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Car Door Opener. (open access)

Car Door Opener.

Patent for a car door opener, making it possible to open a car door without using a hammer or injuring oneself.
Date: July 31, 1906
Creator: Gibson, Levi D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle. (open access)

Bottle.

Patent for "a bottle and stopper whereby the bottle can be filled in the ordinary manner, but after being sealed by the stopper of novel construction it cannot be refilled after once being emptied without breaking or fracturing the bottle." (Lines 12-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 31, 1897
Creator: Stallings, George V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Wolters Trumpet  (Fort Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1967 (open access)

The Fort Wolters Trumpet (Fort Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1967

Weekly newspaper from Fort Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas that includes news of interest to United States Army and civilian personnel at Fort Wolters along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1942 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1942

A weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that included local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 31, 1942
Creator: Clarke, Mary Whatley
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Halford] (open access)

[News Script: Halford]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Virgil Halford who was given a life sentence by a jury after molesting girls in Garland and Grand Prairie as well as raping the eight year old daughter of a highway patrolman in Mineral Wells.
Date: December 31, 1963
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1919 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 31, 1919
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 1917
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1906 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 1906
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1907 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 1907
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1905 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 1905
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1919 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1919
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 1918
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lawrence J. Lincoln, Commanding Lieutenant General]

Photograph of Commanding Lieutenant General Lawrence J. Lincoln. He is in uniform, sitting at a desk with an American flag in the background. His uniform bears small emblems and awards, including his colors. On the back of the photograph are stamped, typewritten, and handwritten notes.
Date: July 31, 1967
Creator: Turner, Raymond
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Igor I. Sikorsky to Major William D. Phillips, August 31, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Igor I. Sikorsky to Major William D. Phillips, August 31, 1967]

Letter from Igor I. Sikorsky to Major William D. Phillips congratulating the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center on its 11th anniversary. In a post-script, he mentions that he has enclosed a photograph with the letter. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 31, 1967
Creator: Sikorsky, Igor I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Texas Senator Tom Creighton to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr., August 31, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Texas Senator Tom Creighton to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr., August 31, 1966]

Letter from Texas Senator Tom Creighton to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr. congratulating the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center on their 10th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 31, 1966
Creator: Creighton, Tom
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator John G. Tower to Major William D. Phillips, August 31, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Senator John G. Tower to Major William D. Phillips, August 31, 1967]

Letter from Senator John G. Tower to Major William D. Phillips congratulating the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center on their 11th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 31, 1967
Creator: Tower, John G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Strawn Enterprise. (Strawn, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1905 (open access)

Strawn Enterprise. (Strawn, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Strawn, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 1905
Creator: Britton, J. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 101, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 31, 1982 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 101, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 31, 1982

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 31, 1982
Creator: Bennie, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Mineral Wells] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mineral Wells]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 31, 1984, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1940 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 1940
Creator: Dunbar, Mary Whatley
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1939 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1939

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 1939
Creator: Johnston, Charles F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 203, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 31, 1985 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 203, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 31, 1985

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 31, 1985
Creator: Bennie, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 152, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1985 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 152, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1985

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 31, 1985
Creator: Bennie, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto Tribune. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1895 (open access)

Palo Pinto Tribune. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 1895
Creator: Wallace, W. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History