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Locking Mechanism (open access)

Locking Mechanism

Patent for locking mechanism, particulalry used in locking liquid dispensing machines.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Bradley, Richard C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition: Certificate of Award] (open access)

[The Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition: Certificate of Award]

Certificate of award from The Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition awarded to T. V. Munson on May 30, 1885 for "Best Exhibit of Grape Vines, including types of native and foreign species, with hybrids and crosses growing in pots."
Date: May 30, 1885
Creator: Breawl, I. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Everett R. Cook to Harris L. Kempner, April 30, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Everett R. Cook to Harris L. Kempner, April 30, 1957]

Letter from Everett R. Cook to Harris L. Kempner about the book he's sending to him.
Date: April 30, 1957
Creator: Cook, Everett R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rigdon Edwards, June 30, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rigdon Edwards, June 30, 1993]

Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rigdon Edwards telling him to make sure her name is written correctly as she is listed as a donor for the "Plague Jewel", about Steve Morgan giving her a set of drawings, and the medicine she has been taking.
Date: June 30, 1993
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Illuminated Sign and Operating Means Therefor (open access)

Illuminated Sign and Operating Means Therefor

Patent for an illuminated sign and how to operating means. Illustration included.
Date: October 30, 1906
Creator: Dunkle, George Harvey
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 30, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 30, 1864]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding the difficulties he faces applying for a transfer and/or a leave of absence. He states that he has 110 men in hospitals. Dr. Fentress's brigade is to march to Arkansas and only waits for Hardeman's Brigade to arrive. He also states that his men look forward to leaving Louisiana and moving to Arkansas.
Date: August 30, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 30, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 30, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding the difficulties he faces applying for a transfer and/or a leave of absence. He states that he has 110 men in hospitals. Dr. Fentress's brigade is to march to Arkansas and only waits for Hardeman's Brigade to arrive. He also states that his men look forward to leaving Louisiana and moving to Arkansas.
Date: August 30, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 30, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 30, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on July 30, 1836, discussing his intention to raise volunteers for the Texas Revolution and to move to the Zavala Colony soon.
Date: July 30, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas accomplice law could resurface when Derese testifies in trial (open access)

Texas accomplice law could resurface when Derese testifies in trial

Newspaper clipping containing an article from a 1977 issue of the Houston Post discussing a trial in which Paula Cantrell Derese will testify against Vernon E. McManus regarding a capital murder case. It also gives background about previous instances of the relevant Texas law regarding court appearances by persons implicated in crimes. The reverse side of the clipping includes an article about a highway to be built in Louisiana using clam shells and an advertisement for The Houston Post.
Date: January 30, 1977
Creator: Flynn, George
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pencil Holder and Sharpener. (open access)

Combined Pencil Holder and Sharpener.

Patent for a combined pencil holder and sharpener, which uses the sharpener as a pencil cap.
Date: November 30, 1909
Creator: Haase, Conrad H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. W. Hardy to W. J. Bryan, November 30, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from G. W. Hardy to W. J. Bryan, November 30, 1939]

Letter from G. W. Hardy to W. J. Bryan describing his thankfulness for his friends. On the back is a typed out soliloquy from Hamlet.
Date: November 30, 1938
Creator: Hardy, G. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. S. Merrill, January 30, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from A. S. Merrill, January 30, 1946]

Letter from A. S. Merrill enclosing a Naval Reserve Survey and discussing plans and programs for the post-war Naval Reserve Plan.
Date: January 30, 1946
Creator: Headquarters Eighth Naval District
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. Howard to J.F. Higgason, March 30 1888] (open access)

[Letter from H. Howard to J.F. Higgason, March 30 1888]

Letter from J.F. Higgason to H. Howard. The letter is dated March 30, 1888.
Date: March 30, 1888
Creator: Higgason, J.F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Drill Bit and Drill Shank (open access)

Combination Drill Bit and Drill Shank

Patent for "Improvements in Combination Drill-Bits and Drill-Shanks" (lines 6-7) including illustrations.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit. (open access)

Drill-Bit.

Patent for improvement to drill-bits. The object of the invention is to provide a bit of the character described which is especially adapted for deep well drilling by the rotary process.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 30, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 30, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing an old man annoyed by women pilots, the Piper Cub, visiting New Orleans and spending time with ex-combat pilots, food, planning to visit home, correspondence, and a cheap hotel.
Date: January 30, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland discussing installation of elevator at D. W. Kempner residence after removing it from W. P. Weber residence. Includes the order letter with instructions for the same.
Date: June 30, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland accepting an offer for sale of an Otis Personal Service Elevator and detailing terms of payment. The elevator will be removed from the W. P. Weber residence and installed in the D. W. Kempner residence in Galveston, Texas, by the Otis Elevator Company.
Date: June 30, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Claude W. Fant, November 30, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Claude W. Fant, November 30, 1962]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Claude W. Fant thanking him for the gift from the New Braunfels Smokehouse.
Date: November 30, 1962
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Eli W. Tullis, April 30, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Eli W. Tullis, April 30, 1962]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Eli W. Tullis regrading the message about Thursday night in Dallas, but he mentions that he wouldn't be able to attend since he has dinner at Jack Stoneham's party. But he mentions that they could get a drink or something on Friday night.
Date: April 30, 1962
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. Gamer H. Tullis, December 30, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. Gamer H. Tullis, December 30, 1963]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Garner H. Tullis discussing a trip to National Cotton Council meeting that's happening in Biloxi.
Date: December 30, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Charles L'Hoste, March 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Charles L'Hoste, March 30, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Charles L'Hoste discussing Kempner sending a shirt that needs the collar fixed and asking for the bill to be sent as soon as possible.
Date: March 30, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History