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Chest for Piston-Valves. (open access)

Chest for Piston-Valves.

Patent for a valve chest "fitted for the reception and operation of a piston valve, easily applying to a piston cylinder of a locomotive in place of a removed slide-valve chest without loss of the cylinder, adapting to use superheated steam and high pressure." (lines 11-19).
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Dawson, Lance L. & Roach, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canopy-Top for Vehicles. (open access)

Canopy-Top for Vehicles.

Patent for a canopy top for vehicles, which can be adjusted to different angles and is light but sturdy.
Date: November 23, 1909
Creator: Reid, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Planting Seeds

Photograph of James Doneghy combining seed from 20 acre field of weeping lovegrass planted April 17, 1945, in 42" rows. Yielded 40 seed per acre on July 31, 1945.
Date: May 23, 1946
Creator: Rhode, C. G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Blow-Off Cock (open access)

Blow-Off Cock

Patent for new and useful Improvements in “blow-off cocks for use on locomotive and other boilers,” (line 9-11), including an illustration.
Date: November 23, 1915
Creator: Roach, John L. & Dawson, Lance L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Childress Post (Childress, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 23, 1909 (open access)

The Childress Post (Childress, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 23, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Childress, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 1909
Creator: Thomas, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story saying that more than 1000 degree temperatures are in store for most of the people in Texas as August reaches its close with a sizzling heat wave.
Date: August 23, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Childress H.S., 2/23/26

Photograph of Childress High School construction. The central portion of the front facade is shown, with work on the upper part of the second story in progress. Two workers are visible on the roof. A horse is standing in front of the building. There are stacks of brick and other building materials at the front of the building.
Date: February 23, 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History