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Chicago Eagle. (Chicago, Ill.), Vol. 6, No. 154, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 17, 1892
Weekly newspaper from Chicago, Illinois that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 17, 1892
Creator:
Donovan, Henry F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Punch.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and compact check-punch that can be operated by one hand and doesn't take much power to operate. The machine consists of two movable members, "one of which carries all of the male and the other all of the female dies, said members being so related that when moved relatively to each other in one direction all the male dies move as a single member...and enter the female dies, and when moved in the opposite direction all of said male dies are withdrawn" (lines 12-20).
Date:
March 17, 1896
Creator:
Woodworth, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Keyboard for Writing Machines.
Patent for improved keyboards for writing machines "having its keys so arranged that the fingers of the operator may rest upon the keyboard in an easy and natural manner, the keys being so disposed with relation to each other that the fingers of the operator may reach all of them with the least possible strain or exertion" (lines 16-22). This improvement allows the operator to work at maximum speed and efficiency.
Date:
April 17, 1917
Creator:
Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trombone.
Patent, including illustration, for "a musical instrument slide and is more particularly designated as a bearing or stocking for a trombone or other similar instruments in which it is desirable to provide a smooth bearing for the slidable part of the instrument" (page 1, lines 9-13).
Date:
February 17, 1920
Creator:
Ackley, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Bell & Howell Company, July 17, 1939]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Bell & Howell Company discussing how Kempner sent in eleven containers of reel to be edited and receive treatment to help in preservation.
Date:
July 17, 1939
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2576
A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 2576, 2-8-2 (Brooks), Blue Island, IL.
Date:
March 17, 1940
Creator:
Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2578
A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 2578, 2-8-2 (Brooks), Blue Island, IL.
Date:
March 17, 1940
Creator:
Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2579
A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 2579, 2-8-2 (Brooks), Blue Island, IL.
Date:
March 17, 1940
Creator:
Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2595
A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 2595, 2-8-2 (Brooks), Blue Island, IL.
Date:
March 17, 1940
Creator:
Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from American Florist Supply Co. to H. Kempner, April 17, 1944]
Letter from American Florist Supply Co. to H. Kempner notifying the company they are sold out of all hand shears.
Date:
April 17, 1944
Creator:
Schupp, R. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from László Moholy-Nagy]
A letter from László Moholy-Nagy to Carl B. Compton offering his opinion about teaching art criticism to first grade students.
Date:
June 17, 1944
Creator:
Moholy-Nagy, László
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from American Bulb Company to D. W. Kempner, August 17, 1944]
Letter from the American Bulb Company to D. W. Kempner providing a quote for some different sizes of their Croft lilies and answering his question about whether or not they will have a fall catalogue.
Date:
August 17, 1944
Creator:
American Bulb Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Karl Lovelady, November 17, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Karl Lovelady acknowledging the senator's travel to Washington, Chicago, and New York, and mentions a forthcoming payment of $29.55, suggesting that the senator has undercharged on his retainer. The letter also includes a handwritten note detailing expenses related to travel, including an advance, salary, and express charges, with a total cost and clarifications for travel to Austin and Meridian. The top portion of a General Bulletin from the Committee for Economic Development addressed to committee members is also enclosed.
Date:
November 17, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph 2012.201.B1068.0202]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date:
March 17, 1947
Creator:
Stockwell, Bill
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B1434.0164]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Noble Cain, noted choral authority and composer from Chicago, right, is in Oklahoma City for an interdenominational music fest."
Date:
January 17, 1949
Creator:
Meek, Richard B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Postcard from The Pullman Company to D. W. Kempner, February 17, 1949]
Postcard from The Pullman Company to D. W. Kempner acknowledging "receipt of [his] application for refund" and assuring him that they are working on his case.
Date:
February 17, 1949
Creator:
Pullman Company
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, May 17, 1949]
Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner informing that he has not heard a reply regarding the sprinkler system. He also encloses a $5.73 check for the bill.
Date:
May 17, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from the American Florist Supply Co. to D. W. Kempner, May 17, 1949]
Postcard from the American Florist Supply Co. to D. W. Kempner, informing him that they have acquired "a gallon size" of Jones Ant Killer. They tell him that the price is $8.00 per gallon if he still wishes to buy some.
Date:
May 17, 1949
Creator:
American Florist Supply Company
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Eastman Kodak Company, July 17, 1950]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Eastman Kodak Company sending his roll of film to be developed. He sends a dollar and asks to have a title made and attached to the beginning of the reel.
Date:
July 17, 1950
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Stansen Corporation to Daniel W. Kempner, November 17, 1950. ]
Letter from The Stansen Corporation to Daniel W. Kempner informing him they cannot repair his broken sprinkler as they discontinued that specific model over three years ago.
Date:
November 17, 1950
Creator:
Stansen Corporation
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An R. G. LeTourneau, Inc. employee demonstrates the Tournatow by driving up sidewalk steps J5G
Photograph of an employee of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc., at the controls of the Tournatow, the first vehicle to feature electric-traction motors mounted in the wheel assemblies themselves. The four-wheel-drive and -steer tractor is being demonstrated at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, on 1950-11-17.
Date:
November 17, 1950
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to American Florist Supply Company, January 17, 1951]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to American Florist Supply Co. discussing canceling his orders of 3' and 4' pots and an aluminum wheelbarrow but to send everything else included in the orders.
Date:
January 17, 1951
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred G. Gurley to I. H. Kempner, January 17, 1951]
Letter from Fred G. Gurley to I. H. Kempner discussing the itinerary for an upcoming trip for the Railway's directors and their wives. He invites the Kempners to join them for all or part of this trip.
Date:
January 17, 1951
Creator:
Gurley, Fred G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben H. Wooten to Fred G. Gurley, May 17, 1951]
Letter from Ben H. Wooten to Fred G. Gurley thanking him for his group's visit to Dallas.
Date:
May 17, 1951
Creator:
Wooten, Ben H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History