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Land grant to Levi Shumway : Monroe, Mich., 1835 October 6. (open access)

Land grant to Levi Shumway : Monroe, Mich., 1835 October 6.

Land Grant for 40 acres in Monroe, Michigan, granting "the north east quarter of the south west quarter, of section nine, in the township eight south, of range three east, in the District of lands subject to sale at Monroe, Michigan Territory, containing forty acres." This is Certificate 149.
Date: January 6, 1835
Creator: United States. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Marriage Certificate]

Photograph of a marriage certificate for Francis D. Wilson and Hannah A. Jones from January 1, 1860.
Date: January 1, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutting Mechanism for Harvesters or Mowers. (open access)

Cutting Mechanism for Harvesters or Mowers.

Patent for a new and useful cutting mechanism for harvesters or mowers. This design is to "provide a ball-bearing for the cutter-bar which shall support the same so that it will not have a sliding contact with its support" (line 18 - 22).
Date: January 18, 1898
Creator: Douglass, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Detroit Informer. (Detroit, Mich.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1900 (open access)

The Detroit Informer. (Detroit, Mich.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1900

Weekly African-American newspaper from Detroit, Michigan that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 13, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airship (open access)

Airship

Patent for a dirigible airship for aerial navigation, "to provide the balloon or gas bag with aeroplanes which serve to steady the balloon during the flight of the ship, and to increase the lifting power of the balloon when the ship is under motion, the arrangement being such as to enable said aeroplanes to be converted into a parachute, should the balloon or gas bag become deflated" (lines 20-28).
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Keller, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 15, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter regarding his contacts in Detroit, Michigan. The photograph on the reverse side of the card shows a fire taking place in Battle Creek, Michigan with the fire department working to put it out. The building on fire is the lightly colored one in the center of the photo; there is smoke coming out of the windows. The caption on the photo reads: "The Fire - Dec. 7-1911. Battle Creek, Mich."
Date: January 15, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 15, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter describing the Truck in the photograph as "truck No. 1 Hose #2-3 Engine Co. 3." The photograph shows a fire on "E. Main St." in Battle Creek, Michigan with the two fire trucks and firemen standing around along with a large crowd of people standing around.
Date: January 15, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 22, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter concerning life in Battle Creek, Michigan, Johnston says that they are having a cold winter. The photograph shows a building in town badly damaged by a fire; the sign on the building reads: "YES WE WILL REBUILD AT ONCE, TEMPORARY OFFICES 401 EQUITY BLDG., Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co."
Date: January 22, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 22, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter with the names of other firemen collectors: "Capt. George H. Cook; Gus Brown; B. F. Garrigus." The photograph shows a building after it has been burned down, Johnston says that it was burned January 9, 1912; the middle portion of the building has been destroyed, only the walls in the front and back have been left standing.
Date: January 22, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 29, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter discussing other collectors to contact for pictures, Johnston suggests contacting F. A. Bruce, and L. A. Van Toor. The photograph on the reverse side shows the destruction at the Globe M. F. G. Co. building in Battle Creek, Michigan after a fire; the walls are crumpled inwards and the roof has caved in. There are two men standing off to the left looking at the damage left behind by the fire.
Date: January 29, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 29, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter telling Pendexter to call Henry W. Woodward in Springfield, Massachusetts for more photographs. Johnston says that the men in the photo belong to Engine #3 as they work on their spraying and he is the man wearing the light shirt; the photograph shows the men with their hose shooting a high pressured stream of water into the air.
Date: January 29, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Hagen to the Reverend R. Osthoff, January 2, 1929] (open access)

[Letter from William Hagen to the Reverend R. Osthoff, January 2, 1929]

Letter from William Hagen to the Reverend R. Osthoff, asking for clarification about a request made to the Board of Directors.
Date: January 2, 1929
Creator: Hagen, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, January 28, 1929] (open access)

[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, January 28, 1929]

Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding appropriations for Lutheran Concordia College of Texas.
Date: January 28, 1929
Creator: Concordia College Board of Control
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, January 11, 1930] (open access)

[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, January 11, 1930]

Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding appropriations for Lutheran Concordia College of Texas.
Date: January 11, 1930
Creator: Concordia College Board of Control
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Hagen to the Reverend R. Osthoff, January 20, 1930] (open access)

[Letter from William Hagen to the Reverend R. Osthoff, January 20, 1930]

Letter from William Hagen to the Reverend R. Osthoff, approving his request for a new professor, provided he combine his classes so they are larger in number.
Date: January 20, 1930
Creator: Hagen, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry W. Horst to William Hagen, January 30, 1930] (open access)

[Letter from Henry W. Horst to William Hagen, January 30, 1930]

Letter from Henry W. Horst to William Hagen, approving the design of a house on the Lutheran Concordia College campus in Austin, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1930
Creator: Horst, Henry W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Methods and Costs of Mining and Preparing Sand and Gravel at the Plant of the Ward Sand and Gravel Co., Oxford, Michigan (open access)

Methods and Costs of Mining and Preparing Sand and Gravel at the Plant of the Ward Sand and Gravel Co., Oxford, Michigan

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the operation and production of the Ward Sand and Gravel Company in Oxford, Michigan. The methods and costs employed by the company are presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: January 1932
Creator: Ward, Frederick L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Clara Evans Willis to John C. Lattimore, January 6, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Clara Evans Willis to John C. Lattimore, January 6, 1943]

Letter from Clara Willis to John C. Lattimore on January 6, 1943, lamenting the entrance of Lattimore and Clara Willis's son Todd into the army, and their subsequent departure from Waco. She goes on to mention the weather in Grand Rapids, where Lattimore is stationed, and discusses the weather in Waco. She mentions that her son is on leave in Richmond, Virginia, and expresses her pride in Lattimore's entrance into the army.
Date: January 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, Clara Evans
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two women and a wall telephone]

Photograph of two women, on younger and one older, together next to the wall telephone. The younger woman has the earpiece held up to her ear while the older one is holding the receiver and the crank. The younger woman is wearing a houndstooth skirt suit and the older woman is wearing a button down shirt.
Date: [1945-01..1945-02]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Wall telephone installation]

Photograph of a man and a woman working together to install a wall telephone. Scattered on the floor by their feet are various tools and parts for the phone.
Date: [1945-01..1945-02]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Woman talking on the telephone]

Photograph of a woman sitting on the back of an armchair next to the wall telephone. She is leaning toward the phone's receiver with the earpiece held against her ear. She is wearing a houndstooth pattered skirt suit and heels. On the wall next to the telephone is calendar for January and February, 1945.
Date: [1945-01..1945-02]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Woman testing out her new wall telephone]

Photograph of a woman testing out her new wall telephone. Sitting on the chair next to her is a man holding the tools he used to install it. Sitting at the woman's feet is their pet dog.
Date: [1945-01..1945-02]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from T. L. James to I. H. Kempner, January 5, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to I. H. Kempner, January 5, 1948]

Letter from Thos. L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing acquiring a refrigerator and stove prices for Mrs. Adoue.
Date: January 5, 1948
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, January 12, 1951] (open access)

[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, January 12, 1951]

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner requesting the prices on earthen pots and estimated delivery.
Date: January 12, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History