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Hame Fastener. (open access)

Hame Fastener.

Patent for a new and improved hame-fastener. This design "is to provide a fastener . . . which is of simple construction, which can be readily adjusted, and in which all strain is removed from the pivot of the locking-dog, thus obviating any breakage of the pivot, whatever may be the strain" (lines 17-23).
Date: July 9, 1889
Creator: Anderson, Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame Lock. (open access)

Hame Lock.

Patent for a new and improved lock for hames. This design "consist[s] of the coupling branches . . . [one] being composed of the two pivoted sections forming the bell-mouth, the section having the slot and spring secured to its opposite end and pressing against the underside of the section, and the branch having the catch-tooth adapted to enter the bell-mouth and engage the slot" (lines 67-75).
Date: February 9, 1886
Creator: Anderson, Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train #112 in Paris, Texas]

Copy photo of train #112 in Paris, Texas. There are men lined up by the train posing for the camera.
Date: July 9, 1881
Creator: Burke, W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly Wheel. (open access)

Fly Wheel.

Patent for a design for "improvements in balance or fly wheels, and is adapted to be applied to many different classes of machinery" (lines 15-17). Includes illustrations.
Date: December 9, 1890
Creator: Cameron, Neill A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for an improved wrench wherein various shaped and sized heads can be quickly and easily put on and taken off. This allows for the wrench to be used with nuts of varying shapes and sizes.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Davis, George W. & Davis, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Back or Lining for Fireplaces. (open access)

Back or Lining for Fireplaces.

Patent for improvement linings of fireplaces including the cost for creation, the adaption to fireplaces of different sizes, the expansion and contraction of parts under the influence of heat.
Date: August 9, 1898
Creator: Dickson, John Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0924.0135]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "promoting Radio Free Europe and its Crusade for Freedom are W. Beverly Murphy, left, president of Campbell soup Co., and Dr. Joseph Kovago."
Date: March 9, 1960
Creator: Gumm, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lamar County

Map of Lamar County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: October 9, 1841
Creator: Harman, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Clements/Paris] captions transcript

[News Clip: Clements/Paris]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 9, 1982, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Paris/Clements] captions transcript

[News Clip: Paris/Clements]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 9, 1982, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Roxton News (Roxton, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, January 9, 1942 (open access)

The Roxton News (Roxton, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, January 9, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Roxton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 9, 1942
Creator: Kean, George
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Pulling Stumps. (open access)

Machine for Pulling Stumps.

Patent for a new and improved stump-puller. This design consists, "with the main beam, of the rigid crosstree arranged transversely of the same and provided at its end with loose casters, and a pivoted axle or tree terminating in axle-bearings and provided with wheels, and means for adjusting the pivoted crosstree with relation to the beam and rigid crosstree" (lines 11-18).
Date: December 9, 1890
Creator: Perkins, Jesse Isaac
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table (open access)

Ironing-Table

Patent for "an ironing-table of this class which may be used independently of household furniture and like means of support and at the same time provide a construction whereby the board may be used independently of its supporting-stand" (lines 16-21).
Date: April 9, 1901
Creator: Perry, Charles Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Planter and Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Planter and Chopper.

Patent for planting and chopping cotton.
Date: November 9, 1886
Creator: Pitts, Lee Paschal
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin Saw Cleaner (open access)

Gin Saw Cleaner

Patent for a gin-saw cleaner. The invention "relates to gin-saw cleansers and tooth-straighteners, and has for its object to produce a device of this character which will be simple of construction, efficient in operation, and one in which the saw-engaging knives or members may be simultaneously adjusted to regulate them for operation upon saws which are spaced apart a greater or lesser distance" (lines 8-16) illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1903
Creator: Stanifer, William D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1975-12]

Photograph of a historic property located at 418 W Washington in Paris, Texas.
Date: May 9, 1985
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1976-15]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: May 9, 1985
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1979-09]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: January 9, 1986
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scott Mansion]

Photograph of the Scott Mansion in Paris, Texas.
Date: November 9, 1982
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. C. Vanter to Linnet Moore, May 9, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from M. C. Vanter to Linnet Moore, May 9, 1898]

In this letter, Vanter discusses with Moore he planned visit to Fort Worth. Vanter apologizes for not being able to visit Moore as last summer and urges Moore to write to her to let her know when school is out. During the trip to Fort Worth, Vanter plans on paying Moore and Visit. She details that an illness prevented her from visiting last summer. Vanter ask about Moore family and states that she hopes they are all well. She also asks about friends and Moore's kin and states that she may not know anybody there as it has been a while since she has visited. She inquires about Mr. Drury and closes the letter. She notes that she hopes to hear from Linnet soon. The envelope is included with the letter.
Date: May 9, 1898
Creator: Vanter, M. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Election Results] (open access)

[News Script: Election Results]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of voters who approved three bond proposals totaling one and half million dollars.
Date: February 9, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TAMS story on WFAA] captions transcript

[TAMS story on WFAA]

A video of a segment on WFAA by John McCaa that covers the TAMS program at UNT and interviews some of the high school age students, including Stephen Du, Amanda Quay, Kurtis Carsch, Katarina Mentdelopoulos, and Beulah Agyemang-Barmiah. Dr. Richard Sinclair, longtime Dean of the TAMS program, also provides some information on the program.
Date: February 9, 2012
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rail-Joint Chair. (open access)

Rail-Joint Chair.

Patent for a new rail-joint chair used in the connection between rails to prevent rail movement, including illustrations.
Date: June 9, 1914
Creator: Williams, Charles C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1981 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1981

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 1981
Creator: Wright, Pat & Nichols, Nanalee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History