Patent for carbid-feed valve for acetylene generators whose improved form allows for balanced feeding whether closed or open.

Patent for "an expansion plug wherein a traveling nut cooperates with a screw to expand or contract a sectional plug" (lines 8-11) with illustration.

Photograph of Charlie R. Williams, c. 1917. Charlie is seated in an armchair, dressed in his uniform and posed for his portrait to be taken. The photograph is mounted on a board with the Boyd & Breeding of Gainesville, Texas logo printed on the cover. The handwriting at the bottom reads Charlie R. Williams, 1917.

Portrait of Byrd Williams, III, as a baby.

Patent to describe and illustrate the construction of metallic rail ties. The improvements include a metallic tie that fits so that it will "firmly engage the bases of two rails" (line 15), keep them from spreading, and add support as well as contain two sections of lugs that extend "in opposite directions" (line 21) and prevent the two rails from "spreading or slipping, while the bodies of the sections bear upon [each other], and are provided with bases at their lower edges, thus causing the two sections to reinforce each other" (lines 23-27). This describes and includes illustrations of the practical form of construction and assembly of said rail tie.

Patent for a railway joint. This invention consists "of a rail joint which is provided with a novel locking means whereby the fish plates will be held in engagement with the meeting ends of a pair of rails preventing any undesired disconnection of the latter" (lines 12-16). Illustrations included.

Patent for improvements to wagon tongue supports. "Spring supporting device which can be quickly and easily moved into position to support the tongue or move out of position to permit the tongue to be lowered to the ground." (15-19)

The Rev. Dr. Thomas McHutchin Cunningham (March 22, 1887 - March 3, 1979) wrote these letters to family members from April 14, 1918 to November 28, 1927. The letters detail his life as a minister in Texas and other locations. The letters are written from Stamford, Spur, Eliasville, Sherman, Gainesville, Orange, Boston (Mass.), Richmond (Va.), and Knoxville (Tn.). The letters detail church news, family life, and travel on the S.S. Leviaton in 1927 to visit London, Paris, and Jerusalem.

Patent for a combined smoke-consumer and vaporizer that increases fuel efficiency in furnaces.

Patent for improving hand truck, aiming to increase the carrying capacity of the truck.

Patent for a churn that employs a reciprocating dasher in order to improve all parts of the churn and its operating mechanism.

Patent for bill-posting blanking device for applying strips of paper to bill-boards.

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000

Patent for "new and useful improvements in stoppers and discharge spouts for cans, or receptacles more particularly to cans employed in shipping kerosene oil, cotton seed oil, turpentine syrups and various other liquids." (lines 10-15).

Patent for a spigot that attaches to barrels and vats filled with liquids such as alcohol or acid that indicates the amount left in the barrel and can be locked closed.

Patent for a Broom-Rack

Patent for a process of preserving carrots by reducing them to dried flakes so they "retain their flavor and color when subsequently cooked and served."

Patent for "a case for displaying vegetables, fruits, nuts and other commodities, and which shall be sanitary and ventilated" (lines 12-14), including instructions and illustrations.

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.