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[A receipt for Zavala's purchase of Clarets and decanters, October 18, 1830] (open access)

[A receipt for Zavala's purchase of Clarets and decanters, October 18, 1830]

Zavala's receipt for the purchase of decanters and a pair of clarets. New York, October 18, 1830.
Date: October 18, 1830
Creator: Botique of Sayer and Gates
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[School tuition and spelling book receipt, June 27, 1832] (open access)

[School tuition and spelling book receipt, June 27, 1832]

Henry de Zavala's school tuition and spelling book receipt: Brooklyn, June 27, 1832.
Date: June 27, 1832
Creator: Jinks, Henry W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lorenzo de Zavala's receipt during hotel stay in Brooklyn, June 29 1832] (open access)

[Lorenzo de Zavala's receipt during hotel stay in Brooklyn, June 29 1832]

Lorenzo de Zavala's receipt during hotel stay in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, June 29 1832.
Date: June 29, 1832
Creator: Duflon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for Charges at Union Square Hotel - January 30, 1868] (open access)

[Bill for Charges at Union Square Hotel - January 30, 1868]

Bill from the Union Square Hotel listing itemized charges including board and meals for a friend, issued to William M. Rice and marked paid.
Date: January 30, 1868
Creator: Union Square Hotel
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of New York, Brooklyn, and Boston]

Map shows street names, parks, railroads, docks, ferries, military facilities, cemeteries, select buildings, and some businesses; one-mile interval bullseye circles centering on City Hall for New York. Includes key to railroads types and list of oceanliner routes; number key to buildings for Boston on verso. Scale not given.
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of New York, Brooklyn, and Boston]

Map shows street names, parks, railroads, docks, ferries, military facilities, cemeteries, select buildings, and some businesses; one-mile interval bullseye circles centering on City Hall for New York. Includes key to railroads types and list of oceanliner routes; number key to buildings for Boston on verso. Scale not given.
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brooklyn.

Map shows street names, railroads, elevated railroads, street car lines, parks, cemeteries, select buildings, public institutions, docks, ferries, military facilities, and some businesses. Includes index. Scale [ca. 1:49,450].
Date: [1880..1900]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the city of Brooklyn : Published for the Brooklyn Directory, 1886.

Map shows street names, wards, ferries, military facilities, docks, parks, cemeteries, railroads, canals, marshes, and waterways. Includes text description of ward boundaries. Scale [ca. 1:18,800].
Date: 1886
Creator: J.B. Beers & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wick Material (Illinois Patent). (open access)

Wick Material (Illinois Patent).

Patent for wick material, "composed of raw fibrous matter in layers or slivers in adhesive substance" (lines 16-17).
Date: July 1, 1890
Creator: Chapin, Myron H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric motor. (open access)

Electric motor.

Patent for improved electric motor used in motor vehicles "which may be associated directly with the driving-wheel of a motor-vehicle" (lines 40-41), bypassing the need for other power-transmitting mechanisms. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 20, 1897
Creator: Perret, Frank A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock with a photograph of the Williamsburg Bridge in New York, and showing ships passing underneath the bridge. There is a note on the back of the card written by Matlock that says in part: "500 gallons of beer was furnished by the U. S. Gov."
Date: 1911?
Creator: Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Converting Apparatus. (open access)

Oil-Converting Apparatus.

Patent for an apparatus that can be built at moderate cost, which will enable a high rate of commercially efficient work to reduce "the specific gravity of various grades of hyrdo-carbon oils, especially those of a semi-refined character" (lines 22 - 24).
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Adams, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Self Winding Clock Company to Edgar B. Sutherlin, February 6, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from Self Winding Clock Company to Edgar B. Sutherlin, February 6, 1922]

Letter from Self Winding Clock Company to Edgar B. Sutherlin, on February 6, 1922, telling him how he can improve the illumination of the dials on the street clock he bought from them.
Date: February 6, 1922
Creator: Self Winding Clock Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sailors Around a Decorated Fireplace]

Photograph of a group of sailors around a fireplace decorated for Christmas. These decorations were placed in one of the open rooms inside the U.S.S. Texas; this picture was taken while the ship was docked at the navy yard in Brooklyn, New York.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. F. W. Anderson] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. F. W. Anderson]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. F. W. Anderson, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: "Model" (tin cast), "Mould" (3 copies; tin cast), "Mould" (plaster cast; repair), "Kneeling Female Bas Relief" (2 copies).
Date: 1929-04-01/1932-07-29
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Anthony Belo] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Anthony Belo]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Cavalry Officer Anthony Belo, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: "Portrait Bust with Drapery", and "Bas Relief".
Date: August 1929
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Robert Bayer] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Robert Bayer]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Robert Bayer, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This order includes numerous molds and models, as well as a lamp base.
Date: November 1929
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 6, 1930 (open access)

The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 6, 1930

Weekly newspaper of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: December 6, 1930
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas and Brooklyn Bridge]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas, flagship of the U.S. Navy, with the Brooklyn Bridge and a building in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Had to lower upper mast to get under bridge."
Date: January 1931
Creator: Young, M. V.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. J. L. Baur] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. J. L. Baur]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. J. L. Baum, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Job included a gelatin mould and samples of French sand casting and other material.
Date: January 1936
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Edwin E. Burroughs] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Edwin E. Burroughs]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Edwin E. Burroughs, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: "Frog" (2 copies; base).
Date: December 1936
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Caye Construction Company] (open access)

[Client Card: Caye Construction Company]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Caye Construction Company, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: bronze cast frogs (2 copies).
Date: October 1938
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from George F. Eliot to Tex Bradford - May 2, 1940] (open access)

[Letters from George F. Eliot to Tex Bradford - May 2, 1940]

Correspondence between George F. Eliot and Tex Bradford discussing military sentiments and qualifications. In the first letter, George F. Elliot writes about a meeting between himself and C. Hartley Grattan. In the second letter George F. Eliot advises Mr. Bradford on applying for a military position in Ontario, Canada.
Date: May 2, 1940
Creator: Eliot, George Fielding
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisment from Sargent Colors] (open access)

[Advertisment from Sargent Colors]

The top portion of the Sargent Colors catalog sent by Walter Bray to Carl B. Compton about advertising in The Texas Art Teacher magazine.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library