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Mode of Straining Saws by Atmospheric Pressure.
Patent for the improvement of the reciprocating saw by simplifying the arrangement of cylinders, pipes, and exhaust pumps to produce the necessary vacuum, including illustration.
Date:
August 14, 1855
Creator:
Brown, A. & Coffin, Abel, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Log-Loading Mechanism.
Patent for a machine that hauls and loads logs upon cars from either side of the track, or both sides at once. The machine can easily be transported on a car. The machine "consists, essentially, in a platform of about the length of an ordinary log-car and of a height and width to enable it to span the same, mounted upon which are a steam engine and a boiler and a rotating crane, said platform being provided with pivoted legs for holding it above the track, with pivoted legs for holding it above the track, with means for locking said legs in a vertical position" (lines 23-30).
Date:
April 14, 1896
Creator:
Fletcher, William Andrew
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gates Model Farm]
Photograph of two unidentified men standing on a plot of land at Gates Model Farm on 3100 Procter Street. Behind them, there is a two-story wooden house with a woman and a man standing in front of it. In the background, there are wooden barns and a silo.
Date:
September 14, 1900
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 146, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 14, 1904
Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 14, 1904
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 176, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 1904
Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 14, 1904
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Dutch Girl on Chalkboard]
Postcard of a blonde girl dressed in traditional Dutch clothing and wooden shoes, with a short message written in chalk reading, "It is you lof me ya! To my Valentine." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie, Dumpling, McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave iTr."
Date:
February 14, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Young Boy With Flower on Chalkboard]
Postcard of a red haired boy holding small flowers with a message written in chalk, "Yous kin hev these flowers if you be me stedie. To my Valentine." The postcard is addressed to "Miss McFaddin McFaddin Ave. City."
Date:
February 14, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burning and Steam Generating Apparatus
Patent for an oil burning and steam generating apparatus. Illustration included.
Date:
December 14, 1909
Creator:
Spurrier, John Wallace
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree and Brush Cutter.
Patent for a motorized tree and brush cutter that is portable.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Andrews, Robert Lyle
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of First Baptist Church in Beaumont, Texas]
Postcard of a stone church with stained glass windows, described as "First Baptist Church, Beaumont, Texas." The words "Will You?" are pasted on the back of the postcard, along with a message that reads, "Please tell me who he is? H. H. 11-13-11." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Washington D. C. 1906 Florida Ave."
Date:
November 14, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Boy Running From Bee Nest]
Postcard of a blonde haired boy running down a hill followed by a swarm of bees. "I'm awfully busy," is written on the postcard. The letter on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date:
July 14, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Expanding Device For Can Bumping Presses
Patent for expanding device for can bumping presses including the illustrations.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Drake, Rollin L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lightning-Protecting System for Oil-Tanks.
Patent for an improved system that is used for protecting oil tanks from getting struck by lightning and can get put on existing structures to ground them. The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
March 14, 1916
Creator:
Gunthorpe, Charles Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Catalyzing Oil and Apparatus Therefor.
Patent for improvements to oil boiling & processing to preserve its hydrocarbon properties by converting high-boiling oils to low-boiling oils using a specific apparatus for vaporization and a catalyst reheating device, such as a chamber furnace.
Date:
March 14, 1916
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M. & Taber Jr., George H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Certificate of James Edgar Sutherlin]
Birth certificate for James Edgar Sutherlin, born July 14, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas to Edith Wilson and Edgar Brown Sutherlin.
Date:
July 14, 1925
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Snowy Mountain]
Postcard of dark mountains with snow capping and traveling between the two mountains. The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Carrol Elward 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas, U. S. A."
Date:
July 14, 1933
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Benbow 2]
Postcard of a stone building with concrete stairs and trees and bushes lining the entryway. The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mr. Carrol E. Ward Texas Ice Co. Beaumont, Texas."
Date:
September 14, 1934
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Driver's License for Edith Wilson Sutherlin]
Driver's license for Edith Wilson Sutherlin, from the 1940s.
Date:
June 14, 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Griffing Nurseries, September 14, 1944]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Griffing Nurseries requesting a copy of a letter sent by the nursery which included a list of various azaleas.
Date:
September 14, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman, February 14, 1945]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman discussing the lodge responses he received and pledges in Dallas and Houston.
Date:
February 14, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1946
Monthly newspaper from Lamar College in Beaumont, Texas that includes local and campus news along with advertising.
Date:
March 14, 1946
Creator:
Abood, George
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Charles H. Moore, April 14, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Charles H. Moore explaining that Kempner will most likely miss the upcoming meeting for the Galveston Country Club and Kempner expressing his support of buying stock of the Galveston Country Club.
Date:
April 14, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First CavOilCade Dinner]
Photograph of rows of dinners seated and eating with a head table in the background. On the curtain behind reads "We Appreciate Your Faith in Port Arthur". Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: "1st celebration of CavOilCade" "Oct. 14, 1952 - dinner to salute oil industry. Became CavOilCade in 1953." "Valuable, return picture to: Lyle Vickers, 300 Plaza Circle, Port Arthur, TX."
Date:
October 14, 1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1954
Weekly newspaper from Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas that includes local and campus news along with advertising.
Date:
May 14, 1954
Creator:
Abshier, Ann
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History