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[City of Arlington document appointing Mrs. C.C. Rogers as the City Marshal of Arlington, view 2] (open access)

[City of Arlington document appointing Mrs. C.C. Rogers as the City Marshal of Arlington, view 2]

Photograph of a City of Arlington document detailing the appointment of Mrs. C.C. Rogers as City Marshal of Arlington in 1914 signed by P.F. McKee. The document is dated July 3rd, 1914 and states that she will be paid $5.00 a month. Listed on the document are the city officials and aldermen. Mrs. Rogers was the first female Arlington City Marshal. She was relieved of her duties September 10, 1914. The title of City Marshal was later changed to Police Chief when Pearl Rudd was appointed in 1915. Mrs. Rogers never became a police chief.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Arlington document appointing Mrs. C.C. Rogers as the City Marshal of Arlington, view 1] (open access)

[City of Arlington document appointing Mrs. C.C. Rogers as the City Marshal of Arlington, view 1]

Photograph of a City of Arlington document detailing the appointment of Mrs. C.C. Rogers as City Marshal of Arlington in 1914 signed by P.F. McKee. The document is dated July 3rd, 1914 and states that she will be paid $5.00 a month. Listed on the document are the city officials and aldermen. Mrs. Rogers was the first female Arlington City Marshal. She was relieved of her duties September 10, 1914. The title of City Marshal was later changed to Police Chief when Pearl Rudd was appointed in 1915. Mrs. Rogers never became a police chief.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Main Street, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1914

Photograph of North Main Street in Ft. Worth looking at a large Courthouse. Inlaid in the brick street are trolley tracks, and lining the road are electricity and telephone poles and wires, bushes, and two smokestacks.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Main Street, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1914

Photograph of North Main Street in Ft. Worth. The road is dirt with trolley tracks leading to trolleys in the center background. Lining the road are electricity and telephone poles and wires. Behind those are buildings and trees. Written across the bottom of the photograph is, "North Main St. from foot of Padlock Viaduct Looking North."
Date: 1914
Creator: Smith Photo Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Makers of Fort Worth (open access)

Makers of Fort Worth

Each leaf contains a biographical note with photographic portrait and a caricature by Heppner Blackman, first cartoonist of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, or W.K. Patrick, cartoonist of the Fort Worth Record.
Date: 1914
Creator: Newspaper Artists' Association, Forth Worth.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pumping-Head. (open access)

Pumping-Head.

Patent for a pumping head involving two piston rods that are rigid and, if broken, can be replaced without harming the rest of the machine. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 17, 1914
Creator: Boicourt, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for an improvement in the function and use of a valve which gets rid of the wire usually used to raise tank valves. Getting rid of this wire allows for easier drainage.
Date: January 20, 1914
Creator: Axtell, Fred W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fuse Plug (open access)

Automatic Fuse Plug

Patent for "improvements in automatic fuse plugs" (lines 12-12). These are "adapted to be successively engaged by a swinging contact arm" (lines 16-17).
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Bowman, Levi M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie. (open access)

Bale-Tie.

Patent for bale ties that "have the securing members permanently connected" (lines 12-13) and do not have projecting ends that could damage cotton bales or other fibrous materials.
Date: June 9, 1914
Creator: McFarland, Frank H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve for explosive-engines. (open access)

Valve for explosive-engines.

Patent for an improved valve for use in explosive engines which lists the movements of various parts in order to allow air and fuel to mix and explode.
Date: February 2, 1914
Creator: Ray, Albert J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Point and Bolt for Belts. (open access)

Combined Point and Bolt for Belts.

Patent for an invention provides means for securing bolts to elevator belts.
Date: October 27, 1914
Creator: Guffee, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Alarm. (open access)

Automatic Fire-Alarm.

Patent for an improved automatic fire-alarm, which will sound an alarm, release water from pipes, and alert the fire station.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Singleton, Joseph J. C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Generating and Carbureting Hydrogen. (open access)

Apparatus for Generating and Carbureting Hydrogen.

Patent for an apparatus that will improve the cost efficiency of producing gas. Specifically, this invention details a "main tank which produces hydrogen and an auxiliary tank wherein the hydrogen is mixed with crude petroleum oil and thereby given its illuminating and combustible properties" (lines 18-23).
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Stuart, Charles V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook from Texas Presbyterian College for Girls] (open access)

[Scrapbook from Texas Presbyterian College for Girls]

Scrapbook that includes photographs of student life, signatures from classmates, and inserts from various classes and organizations at Texas Presbyterian College.
Date: 1914~
Creator: Howell, Corrinne
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. J. and Birdie McKinley to Mrs. Moore, Claude and Linnet White, and Wilie, March 19, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from W. J. and Birdie McKinley to Mrs. Moore, Claude and Linnet White, and Wilie, March 19, 1914]

Letter from Birdie McKinley to Mrs. Moore, Claude and Linnet White, and Wilie. talks about the weather and how everyone is doing. He wants to send Birdie to visit them since they aren't coming to Tennessee. He says that a lot has happened recently, the National Bank got robbed. He hopes they like Fort Worth. He talks about the baby Mary Louise. He bought something by the head rather than by the pound, and hopes to make some money off of it. He asks about Ruth and Frank asks about her too. He took pictures of Lillian and he will send some pictures and one of the cabin they were going to stay in. Birdie hopes they are settled into their new house in Fort Worth. She says they are all doing well. She talks about her baby and how Frank adores her. She also mentions the bank being robbed. If the fire hadn't been put out they would not have known the bank was robbed. She says she is slower at sewing, but the children do take up a lot of her time. Especially Harry who has been sick all winter. She gives news on everyone and hopes they …
Date: March 19, 1914
Creator: McKinley, W. J. & McKinley, Birdie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lyle A. Stephenson to Claude D. White, March 27, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from Lyle A. Stephenson to Claude D. White, March 27, 1914]

Letter from Lyle A. Stephenson in Kansas City, Missouri to Claude D. White discussing the cancellation of Mr. White's accident insurance policy and the possibility of taking out a life insurance policy. The letter is typed on Mr. Stephenson's company stationary. There is an illustration of a sign post with the following printed on it: "Insurance Service That Serves; Lyle A. Stephenson The Insurer; Don't Forget Tenth St. Entrance R. A. Long Bldg." The phone number and address are printed at the bottom. There is an envelope with Mr. Stephenson's company information printed on it in red, and it is addressed to Mr. Claude D. White in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: March 27, 1914
Creator: Stephenson, Lyle A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Telegraph from John M. Marcus to Isabella Waters Morris] (open access)

[Telegraph from John M. Marcus to Isabella Waters Morris]

Telegraph from John M. Barcus to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The telegraph was sent on December 11, 1914.
Date: December 11, 1914
Creator: Barcus, John M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. Blaylock to Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris] (open access)

[Letter from L. Blaylock to Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris]

Letter from L. Blaylock to Reverend Isaac Zachary Taylor.
Date: October 31, 1914
Creator: Blaylock, L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W.J. Johnson to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris] (open access)

[Letter from W.J. Johnson to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris]

Letter from W.J. Johnson to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The letter was written October 30, 1914.
Date: October 30, 1914
Creator: Johnson, W.J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.E. Simmons to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris] (open access)

[Letter from J.E. Simmons to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris]

Letter from J.E. Simmons to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The letter was sent on December 12, 1914.
Date: December 12, 1914
Creator: Simmons, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from J. Frank Smith to Isabella Waters Morris] (open access)

[Telegraph from J. Frank Smith to Isabella Waters Morris]

Telegraph from J. Frank Smith to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The telegraph was sent on December 12, 1914 from McKinney Texas.
Date: December 12, 1914
Creator: Smith, J. Frank
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from John R. Nelson to Isabella Waters Morris] (open access)

[Telegraph from John R. Nelson to Isabella Waters Morris]

Telegraph from John R. Nelson to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The telegraph was sent on December 11, 1914.
Date: December 11, 1914
Creator: Nelson, John R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from Nicholas to Isabella Waters Morris] (open access)

[Telegraph from Nicholas to Isabella Waters Morris]

Telegraph from Nicholas to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The telegraph was sent on December 11, 1914.
Date: December 11, 1914
Creator: Nicholas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from A.L. Moore to Isabella Waters Morris] (open access)

[Telegraph from A.L. Moore to Isabella Waters Morris]

Telegraph from A.L. Moore to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The telegraph was sent on December 11, 1914.
Date: December 11, 1914
Creator: Moore, A.L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History