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Apparatus for Oiling Railway-Tracks.
Patent for improvements in mechanism for “applying oil to curves and switches of street railway tracks” (lines 6-7) by using an “oil-tank [that] is arranged in the upper position of the hood or shield over the car-wheel. The valve is in the bottom of the oil-space and may be controlled by a lever arranged to turn or lift in the valve, and under the valve is arranged the oiling-wheel, which runs lightly on the track or face of the car-wheel and applied the oil." (Page 2, lines 69-76) Includes illustration.
Date:
August 4, 1891
Creator:
Ennis, Thomas L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Billiard Cue
Patent for a billiard cue. This invention is designed with removable tips. Illustration included.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
Borroughs, John Vertie
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Journal Lubricating Machine.
Patent for employed who related to car journal lubricating machine and oiling all classes of railroad cars and streetcars. Also, its benefits to improve the construction and increase the efficiency of machines of this character.
Date:
April 4, 1916
Creator:
Fleischer, Lewis Bernard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction Site With Stone Walls Looking South]
Photograph of a construction site. There are stone walls with cutouts where tall windows would be. There are supplies in front, cranes in the background, and buildings around the site.
Date:
March 4, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crohn's Disease and Carcinoma
Presidential address given by William David Barnett before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Barnett discusses a possible association between Crohn's Disease and adenocarcinoma of the small intestine. Also included is Barnett's banquet address, "Thanks for the Memories."
Date:
October 4, 1982
Creator:
Barnett, William David
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Depurator
Patent for a depurator. "This invention realtes to an improved vacuum apparatus for medicinal purposes" (line 11-12). Illustrations included.
Date:
August 4, 1903
Creator:
Richards, Lloyd H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Preventing Overflow of Tanks.
Patent for preventing the "repeated discharge of the contents of a flush tank" (lines 10-11) and enhance overall utility that require a flush tank. Information and illustration provided.
Date:
April 4, 1916
Creator:
Logan, Paul H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 55, Ed. 1 Friday, May 4, 1883
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 4, 1883
Creator:
Hinton, Richard J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 157, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 4, 1883
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 4, 1883
Creator:
Shaw-Eady, Sydney
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 210, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1883
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 4, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 78, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 4, 1884
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
June 4, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 126, Ed. 1 Monday, August 4, 1884
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 4, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 154, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1884
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 4, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 181, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 4, 1884
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 4, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 207, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 4, 1884
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 4, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 231, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1884
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 4, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 225, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 4, 1885
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 4, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Felicitas Latlip's War Ration Book One]
War Ration Book One that belonged to Felicitas Latlip. Felicitas Latlip's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains 2 unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
Date:
May 4, 1942
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Frank Latlip, Senior's War Ration Book One]
War Ration Book One that belonged to Frank Latlip, Sr. Frank Latlip's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains 2 unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
Date:
May 4, 1942
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garden Implement
Patent for new garden implement that is "a combination of a rake and scraper and which may also be used in the capacity of hoe or allied implement." (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date:
May 4, 1915
Creator:
Bozarth, John Alexander
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jumping Contest]
Postcard of several U.S. Army cavalry members riding dark-colored horses next to a low, wooden fence; several of the horses are jumping over the fence. The caption in the lower-left corner says "Jumping Contest." The postcard was sent from El Paso, Texas and is addressed to "Miss G. M. Horne" in Portland, Maine. Text on the back of the postcard reads: "Dear Gertrude:- Big military tournament here next week - 5000 soldiers; and commencing Oct. 15, a full month of maneuvers by the Division of the Army on the border. All[...] here, Walter."
Date:
October 4, 1914
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 4, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, wearing Army Air Corps insignia, the North American A-36, ferrying an aircraft, and other recent work. Written on Washington Yankee (Shreveport, LA) stationary.
Date:
March 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. R. Morgan, D. R. Bridges, and S. J. Merrill to Truett Latimer, April 4, 1959]
Letter from J. R. Morgan, D. R. Bridges, and S. J. Merrill to Truett Latimer asking for his support to get the State to provide funds for the University of Texas Postgraduate School of Medicine.
Date:
April 4, 1959
Creator:
Morgan, James R.; Bridges, Doye R. & Merrill, Samuel J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Judge R. E. Thomason to T. N. Carswell - April 4, 1955]
A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from R. E. Thomason, United States District Judge, El Paso, Texas, dated April 4, 1955. Thomason expresses his appreciation for the commendation and congratulations by Carswell pertaining to his decision in the Jencks-Matusow case.
Date:
April 4, 1955
Creator:
Thomason, R. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History