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[Annie Belle Emery Bright's students]

Photograph of Annie Belle Emery Bright's students at Cumberland Hill School in Dallas, Texas. The students are elementary aged and stand in front of open doors on the exterior of the school building. The students all have their arms crossed in front of them. The female students wear dresses that go down to the knee with various patterns and wide collars. The male students wear white button-down shirts with breeches and socks that go above the knee. One male student in the front row does not wear socks or shoes. The photograph cracked in half horizontally, and is mounted to black cardstock which has a tear at the top center. On the back is a list naming all 39 students as well as the note, "year 1917 / names put on / 1919."
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 15, 1917 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 15, 1917

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: November 15, 1917
Creator: Barton, Arthur J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 1, 1917 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 1, 1917

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1917
Creator: Barton, Arthur J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 1917 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 1917

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: March 15, 1917
Creator: Barton, Arthur J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1917 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1917

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1917
Creator: Barton, Arthur J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1917 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1917

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1917
Creator: Barton, Arthur J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1917 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1917

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1917
Creator: Barton, Arthur J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 17, Ed. 1 Monday, January 15, 1917 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 17, Ed. 1 Monday, January 15, 1917

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: January 15, 1917
Creator: Barton, Arthur J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter for Treating Concrete Flooring (open access)

Composition of Matter for Treating Concrete Flooring

Patent for improvements to treating concrete flooring. The process described for mixing animal, mineral, and vegetable waxes to produce a treatment which renders already poured concrete floors (or other cement or stone) dustless and waxy to prevent disintegration of the floor's components.
Date: May 12, 1917
Creator: Annan, Alfred H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Security Lock Device. (open access)

Automobile Security Lock Device.

Patent for a new and useful form of automobile lock adaptable for use in connection with the steering column and steering wheel of the car or automobile to be locked.
Date: December 18, 1917
Creator: Mushaway, Alden
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Coop (open access)

Folding Coop

Patent for folding coops for the shipment of meat products, such as poultry. This invention will ensure greater efficiency in shipment of products.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Randall, John G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Printing-Roller-Cleaning Device. (open access)

Printing-Roller-Cleaning Device.

Patent for a cleaning device designed to expedite the cleaning of printing press rollers.
Date: March 1, 1917
Creator: Farr, Charles A. & Dove, Bascom A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Map Cabinet (open access)

Map Cabinet

Patent for a storage device designed to store maps, blueprints, artworks, and other flat objects.
Date: January 12, 1917
Creator: Fanning, Samuel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism For Compressing And Sheeting Loose Materials. (open access)

Mechanism For Compressing And Sheeting Loose Materials.

Patent for a mechanism used for compressing and sheeting loose materials. The machine allows for materials that have been compressed to be flattened more and sheeted prior to delivery back to the mechanism.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Stubbs, Robert A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Emergency-Tire. (open access)

Emergency-Tire.

Patent for a spare automobile tire with improvements to the design which allow it be easily applied on the road in case of emergency.
Date: December 25, 1917
Creator: Poe, James G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process and Apparatus for Reducing Cotton-Stalks to Pulp Suitable for the Manufacture of Paper. (open access)

Process and Apparatus for Reducing Cotton-Stalks to Pulp Suitable for the Manufacture of Paper.

Patent for an invention that combines mechanical and chemical operations to effectively reduce cotton stalks to a fiber or pulp. Suitable for the manufacture of paper or for uses in which vegetable pulp may be used.
Date: December 11, 1917
Creator: Irwin, Jesse M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas Meter Attachment. (open access)

Gas Meter Attachment.

Patent for a gas meter attachment that will allow the meter to still function properly when somehow placed in a position other than upright. Valves that would not be functional due to changes in gravitational forces resulting from the meter being in a position other than upright are remedied using this attachment by new register and valve design.
Date: July 2, 1917
Creator: Morris, Henry C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drum-Lining. (open access)

Drum-Lining.

Patent for a cement pulverizer drum made of cast iron with a tongue and groove connection that is strong, durable, and easy to make.
Date: December 11, 1917
Creator: Johnson, Charles L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Food Administration - Dallas Texas] (open access)

[Federal Food Administration - Dallas Texas]

A blank food administration pledge card.
Date: 1917/1919
Creator: United States Food Administration
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Station Map - Tracks and Structures. The Union Terminal Company Operated by The Union Terminal Company.

Station Map for the Union Terminal Company from Station 80+52.2 to Station 102+38 in Dallas, Texas. Scale 1'':50'.
Date: June 30, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Station Map - Tracks and Structures. The Union Terminal Company Operated by The Union Terminal Company.

Station Map of the Union Terminal Company from Station 54+10 to Station 60+52.2 in Dallas, Texas. Scale 1'':50'.
Date: June 30, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Station Map - Tracks and Structures. The Union Terminal Company Operated by The Union Terminal Company.

Station Map for the Union Terminal Company, showing the Central Junction from Survey Station 0+65 to Survey Station 8+13 and the Katy Junction from Survey Station 1+40 to Survey Station 4+88, in Dallas, Texas. Scale 1'':50'.
Date: June 30, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Station Map - Tracks and Structures. The Union Terminal Company Operated by The Union Terminal Company.

Station Map in Dallas, Texas from Station 40+67 to Station 54+10. Scale 1'':50'.
Date: June 30, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Station Map - Tracks and Structures. The Union Terminal Company Operated by The Union Terminal Company.

Station map of Dallas County, Texas from Station 4+00 to Station 18+80. Scale 1'':50'.
Date: June 30, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History