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Adjustable Nailless Horseshoe. (open access)

Adjustable Nailless Horseshoe.

Patent for an adjustable horseshoe with cost efficient, replaceable fittings. Illustrations included.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Fenley, Harriet R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit for Garnishment after Judgement] (open access)

[Affidavit for Garnishment after Judgement]

Affidavit includes blanks for the prosecutor and defendant of the trial, the date of the trial, and the stipulations of the judgment.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Belle Emery Bright's 7th grade students]

Photograph of Annie Emery Bright's seventh grade students at Colonial Hill Public School in Dallas, Texas. The students stand on steps outside of the school building. The boys wear dark suits with breeches and long socks, while the girls wear light dresses. The photograph is mounted on black cardstock, and an inscription on the back reads, "Colonial Hill Public School, Dallas / 7th Grade / My pupils (Miss Annie Bell Emery)."
Date: [1900..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Belle Emery with class]

Photograph of a middle school aged class of students seated on steps outside of a building. The teacher, Annie Belle Emery Bright sits at the center in the top row, wearing a high collared white blouse. The male students wear white button-down shirts and some wear blazers and ties. The female students wear various patterns of dresses with long sleeves, and the all have large bows in their up-styled hair. The photograph is mounted to black cardstock. An inscription on the back reads: "Stephen F Austin School - Dallas Tex. / Miss Annie Emery - (teacher)."
Date: [1900..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Belle Emery with students at Cumberland Hill School]

Photograph of a class of elementary to middle school aged students seated on a small set of steps with the female teacher, Annie Belle Emery Bright, standing to the right of the stairs holding the railing. The male students wear white button-down shirts, some wear blazers, and dark pants. The female students wear dresses. The teacher wears a white collared blouse with half-length sleeves and pleats down the front, with a brooch at the collar, and a long dark plaid skirt. The photo is mounted to gray board with embossed lines framing the image. An inscription on the back in black ink reads: "Cumberland Hill School / Dallas, TX / Miss Annie Emery - teacher."
Date: [1900..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for baling-press to press bales of cotton into rectangular bales including illustrations.
Date: August 14, 1900
Creator: Taylor, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beverage Cooler And Dispensing Apparatus. (open access)

Beverage Cooler And Dispensing Apparatus.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements i beverage coolers and dispensing apparatus, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 6, 1900
Creator: Sidoti, Antonio
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Booklet for the Southern Rock-Island Plow Co. Repository in Dallas] (open access)

[Booklet for the Southern Rock-Island Plow Co. Repository in Dallas]

Booklet for the new repository for the Southern Rock-Island Plow Co. in Dallas, Texas. The booklet contains information about the building as well as advertising their American-Mexicano vehicle which is, according to the booklet, "the only one in this country."
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Chief Hugh Franklin Magee Scrapbook, Volume 1] (open access)

[Chief Hugh Franklin Magee Scrapbook, Volume 1]

Scrapbook of Hugh Franklin Magee, Fire Chief of Dallas, Texas. The scrapbook contains drawings, photographs, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the department and cover such topics as fires, equipment malfunctions, and community relations.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Magee, Hugh Franklin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Chief Hugh Franklin Magee Scrapbook, Volume 2] (open access)

[Chief Hugh Franklin Magee Scrapbook, Volume 2]

Scrapbook of Hugh Franklin Magee, Fire Chief of Dallas, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the department and cover such topics as fires, equipment malfunctions, and community relations.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Magee, Hugh Franklin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for "a new and use-ful improvement in churns , and its objects among other things , are to provide a simple device more durable in construction than heretofore and one which is cheap of manufacture, may be readily operated and cleaned, and is adapted to keep contents thereof at a desired temperature" (lines 12-19) including illustrations.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Welke, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cistern (open access)

Cistern

Patent for the "class of cisterns used to catch rain-water from the roofs of houses or other places" (lines 9-11); including illustration and instructions
Date: May 15, 1900
Creator: Harry, H. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clevis (open access)

Clevis

Patent for "improvements in clevises or draw-bars for plows and other similar implements" (Lines 8 – 10) including illustrations.
Date: August 28, 1900
Creator: Hendon, Walter Preston
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Key and Automatic Stop Cock (open access)

Combination Key and Automatic Stop Cock

Patent for "new and improved Combination Key and Automatic Stop-Cock" (lines 6-7) for the purpose of providing "an automatic arrangement for cutting off the water-supply in hydrants and like appliances when the weather becomes so cold as to endanger the freezing of the water" (lines 11-14).
Date: May 7, 1900
Creator: Randall, C. T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Elevator And Gin-Feeder. (open access)

Cotton-Elevator And Gin-Feeder.

Patent for new and useful improvements in cotton elevators and gin feeders, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 27, 1900
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin Feeder (open access)

Cotton-Gin Feeder

Patent for a new "Cotton-Gin Feeder, Drier, and Cleaner" (line 6.) for the purpose of disintegrating "dry, and clean damp and dirty seed-cotton" (lines 10-11).
Date: May 12, 1900
Creator: Brown, Charles William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2035: O'Connor, Anna Alicia (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2035: O'Connor, Anna Alicia (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of O'Connor, Anna Alicia (died February 12, 1900) and P.J. Manning (Executor or Guardian). Anna Alicia O'Connor was born 26-Jun.-1849. Anna is buried next to her daughter Mary Manning in Calvary Cemetery Dallas Texas.
Date: 1900-03-15/1900-07-05
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2098: Hunter, W. Hugh (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2098: Hunter, W. Hugh (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Hunter, W. Hugh (died January 17, 1900) and Addie J. Hunter (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1900-01-17/1900-07-25
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2099: Stiff, H.F. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2099: Stiff, H.F. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Stiff, H.F. (died January 21, 1900) and Kate Stiff (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1900-01-26/1900-03-12
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2102: Heitman, Louisa (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2102: Heitman, Louisa (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Heitman, Louisa (died January 23, 1900) and J.C. Heitman (Executor or Guardian). Maiden name was Van Grinderbeck.
Date: 1900-01-23/1900-02-08
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2103: Samples, Silas (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2103: Samples, Silas (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Samples, Silas (Minor) and Mariah Douns (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1900-02-09/1900-02-09
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2107: Mackey, M.E. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2107: Mackey, M.E. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Mackey, M.E. (died May 25, 1895) and J.T. Mackey (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1900-02-26/1900-08-14
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2108: Neel, J.L. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2108: Neel, J.L. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Neel, J.L. (died March 9, 1900) and Eudora Neel (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1900-03-09/1900-07-28
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2111: Owens, Mary S. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2111: Owens, Mary S. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Owens, Mary S. (died April 1, 1900) and W.O. Garrison (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1900-04-19/1905-03-18
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History