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Combined Writing-Desk and File-Cabinet. (open access)

Combined Writing-Desk and File-Cabinet.

Patent for a writing desk with combined filing cabinet designed for routine clerical and writing tasks. The desk has the added benefit of maximizing file space in both the front and back of the desk while permitting the user to remain seated in order to access files.
Date: February 16, 1915
Creator: Cooper, Samuel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Car on a Bridge]

Copy negative of an old automobile crossing a wooden bridge during the early twentieth century. Several people are partially visible in the vehicle.
Date: October 16, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter (open access)

Stalk-Cutter

Patent for a stalk cutter designed to be an attachment for plows. Illustrations included.
Date: July 16, 1912
Creator: Feagan, James Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter (open access)

Planter

Patent for planter that allows grain to be platned in a straight line.
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Gruben, Edward J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History