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Carbureter. (open access)

Carbureter.

Patent for a new and improved carburetor. This design calls for "the apparatus [to be] submerged in water for the purpose of equalizing the temperature of the carbureting-liquid, and thereby imparting a more uniform illuminating quality to the gas; also obviating the danger of explosion from access of flame to the exterior of the apparatus" (para. 2).
Date: July 18, 1876
Creator: Pollard, James M. & Barton, Wallace R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 11, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 11, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on July 11, 1836, stating his support for Texas' war with Mexico, and urging Austin to help keep up the Correo Atlántico newspaper.
Date: July 11, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, July 11, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, July 11, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing payments to H. Kempner Firm, a sugar trade, family stock shares at Imperial Sugar, death and sickness in the community, and farming operations.
Date: July 11, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hale Boggs to Mr. Harris L. Kempner, July 22, 1956 (open access)

[Letter from Hale Boggs to Mr. Harris L. Kempner, July 22, 1956

Letter from Hale Boggs to Harris L. Kempner regarding his recent speech on the right to vote.
Date: July 22, 1965
Creator: Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 2, July 2000 (open access)

Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 2, July 2000

The Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal contains historical information about Colorado County, Texas including personal accounts and research into area stories.
Date: July 2000
Creator: Nesbitt Memorial Library
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. G. de Berc, July 7, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. G. de Berc, July 7, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. G. de Berc expressing disappointment that despite making his desired accommodations clear early, the French Line was unable to secure rooms on the Main Deck for him and his family.
Date: July 7, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from French Line to Daniel W. Kempner, July 14, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from French Line to Daniel W. Kempner, July 14, 1950]

Letter from French Line to Daniel W. Kempner acknowledging receipt of his letter and confirming his accommodations following a phone call with Jean E. Vesco.
Date: July 14, 1950
Creator: French Line
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chas. J. Ferry to I. H. Kempner, July 20, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Chas. J. Ferry to I. H. Kempner, July 20, 1945]

Letter from Chas. J. Ferry to I. H. Kempner informing Kempner that the sale of shares of Common stock is used by a Board of Directors for various purposes.
Date: July 20, 1945
Creator: Ferry, Chas. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Godchaux to Mr. I. H. Kempner, July 10, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Godchaux to Mr. I. H. Kempner, July 10, 1951]

Letter from Charles Godchaux to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing Jules' unexpected death.
Date: July 10, 1951
Creator: Godchaux, Charles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, July 31, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, July 31, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner discussing Harris needing to inform the New York and New Orleans Cotton Exchange of a new bond and the concerning behavior of Kirby Newberger. I. H. Kempner also asks about messages from T. C. I. and request Harris find more information on the subject.
Date: July 31, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from The Times-Picayune Publishing Company to Mr. H. Kempner, July 13, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from The Times-Picayune Publishing Company to Mr. H. Kempner, July 13, 1946]

Letter from Hu B. Stephens to Harris L. Kempner discussing how they display their employment ads due to newsprint shortage.
Date: July 13, 1946
Creator: The Times-Picayune Publishing Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mr. F. G. Robinson, July 20, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mr. F. G. Robinson, July 20, 1951]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mr. F. G. Robinson discussing his support for SWFB Proposal 57345 while suggesting changes to the proposal including the addition of Missouri-Pacific Lines to the railroad routing of Galveston to the southeast, originally limited to the Southern Pacific Lines.
Date: July 20, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History