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[Photograph of the Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills Queen]
Photograph of the Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills Queen at Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. A group of women stand atop a horse-drawn float, while a group of African American men carry an accompanying sign.
Date:
1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Ida Victoria Abel]
Portrait of Ida Victoria Abel seated in a dark-colored dress.
Date:
1894~
Creator:
Jackson, W. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway-Gate.
Patent for an automatic railway-gate or cattle-guard for use "at crossings, the entrances to tunnels, bridges or trestles, or at other places where it is desirable to guard the tracks" (lines 11-13). The invention is a simple and effective way for closing gates, can be operated from a distance, and is controlled by the wheels of passing trains.
Date:
August 14, 1894
Creator:
Baade, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton Separator and Distributer.
Patent for a simple and efficient cotton separator and distributor that elevates and moves cotton from a wagon into a gin. It has supply and suction pipes, an air-tight cotton distributing box with an opening on one side and a gravity drop door on the other, a mechanism that moves the box in and out of the line of suction of the pipes, and a group of circular distributing boxes that rotate between the pipes.
Date:
September 4, 1894
Creator:
Paine, Herbert A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atomizer.
Patent for an atomizer meant to distribute liquids, powders, and vapors. Its parts can be easily changed so it can be used in different situations, for cleaning, and to make its use more efficient.
Date:
October 2, 1894
Creator:
Rees, H. Clay
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Holding Mechanism for Cotton-Baling Machines.
Patent for a core-holding mechanism for cotton-baling machines that provides "new and improved means for engaging and disengaging the core, so that it is guided vertically, and the bale is susceptible of being conveniently and rapidly removed from the machine and a core introduced for the formation of another bale" (lines 19-24).
Date:
November 27, 1894
Creator:
Smith, Hamilton E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Baling Machine.
Patent for an effective cotton-baling machine that improves on how cotton is compressed and fed into the rotary, that stretches the cotton to its thinnest, that improves on how the core is carried, that raises and lowers the compressor roller, that improves on the rack-and pinion mechanism, that improves on how the ends of the cotton roll are pressed, and that quickly and easily finishes each bale.
Date:
November 27, 1894
Creator:
Smith, Hamilton E. & Dare, Benjamin A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for a baling press made up of a vertically movable core that moves up as it gets wrapped up in the internet, supporting drums, a feed apron that presses the material to the core, a pivoted swinging frame with a compression roller, a bale support, a mechanism that lifts the frame when the bale is finished, and a rack-and-pinion mechanism that raises the compression roller that moves up to let the bale get bigger, and a mechanism that rotates the rack-and-pinion.
Date:
November 27, 1894
Creator:
Smith, Hamilton E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Baling Machine.
Patent for a cotton-baling machine that compresses cotton between two pressure-rolls and rolls it around a core. This invention improves "the mode of applying pressure to the pressure rolls, and [improves] the manner of mounting the core-roll in position within the compress, and for facilitating the removal of said core-roll; and the elevation therefrom of the compress-roll" (lines 15-21).
Date:
November 27, 1894
Creator:
Bessonette, Charles Lewis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Engine and Superheater Apparatus.
Patent for a "combined steam superheater apparatus and engine driven thereby, which in turn is utilized to automatically shift the steam feeding and cut off devices, and such invention primarily has for its object to provide a combined mechanism of this character which will effectively operate for its intended purposes" (lines 7-14). It also requires a minimal amount of effort to operate, sifts solids out of the water, and retains heat.
Date:
December 25, 1894
Creator:
Walker, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 211, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 20, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 20, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 212, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 21, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 21, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 198, Ed. 1, Monday, March 5, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 5, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 199, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 6, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 6, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 200, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 7, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 7, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 204, Ed. 1, Monday, March 12, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 12, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 205, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 13, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 13, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 206, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 14, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 14, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 192, Ed. 1, Monday, February 26, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 26, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 193, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 27, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 27, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 194, Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 28, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 28, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 195, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 1, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 1, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 196, Ed. 1, Friday, March 2, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 2, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 197, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 3, 1894
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 3, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History