood now. Got 8 more boys with me. We are having a good old time. Well how was preaching Sunday? Mattie & Leo. Kreuger were at our house Sunday. All went to Knob Creek to prayer meeting Sunday night. Bye bye. A."
Date: January 24, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Businesses on Austin Street in Holland, Texas]

Postcard of buildings lining a dirt road. Text on the photo says "Business portion Austin St. Holland, Texas." A handwritten note on the front of the postcard says "Hello, feel like 15 cts. I look worse. How are your good old fellows? I guess you are having a good time, at least I hope so." The card is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas.
Date: July 28, 1907
Creator: Holland Drug Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Buffalo at Brackenridge Park]

Postcard of buffalo grazing in a field at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas.
Date: May 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Rogers, Texas Main Street]

Postcard of the north side of Main Street in Rogers, Texas, lined with buildings. A typed note on the front of the postcard, which is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers, says "This is the main street of our big city of Rogers. Adolph."
Date: June 27, 1907
Creator: Hendrick, J. C.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Dredge in Brazos River]

Postcard of a dredge in the Brazos River near Bellville, Texas. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard, which is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas, says "Will try and write you in a fortnight. Rec'd Bertha's letter, was glad to hear from you. Mae."
Date: September 19, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Holland, Texas Main Street]

Postcard of the north side of Main street in Holland, Texas. A handwritten note on the postcard, which is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers, says "Well if it wasn't for the scripture where it says all ye who are weary and heavy laden come unto me and I will give you rest. That is the only hope I have in this world. I don't think there ever will be any more pleasure for me left in this old world. I do sometimes wonder if ever I could be happy again. There is only one [?] for me and that is-"
Date: July 29, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History