Burner. (open access)

Burner.

Patent for a new and improved burner for use in fire-boxes of boilers and other apparatus.
Date: September 30, 1902
Creator: Jones, John Lemiel, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm. (open access)

Burglar-Alarm.

Patent for an improved burglar alarm to attach to a door or window with a "simple locking device for the hammer" so that the alarm can be transported and reinstalled safely (lines 15-16).
Date: June 3, 1902
Creator: Moody, Winfield H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alarm Attachment for Electric Bells. (open access)

Alarm Attachment for Electric Bells.

Patent for "an Alarm Attachment for Electric Bells." "The object in view is the provision of means for facilitating the change of an ordinary door-bell into a continuously-ringing alarm apparatus, while leaving the mechanism free to be changed back into its former operative condition as a door-bell."(Lines 10-15) Including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 30, 1902
Creator: Blakeney, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Easel (open access)

Easel

Patent for an adjustable easel.
Date: March 11, 1902
Creator: Mueller, Carl P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Brake. (open access)

Car-Brake.

Patent for Car brake. Improvements in street car brake system which is based on the concept of physical force applied on the fender or apron which in turn forces the shoe on the rim.
Date: July 15, 1902
Creator: Brown, Frank O. & Moore, Edward T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ore-Conveying Surface for Electrical Separators. (open access)

Ore-Conveying Surface for Electrical Separators.

Patent for “ore-conveying surface for electrical separators, and particularly to a structure adapted for use with static electricity.” (lines 11-14) including illustrations.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle. (open access)

Bicycle.

Patent for "...a bicycle-frame so constructed that it is adapted to yield automatically...thereby doing away with the necessity of using pneumatic and puncturable tires..." (lines 10-11, 15-17) including illustrations.
Date: March 25, 1902
Creator: Smith, George Washington
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cold-Tire-Shrinking-Machine (open access)

Cold-Tire-Shrinking-Machine

Patent for a device that accomplishes cold-tire shrinking, in order to assure a snug tire fit onto any size cart wheel.
Date: July 1, 1902
Creator: House, Samuel N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for a crude oil burner used for fuel.
Date: October 7, 1902
Creator: Seeger, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Band Applying and Tightening Device. (open access)

Bale-Band Applying and Tightening Device.

Patent for "...an applying and tightening device for bale-bands..." (lines 11-12) including illustrations.
Date: March 4, 1902
Creator: Vardell, Arthur A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plaiting Apparatus (open access)

Plaiting Apparatus

Patent for improved apparatus for plaiter, to increase efficiency and ease of use with durable and simple design.
Date: March 11, 1902
Creator: Reynolds, Charles A. & Reynolds, Sallie A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buttonhole and Button Location Marking Machine. (open access)

Buttonhole and Button Location Marking Machine.

Patent for an improvement on machines that create buttonholes and mark buttonholes. Includes illustrations.
Date: October 14, 1902
Creator: Powell, William J.; Vaughn, William H. & Rose, Isaac E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2836: Stevens, Josie A. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2836: Stevens, Josie A. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Stevens, Josie A. (died November 21, 1905) and C.O. Allen (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1902-07-12/1906-01-25
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2837: McDonald, Wiley (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2837: McDonald, Wiley (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of McDonald, Wiley (died December 18, 1902) and Wiley McDonald, Jr. (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1902-12-15/1906-08-08
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2841: Bechtol, Daniel (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2841: Bechtol, Daniel (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bechtol, Daniel (died December 8, 1905) and Elizabeth Bechtol (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1902-12-06/1907-02-07
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2786: Crossman, Nancy Jane (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2786: Crossman, Nancy Jane (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Crossman, Nancy Jane (January 21, 1906) and Wm. V. Crossman (Executor or Guardian). Nancy Jane Crossman was born 08-Oct-1840 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery Dallas Texas with her husband William V. Crossman.
Date: 1902-10-22/1906-04-15
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Railroad Survey Crew Poses on Bridge Across Creek, c. 1902

Members of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew pose on a bridge across a creek. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Two of the crew members remained in the area and founded the town of Irving along the tracks in 1903.
Date: 1902~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Railroad Survey Crew in Camp, c. 1902

Members of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew pose for a picture in their camp, c. 1902. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Two of the members remained behind and founded the town of Irving along the tracks in 1903.
Date: 1902~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. O. Schulze at Desk in Tent, c. 1902

J. O. Schulze, head of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew, at work in his field tent, c. 1902. The survey crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Schulze and fellow crew member Otis Brown remained in the area and founded the town of Irving along the tracks between Dallas and Fort Worth in 1903.
Date: 1902~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Holley Family]

Photograph of the Holley family standing in front of their home in Mesquite, Texas. From left to right stand Adell, Eula, Nathanial A., Anson, Raymond, and Elsie.
Date: [1902..1903]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Holley Family]

Photograph of the Holley family standing in front of their home in Mesquite, Texas. From left to right stand Eula, Adell, Nathanial A., Anson, Raymond, and Elsie.
Date: [1902..1903]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2744: Bell, F.J. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2744: Bell, F.J. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bell, F.J. (died April 3, 1905) and Elizabeth B. Bell (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1902-01-24/1905-07-27
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2625: Svarz, Cyril G. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2625: Svarz, Cyril G. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Svarz, Cyril G. (died May 6, 1904) and Lula M. Svarz (Executor or Guardian). Cyril Gerhard Svarz is buried in Oakland Cemetery Dallas Texas with his wife of only two years Lula Malone Svarz
Date: 1902-04-30/1905-01-30
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2719: Davenport, Emma C. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2719: Davenport, Emma C. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Davenport, Emma C. (died December 26, 1904) and Sallie C. Dallas (Executor or Guardian). Died in Grand Prairie, TX.
Date: 1902-05-01/1908-05-01
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History