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Dallas County Probate Case 2072: Holtzclaw, J.M. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2072: Holtzclaw, J.M. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Holtzclaw, J.M. (died February 25, 1897) and M.B. Wallace (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1897-01-01/1897-05-03
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dress

Dress of black silk matelassé. A) Fitted bodice of black silk matelassé with vestee of cream silk with lace appliqué trimmed in black and ivory braid in an Art Nouveau motif. High standing collar of lace appliqué matching vestee. Black velvet revers and trim at collar. Long sleeves with rolled back cuffs. Hook & eye closure at left of vestee. Vestee is lined in white polished cotton. Bodice is boned and lined in black polished cotton with center front hook & eye closure; 24" waist. B) Bustle-back skirt with slight train. Center back hook & eye closure. Unlined.
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Horsedrawn Fire Engine]

Photograph of three men behind the reigns of a horse-drawn buggy with a water engine at the rear, and a young boy in overalls standing nearby. John Clark sits on the left, notable for his figure immortalized on the Firemen's Monument in Fair Park. At the center is Dutch Herman, a civilian, and on the right is Al Kaufman. The boy in overalls is known as W. J. "Bill" Cox.
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Boy]

Portrait of a young boy standing on a thick rug next to a wooden chair.
Date: [1897..1899]
Creator: Wisdom
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanger Brothers (open access)

Sanger Brothers

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name in lithographic print by Dallas Lith. Co. Letterhead contains the names J. Sanger; P. Sanger; A. Sanger.
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for "baling-presses of that class wherein motion is communicated to the plunger from a sweep operated by horse or similar power, and the object in view is to improve the construction of the baling-chamber and attachments, and, furthermore, to provide a simple and efficient construction of plunger-operating mechanism" (lines 8-15)
Date: January 5, 1897
Creator: Pearce, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2403: McCabe, Albert (Lunacy) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2403: McCabe, Albert (Lunacy)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of McCabe, Albert (Lunacy) and B.F. Cullom (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1897-01-07/1903-01-17
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 62: Brooks, W.F. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 62: Brooks, W.F. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Brooks, W.F. (died January 12, 1897) and Mary E. Brooks (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1897-01-08/1897-03-05
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 188: Floyd, N.C. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 188: Floyd, N.C. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Floyd, N.C. (died January 12, 1897) and Jno. D. Floyd (Executor or Guardian). Contains the same material as case 62.
Date: 1897-01-12/1897-03-05
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1897 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1897

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 14, 1897
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2781: Meredith, Bettie C. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2781: Meredith, Bettie C. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Meredith, Bettie C. (died February 1905) and T.M. Meredith (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1897-01-15/1905-09-09
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2953: Waters, Will M. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2953: Waters, Will M. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Waters, Will M. (died January 22, 1908) and Mattie L. Waters (Executor or Guardian), William MacGowan Waters was born 20-Nov-1855 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery Dallas Texas with his wife Martha Leake Waters.
Date: 1897-01-18/1908-03-16
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Engine. (open access)

Steam-Engine.

Patent for "a high-speed rotary engine wherein the steam-impelled wheel shall revolve in a horizontal plane within an upright open cylinder." (Lines 10-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 19, 1897
Creator: Slaughter, Joel C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1897 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1897

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 21, 1897
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1897 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1897

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 28, 1897
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 4, 1897 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 4, 1897

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 4, 1897
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2279: Lynch, Hugh D. et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2279: Lynch, Hugh D. et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Lynch, Hugh D. et al (Minors) and Ada A. Lynch (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1897-02-09/1901-12-10
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whip-Holder. (open access)

Whip-Holder.

Patent for a whip holder that locks the end of the whip into the holder, and lap-robes and other similar articles can also be held in the invention so they cannot be stolen.
Date: February 9, 1897
Creator: Reeves, Fountain O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1897 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1897

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 11, 1897
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1897 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1897

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 18, 1897
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1897 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1897

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 25, 1897
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flushing-Tank for Water-Closets, &c. (open access)

Flushing-Tank for Water-Closets, &c.

Patent for improvement for Flushing-Tanks for Water-Closets, Urinals, Sinks, &c. through adoption of an immovable siphon and gate
Date: February 26, 1897
Creator: Carroll, Samuel C
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1794: Reinhardt, Albert (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1794: Reinhardt, Albert (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Reinhardt, Albert (died March 27, 1897) and Aug. Mueller (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1897-03-01/1897-04-23
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1897 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1897

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 4, 1897
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History