Electric Railway. (open access)

Electric Railway.

Patent for an electric railway that has the electric conductor on or under the ground, in a tube. The tube gets electricity to the trains via contact-pieces embedded in the tube, and it collapses whenever the train wheels go over it. The tube and conductor are kept safe in a u-shaped hanger underground.
Date: January 12, 1897
Creator: Lomb, George W. C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wide-Awake. (Birmingham, Ala.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 24, 1900 (open access)

Wide-Awake. (Birmingham, Ala.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 24, 1900

Weekly African-American newspaper from Birmingham, Alabama that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 24, 1900
Creator: Harrison, L. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Ginning Machinery. (open access)

Cotton-Ginning Machinery.

Patent for cotton ginning machinery, which separates cotton faster and more cleanly and continuously feeds cotton into the saws.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Wilson, Ralph E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and inasmuch as they were recorded under widely differing conditions, they necessarily vary in fullness detail."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sanitation at Mining Villages in the Birmingham District, Alabama (open access)

Sanitation at Mining Villages in the Birmingham District, Alabama

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over sanitary conditions in Birmingham district mining villages. The sanitation procedures and conditions of various villages are presented. This report includes photographs, and illustrations.
Date: 1913
Creator: Woodbridge, Dwight E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Houses for Mining Towns (open access)

Houses for Mining Towns

From Introduction: "The purpose of this bulletin is to supply facts on the building of well-lighted, well-ventilated, warm, attractive, and economical houses for miners, these houses being assumed units of an industrial village or town the building and management of which are under the control of a corporation, so that special conditions hold which do not apply to houses built and owned by individual miners."
Date: 1916
Creator: White, Joseph H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Concentration Experiments with the Siliceous Red Hematite of the Birmingham District, Alabama (open access)

Concentration Experiments with the Siliceous Red Hematite of the Birmingham District, Alabama

From Introduction: "The results of concentration experiments with these ores made a more thorough and systematic investigation desirable. In consequence, the author subsequently collected samples in the district, and these became the basis of the experimental work described in this report. The results are published by the Bureau of Mines as a part of its efforts to increase efficiency in the utilization of mineral resources."
Date: 1917
Creator: Singewald, Joseph T., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Four Roommates Just Before Inspection]

Photograph of four men in army uniforms, standing outside a building, preparing for inspection. Two brush their hair, another holds a mirror, and the last adjusts his cuffs.
Date: 1917
Creator: Lollar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Soldier Sitting on a Rock]

Photograph of a solider in uniform sitting on a rock. His hands are clasped in front of him, and the ground around him is made up of sand. A house and trees can be seen in the background.
Date: 1917~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Soldiers Pretending to Fight]

Photograph of two soldiers in uniform, pretending to fight. The one on the left has his fists up, and the other holds one of them in his hand.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Iron-Ore (Hematite) Mining Practice in the Birmingham District, Alabama (open access)

Iron-Ore (Hematite) Mining Practice in the Birmingham District, Alabama

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on red iron-ore mining near Birmingham, Alabama. Results of the studies are presented and discussed, as are mining methods. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Crane, Walter R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development, Mining, and Handling of Ore in Folded and Faulted Areas, Red Iron Mines, Birmingham District, Alabama (open access)

Development, Mining, and Handling of Ore in Folded and Faulted Areas, Red Iron Mines, Birmingham District, Alabama

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over mining of red iron ores in Birmingham, Alabama. As stated in the introduction, "the present paper deals more specifically with the development and handling of ore as affected by folds and faults in the ore bed, and considers changes that may be desirable or necessary in future mining practices" (p. 2). This paper includes illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1927
Creator: Crane, W. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Magnetic Concentration of Iron Ores of Alabama (open access)

Magnetic Concentration of Iron Ores of Alabama

From Introduction: "The Birmingham district holds large deposits of red hematite, coal, and flux extends from Springville on the northeast to below on the southwest. The work was begun in July, 1923, and ores from a number of points within the Birmingham district have since been studied. A method of magnetic concentration has been investigated which, it is believed, will successfully remove a large part of the gangue and incur only a small loss of iron.
Date: 1927
Creator: Lee, Oscar; Gandrud, B. W. & De Vaney, F. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from H. Reuter to R. Osthoff, May 28, 1930] (open access)

[Letter from H. Reuter to R. Osthoff, May 28, 1930]

Letter from H. Reuter to R. Osthoff, sending his regrets that he won't be able to attend a meeting in Austin due to an upcoming trip to Europe.
Date: May 28, 1930
Creator: Reuter, H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 2004

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 2004, 2-8-8-2, Birmingham, AL.
Date: October 27, 1935
Creator: Krambeck, J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 2007

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 2007, 2-8-8-2 (Alco), Birmingham, AL.
Date: October 27, 1935
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Southern (SOU) 6690

A photograph print showing the Southern (SOU) 6690, 4-6-2, Birmingham AL.
Date: June 12, 1937
Creator: Krambeck, J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 2001

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 2001, 2-8-8-2, Birmingham, AL.
Date: December 30, 1937
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast (AB&C) 124

A photograph print showing Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast (AB&C) 124, 4-6-0, Birmingham, AL.
Date: December 31, 1937
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 8

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 8, 2-10-2 (BLW), Birmingham, AL.
Date: December 27, 1938
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 9

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 9, 2-10-2 (BLW), Birmingham, AL.
Date: December 27, 1938
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 21

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 21, 2-10-2, Birmingham, AL.
Date: December 27, 1938
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 3677

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 3677, 0-6-0, Birmingham, AL.
Date: December 27, 1938
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History