Combination-Wrench. (open access)

Combination-Wrench.

Patent for a combination wrench that combines a sliding-jaw wrench with a tallow box, hammer, nail claw, horseshoe-pick, plow-paddle, and screwdriver.
Date: December 1, 1885
Creator: McKenzie, Winfield S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Smoke and Cinder Conductor. (open access)

Smoke and Cinder Conductor.

Patent for a new and improved smoke and cinder conductor. This design "has for its object to provide a simple and efficient conducting mechanism to be attached to the cars, and provided with an improved coupling device at its ends, by which a coupling can be automatically effected with the conducting mechanism of an adjoining car" (lines 11-17).
Date: May 1, 1883
Creator: Brown, William A. & Smith, James F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pedal Attachment for Velocipedes. (open access)

Pedal Attachment for Velocipedes.

Patent for a new and useful safety attachment “for the pedals of bicycles, tricycles, and other wheeled vehicles operated by the feet through the medium of pedals.” (Lines 9-11) This attachment will form a long bearing for the foot of the rider, thus avoiding dead-centers in the revolutions of the cranks, and to provide means for preventing any slipping of the pedals.” (Lines 12-16) Illustration is included.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Wheeler, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 6, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 1, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 6, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 1, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 32, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 1, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 32, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 1, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 1, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 75, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 2014 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 75, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 1, 2014
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 101, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 101, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 1, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 92, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 1, 2012 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 92, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 1, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 1, 2012
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 2012 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 1, 2012
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 84, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 1, 2014 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 84, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 1, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 1, 2014
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Sam dedicates] (open access)

[News Script: Sam dedicates]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about dedication ceremonies for Terrell's new federal building.
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fire, wreck, crash] (open access)

[News Script: Fire, wreck, crash]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas relating a news story.
Date: September 1, 1968
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Historic Property, Photograph 1927-16]

Photograph of a historic property located at 500 S Center in Forney, Texas.
Date: December 1, 1988
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1923-12]

Photograph of a historic property located at 413 S Bois D'Arc in Forney, Texas.
Date: December 1, 1988
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1928-17]

Photograph of a historic property located at US Hwy 80 in Forney, Texas.
Date: April 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1928-15]

Photograph of a historic property located at US Hwy 80 in Forney, Texas.
Date: April 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1924-11]

Photograph of a historic property located at 602 S Bois D'Arc in Forney, Texas.
Date: December 1, 1988
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1928-16]

Photograph of a historic property located at US Hwy 80 in Forney, Texas.
Date: April 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1926-06]

Photograph of a historic property located at 110 N Center in Forney, Texas.
Date: December 1, 1988
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1916-06]

Photograph of a historic property located at 101 E Main in Forney, Texas.
Date: March 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1916-07]

Photograph of a historic property located at 101 E Main in Forney, Texas.
Date: March 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1916-08]

Photograph of a historic property located at 101 E Main in Forney, Texas.
Date: December 1, 1988
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1916-03]

Photograph of a historic property located at 101 E Main in Forney, Texas.
Date: March 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1916-04]

Photograph of a historic property located at 101 E Main in Forney, Texas.
Date: March 1, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History