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[Letter from J. E. Foster to I. H. Kempner, May 3, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from J. E. Foster to I. H. Kempner, May 3, 1945]

Letter from J. E. Foster to I. H. Kempner informing Kempner that he enjoyed their meeting and discussing the laws surrounding sending pheasants in the mail in South Dakota.
Date: May 3, 1945
Creator: Foster, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to J. E. Foster, May 4, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to J. E. Foster, May 4, 1945]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to J. E. Foster thanking Foster for informing Kempner of the facts and restrictions regarding the shipping of pheasants from South Dakota to Texas.
Date: May 4, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle Wheel.

Patent for a wheel attachment of "combined purposes of tire, felly and safety guard" (lines 15-16), with slight wing-like widening between spokes to prevent sinking into ruts, with optional cutouts to reduce weight, including illustrations.
Date: May 7, 1895
Creator: Laube, Godfried
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a strong, durable, and inexpensive vehicle-wheel with an improved design that is meant for light vehicles. The wheel will "provide novel means whereby the wheel will be prevented from slipping into ruts in the road, thus overcoming the jar that would otherwise be caused" (lines 14-18).
Date: May 21, 1895
Creator: Laube, Godfried
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History