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Proposed new industrial section for Dallas

Early twentieth century map shows streets, lots, and businesses in section of downtown Dallas, Texas north east of the M.K. & T. Railway and the Texas & Pacific Railway. Includes text in panel above map and in lower margin. Cadastral map. Scale not given.
Date: 1917
Creator: A.H. Belo Corporation.
Object Type: Map
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
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
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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
Telephone Signal Device (open access)

Telephone Signal Device

Patent for telephone signal device.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: Boyd, Ura M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dispensing Liquids (open access)

Dispensing Liquids

Patent for device used to dispense liquids such as gasolene or the like.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Bruce, Thomas S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Hitch Mechanism (open access)

Plow-Hitch Mechanism

Patent for a plow hitch mechanism created by J. Butler and assigned by Parlin & Orendorff Company of Canton, Illinois with accompanying illustrations.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Butler, John H
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surveying Instrument (open access)

Surveying Instrument

Patent for surveying instrument involved in leveling telescope equipment at more optimal pivot points.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Clark, Franklin S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dish-Washing Machine. (open access)

Dish-Washing Machine.

Patent for an improved dish-washing machine with removable platforms to hold the dishes to be cleaned and water spraying from both top and bottom of the device, including illustrations.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Crow, Jesse J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel for Vehicles. (open access)

Spring Wheel for Vehicles.

Patent for spring-wheel that will supply resiliency for shock absorption, preventing shocks and jarring to the body of the vehicle.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Crowe, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1769: Housley, Lisbon (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1769: Housley, Lisbon (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Housley, Lisbon (Deceased) and W.E. Mewshaw (Executor or Guardian).
Date: May 26, 1917
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2574: Sickle, M.J. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2574: Sickle, M.J. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Sickle, M.J. (Deceased) and S.H.G. Milliken (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1917-07-05/1917-07-05
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting and Scoring Box-Blanks (open access)

Machine for Cutting and Scoring Box-Blanks

Patent for the mechanical cutting and scoring of box blanks with illustrations.
Date: July 31, 1917
Creator: Daven, Michael P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1917 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1917
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1917 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 12, 1917
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1917 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 19, 1917
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1917 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 26, 1917
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1917 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 1917
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1917 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 9, 1917
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History