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Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a car coupling that "couples automatically and by which a brakeman on a single car can uncouple one or more cars and to provide pipe connections between the cars for this and other purposes" (lines 9-13). It has a pivoted drawhead with lever connections to a piston head and uses steam connections with the cylinder in the piston head to couple.
Date: April 25, 1893
Creator: Gebhardt, William Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Lifting Push-Rods on Ford Motors (open access)

Device for Lifting Push-Rods on Ford Motors

Patent for a new and useful improved form of device for lifting push rods, intended more particularly for use on Ford motors, but susceptible of use on other makes of automobiles, when it is desired to position the cam shaft bearing in the Ford motors.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: McCarley, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - June 25, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - June 25, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that Carroll did not get the job she was hoping for.
Date: June 25, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 25, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including breakfast with Mammy, car troubles, busyness at work, and Martha gifting her perfume.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 25, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing her Christmas celebration and the presents she received from Mother and Jessie.
Date: December 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 25, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 25, 1945]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her enjoyment of the photos he sent and her pride over his Air Medals, dinner with Mammy, Jenny, and Emma, and Teddy, their dog, being sick due to what Catherine believes was a poisoning.
Date: January 25, 1945
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 25, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the scrapbook she is making with all of his items from his stay in Hawaii, seeing Lorena's new baby, and her enjoyment of the necklace he sent her.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 25, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Lorraine's having a C-section, Urban finding her a tire, and the weather.
Date: November 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 25, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing the bombing of the Philippines, as well as news from home, including Mr. Davis' party, the weather, plans for a trip to San Antonio with Mr. Davis, and her concern for Joe's safety.
Date: September 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 25, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her pride at his successful missions, the package she is going to send him, busyness at work, and a going home for the weekend and seeing Jessie and Wootsie.
Date: September 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 25, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing seeing a dentist to get his teeth checked, a friend visiting after being in a hospital, listening to Fleming's radio frequently, and plans to go flying that night.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 25, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 25, 1945]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing throwing a party in his tent the night before, the mail service, Cope finishing his missions, reassuring Catherine about her weight gain worries, and making enough money to pay income tax.
Date: February 25, 1945
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 25, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 25, 1945]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his squadron fixing up their tent, the mail service, his approval of Catherine having her friends over, and his appreciation of the money Catherine is saving.
Date: January 25, 1945
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 25, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing playing ball in the evening after a day spent flying, the clothes he has been wearing, and plans to go fishing with other members of his crew.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 25, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing swimming the day before, drinking a few beers with Holquin at the Snake Ranch, appreciating the letter he received from Mrs. Dawe, hoping that Catherine gets a raise, and reaffirming his love for her.
Date: June 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 25, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing watching the movie "Casanova Brown" the night before, an improvement in the food, and the doctor telling him to take vitamins to prevent his hair graying.
Date: November 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 25, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, his surprise at Floy and Worth's visiting Luling, and his thoughts on all the babies that have been born.
Date: October 25, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 37, Ed. 1 Monday, February 25, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 37, Ed. 1 Monday, February 25, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 25, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 57, Ed. 1 Monday, March 25, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 57, Ed. 1 Monday, March 25, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 25, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 99, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 99, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 25, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 121, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 25, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 121, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 25, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 25, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. [187], Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 25, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. [187], Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 25, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 25, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 229, Ed. 1 Monday, November 25, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 229, Ed. 1 Monday, November 25, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 25, 1901
Creator: Smith & Stephens
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 62, Ed. 1 Friday, March 25, 1904 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 62, Ed. 1 Friday, March 25, 1904

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 25, 1904
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History