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The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1919 (open access)

The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1919

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 22, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - December 22, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - December 22, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing the three letters she sent him and his restlessness to go home. There was no news of leaving because troop deployment was halted. He hopes to begin traveling home on Christmas day.
Date: December 22, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 22, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 22, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing the candy she sent, writing discharge papers, and an order from camp headquarters regarding dismissing some men.
Date: November 22, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1918 (open access)

The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1918

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 22, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Arthur to Helen M. Noyes - August 22, 1918]

Letter from a soldier named Arthur to Helen M. Noyes of Burlington, Vermont, discussing his menial daily life at Camp MacArthur, Waco. He expresses support for her and suggests that she find a specific type of job. The front of the postcard depicts soldiers walk along a road along cabins in Camp MacArthur.
Date: August 22, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1918 (open access)

The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1918

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for a modification of a conventional rail joint, adding a solid abutment that allows for the use of conventional splice bars that "does not involve any appreciable increase in cost over the conventional rail joint" (lines 29-30). Includes Illustration.
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Baker, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1915 (open access)

The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1915

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 22, 1915
Creator: Terrell, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice Breaking Machine. (open access)

Ice Breaking Machine.

Patent for an improved Ice Breaking Machine. This new design has movable plates that allow for the ice to be broken up into various sizes as desired by the user. It is also of a simpler construction than earlier machines.
Date: June 22, 1914
Creator: Krocker, Adolf C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1912 (open access)

The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1912

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 22, 1912
Creator: Terrell, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1911 (open access)

The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1911

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 22, 1911
Creator: Terrell, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1911 (open access)

The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1911

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 22, 1911
Creator: Terrell, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Main Building at Texas Christian University]

Photograph of the main building at Texas Christian University (formerly Waco Female College) in Waco, Texas, taken after the March 22, 1910 fire. The brick and stone building is damaged and does not have a roof. People and trees are on the lawn. The back includes a printed statement from the photographer and a handwritten note that says "Waco T.C.U. main building, after the fire on 3-22-1910. Presented to J.A. Curry by W. H. Curry."
Date: [1910-03-22..]
Creator: McCall, C. F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History