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[Change of Membership Certificate for Lily Holmes]
Certificate documenting that Ms. Lily Holmes has been a member of St. John's Church in Springfield, Missouri, and is now moving to Dallas. Text near the bottom of the form is an excerpt of the Canons of the Church outlining that church members must obtain such certification when moving to a new parish.
Date:
June 28, 1888
Creator:
Moore, Melville M.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Elevating, Distributing, and Feeding Seed-Cotton to Gins
Patent for improvements to cotton gins so that seed cotton can be fed to two gins at the same time, while using the same power as would normally be necessary for one gin.
Date:
April 12, 1892
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Automatic Vending and Money-Changing Machine.
Patent for an improved combined automatic vending and money changing machine. It has "a locking mechanism constructed to lock said article and change-delivery mechanisms when a coin inserted by a purchaser is of less value than the article desired by him, and [a] mechanism for unlocking both of said delivery mechanisms while the purchaser's said coin remains in the machine and adjusting bot of said delivery-mechanisms to thereafter deliver an article corresponding to the value of said coin" (line 1-10).
Date:
June 18, 1895
Creator:
Sturgis, Herbert Marshall
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fare-Receiver and Automatic Change-Maker.
Patent for a fare box and change maker mean to improve on fare-receivers and automatic change-makers that "automatically deliver the correct change to a passenger or other person, who deposits in the machine a coin of greater value than is the regulation fare" (lines 16-19).
Date:
June 18, 1895
Creator:
Sturgis, Herbert Marshall
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whip-Socket.
Patent for "improvements in whip-sockets; and it consists in the novel arrangement and combination of parts." (lines 10-12).
Date:
August 2, 1898
Creator:
Seymour, Oliver E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles M. Reeves to Louis J. Wortham, December 22, 1903]
Letter from Charles M. Reeves to Louis J. Wortham discussing how Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bryan will be cared for upon their arrival to the St. Louis World's Fair.
Date:
December 22, 1903
Creator:
Reeves, Charles M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governing Mechanism
Patent for a governing mechanism. This invention relates to governing a plurality of engines in unison. Illustration included.
Date:
March 8, 1904
Creator:
Ball, Philip De C. & Wakefield, Charles L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Music-Indicator
Patent for an "ornamental design for a music-indicator" (lines 11-12).
Date:
September 4, 1906
Creator:
Thrash, William Edwin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
System of Electrical Operation.
Patent for an electrical system, which reduces the amount of power used to run a generator when there is low usage of the generator, thereby saving fuel.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Slaughter, Joel C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
System of Electrical Operation.
Patent for an electrical system to power generators, which can reduce the power flow to the generator during low usage periods.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Slaughter, Joel C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bread-Cutter
Patent for a bread cutter which can cut multiple loaves of bread in succession and cuts of the crust of the bread.
Date:
November 12, 1907
Creator:
Hassell, Frank J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music-Indicator.
Patent for a music indicator, which shows sheet music notations and the name of the note and major and minor chords on a device, which is placed over the keyboard of a piano to show where the different notes are for use in teaching music.
Date:
January 21, 1908
Creator:
Thrash, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game Apparatus.
Patent for a new game apparatus that can be playing indoors or outdoors and made in both large and small sizes "in which the elements, of chance, skill, and endurance constitute important factors in the successful playing of said game." (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Schuler, Joseph & Overbeck, Harry A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting and Scoring Box-Blanks
Patent for the mechanical cutting and scoring of box blanks with illustrations.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Daven, Michael P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner, Jr. to J. C. Wilson, April 18, 1939]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner, Jr. to J. C. Wilson confirming loan approval and where the funds will be paid to. Wilson is to negotiate a loan between the Marfa State Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Letters from other banks refusing to assist in securing the loan are to be shown to gain support from the Federal Reserve Bank.
Date:
April 18, 1939
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation]
Pay reservation request form signed by Dora G. Bevis authorizing the military to withdraw $25 from her pay each month to be converted into war bonds.
Date:
September 24, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 27, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing mail, orders to ferry a UC-78, selling her car, bonds and rations, and Christmas greetings and celebrations. Typed on Santa Rita Hotel stationary.
Date:
December 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Iten to Daniel W. Kempner, May 23, 1944]
Letter from Ruth Iten to Daniel W. Kempner discussing many trips, including a fishing trip, and asking to come into work on a later date.
Date:
May 23, 1944
Creator:
Iten, Ruth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 8, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances with a note about ferrying an aircraft. The card is from St. Joseph's, MO, and features a drawing of Jesse James' house with an inset portrait of James.
Date:
October 8, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, June 2, 1945?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing letters, ferrying a P-51, catching up with a fellow WASP from Brownsville, being the first WASP to deliver a P-51 to Kansas City, a check she mailed, and other work and family related items. Written on Braniff Airways stationary.
Date:
1945-06-02?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Joseph V. Maxwell, June 18, 1949]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Joseph V. Maxwell discussing questions he has concerning the delivery of new train passes.
Date:
June 18, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, October 12, 1949]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing R. E. Powell who is recommended by Kempner to create a distributor relationship with concerning the company, Lonoke Farm Implement Company.
Date:
October 12, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Year In Review, 1953-1955]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering news highlights from the years 1953, 1954, and 1955.
Date:
1953/1955
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Escapers]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two teenagers, Gentry Newton Blaylock and Charles Edward Clary, found in a car east of Dallas and how they got there. The teenagers are from Missouri and escaped from jail, stole a car, and fled to Texas. The officers decided to send the teenagers back to Missouri to deal with their crimes.
Date:
June 28, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library