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[1909 Firemen]
Photograph of eleven men in Fireman uniforms sitting in two rows in front of the fire house.
Date:
April 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator
Makes gas generators more automatic making them less dangerous and less likely to cause an explosion.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
Summerfield, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator.
Patent for an acetylene gas generator, which is chiefly operated by the fall of a gas-bell.
Date:
July 29, 1902
Creator:
Ray, Samuel W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator.
Patent for an improve to a Gas-Generator by controlling the liquid for decomposing the carbid in acetylene, by doing this the generation of gas is monitored and the waste of gas will not occur. This is an improvement to the Gas-Generator, this construct will have an automatic cut-off for the liquid-supply.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
Summerfield, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ada Mae Harris]
Photograph of Ada Mae Harris, age 7, in the front yard of her home. The back of the photograph is an advertisement for Kodak.
Date:
1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Brace for Doors or Gates and Cover for Same
Patent for an adjustable brace for doors or gates. It is designed to prevent sagging.
Date:
September 29, 1903
Creator:
Shields, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Nailless Horseshoe.
Patent for an adjustable horseshoe with cost efficient, replaceable fittings. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 4, 1900
Creator:
Fenley, Harriet R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Admission ticket to the Praetorian Building Observatory]
An admission ticket to the Praetorian Building Observatory (Dallas, Texas). This ticket was originally part of a scrapbook assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell, largely containing items related to his time at Simmons College (Abilene, Texas).
Date:
[1909,1915]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerating Churn
Patent for aerating churn. This design of churn is designed to aerate milk as it churns. Illustration included.
Date:
August 1, 1905
Creator:
O'Neall, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit for Garnishment after Judgement]
Affidavit includes blanks for the prosecutor and defendant of the trial, the date of the trial, and the stipulations of the judgment.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Agnes Sueppel Schulze in Buggy, c. 1904
Agnes Sueppel Schulze and a friend sit in a buggy in front of the Schulze home on Hastings Street, Irving, Texas, c. 1904. Agnes Schulze was the wife of Irving's co-founder J. O. Schulze.
Date:
1904~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Amusement Apparatus
Patent for a fishing game for amusement parks which has a canal of liquid agitated to form a current with pictures of fish in it that when caught get the person fishing different prizes depending on the symbol they have on them.
Date:
August 10, 1909
Creator:
Pressey, Charles A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anchor Post
Patent for an anchor post. This invention is designed to resist any lateral or longitudinal strain. Illustration included.
Date:
November 17, 1903
Creator:
Small, Wily & Brock, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for an animal trap "having a vestibule which will be operated by the weight go the animal entering the same to close the entrance-door and open an exit-door into a receiving compartment or cage" (line 13-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 12, 1905
Creator:
Kirk, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annie Belle Emery Bright's 7th grade students]
Photograph of Annie Emery Bright's seventh grade students at Colonial Hill Public School in Dallas, Texas. The students stand on steps outside of the school building. The boys wear dark suits with breeches and long socks, while the girls wear light dresses. The photograph is mounted on black cardstock, and an inscription on the back reads, "Colonial Hill Public School, Dallas / 7th Grade / My pupils (Miss Annie Bell Emery)."
Date:
[1900..1919]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annie Belle Emery with class]
Photograph of a middle school aged class of students seated on steps outside of a building. The teacher, Annie Belle Emery Bright sits at the center in the top row, wearing a high collared white blouse. The male students wear white button-down shirts and some wear blazers and ties. The female students wear various patterns of dresses with long sleeves, and the all have large bows in their up-styled hair. The photograph is mounted to black cardstock. An inscription on the back reads: "Stephen F Austin School - Dallas Tex. / Miss Annie Emery - (teacher)."
Date:
[1900..1919]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annie Belle Emery with students at Cumberland Hill School]
Photograph of a class of elementary to middle school aged students seated on a small set of steps with the female teacher, Annie Belle Emery Bright, standing to the right of the stairs holding the railing. The male students wear white button-down shirts, some wear blazers, and dark pants. The female students wear dresses. The teacher wears a white collared blouse with half-length sleeves and pleats down the front, with a brooch at the collar, and a long dark plaid skirt. The photo is mounted to gray board with embossed lines framing the image. An inscription on the back in black ink reads: "Cumberland Hill School / Dallas, TX / Miss Annie Emery - teacher."
Date:
[1900..1919]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annie Emery's students at Cumberland Hill School]
Photograph of elementary aged students arranged in three rows on steps in front of a building. The male students wear white button-down shirts and either black pants or light breeches with dark socks pulled above the knee. The female students wear smock dressed with large square collars. All of the students have short hair, with most of the girls having short bobs with straight bangs. The photograph is mounted to black cardstock.
Date:
[1900..1919]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Annual Reports, City of Dallas: 1900-1901
Report on various aspects of the city of Dallas, Texas describing activities, funding, and other information for fiscal year 1900-1901, including an overall report from the mayor as well as departmental reports from city officials.
Date:
1901
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Applying Dry Hot Air to the Face
Patent for a hot air blowing device for blowing on the face that has adjustable temperature settings.
Date:
October 1, 1907
Creator:
Smith, William Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Bleaching Lard Compounds
Patent for an apparatus for bleaching lard compounds. Illustration included.
Date:
November 7, 1905
Creator:
Humphreys, Jerome N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cooking by Superheated Steam.
Patent for improvements in apparatus for cooking by using superheated steam. “A boiler which is supported by a fire-box. An oven is mounted on the boiler and provide with a plurality of compartments and ventilators. A drip-pipe, and a pipe connected to the boiler and circulated through the fire-box and extended up to the oven, and provided with a plurality of valves for supplying the compartments of the oven with superheated steam.” (Page 2, line 25-34) Illustration is included.
Date:
March 22, 1904
Creator:
Harrington, David
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Handling Seed Cotton
Patent for an apparatus for handling seed cotton. Illustration included.
Date:
May 3, 1904
Creator:
Benefield, Chauncey R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History