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[Postcard of United States Court House in Texarkana]

Postcard of a two story stone building with a red tiled roof. The back of the postcard reads, "Maybe you think I am not glad to stay riding on that dirty train - WRC." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFadden Beaumont, Texas."
Date: August 16, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stamp Affixer (open access)

Stamp Affixer

Patent for
Date: August 16, 1910
Creator: Harwell, Marvin E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Tie Plate (open access)

Rail Tie Plate

Patent for "a rail tie plate with a horizontally extending member which will slidably support a switch point and hold the same in proper relation to the main rail and thus prevent the jouncing of the switch point (lines 14-18).
Date: June 16, 1914
Creator: Morrison, Oscar P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker (open access)

Cotton-Picker

Patent for a cotton picker that can be used on several rows of cotton at a time. Illustrations included.
Date: July 16, 1912
Creator: Meier, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History