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[News Script: Galveston pollution study] (open access)

[News Script: Galveston pollution study]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: 1972-08-15T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bank robber] (open access)

[News Script: Bank robber]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: August 5, 1972, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Galveston Fire] captions transcript

[News Clip: Galveston Fire]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by Phil Archer about a fire in the historical district of Galveston, Texas and the destruction of two historical buildings, the Galveston Labor Temple and the Old Washington Hotel. Archer discusses the imapct of downed power lines from Hurricane Alicia on the response time of the fire department. The footage includes firefighters on the scene and an interview with an unidentified man about the historical structures. This story aired at 5:00 P.M.
Date: August 26, 1983
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bicycle-Gearing. (open access)

Bicycle-Gearing.

Patent for "gearing for bicycles, and has for its object to furnish a train of gearing for the connection of the treadles with the rear wheel of a bicycle, whereby the usual sprocket-and-chain gearing may be dispensed with." (lines 7-12).
Date: August 16, 1898
Creator: Brown, Wilson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canopy (open access)

Canopy

Patent for a portable canopy to be used over beds, cribs, or chairs. Illustrations included.
Date: August 8, 1905
Creator: Eichenberg, Carl
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Tire. (open access)

Bicycle-Tire.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in tires for "use with bicycles" (line 10).
Date: August 22, 1899
Creator: Lewis, George Harris
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Carl and Hilda Biehl House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Carl and Hilda Biehl House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Carl and Hilda Biehl House, in Galveston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: August 29, 2012
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 234, Ed. 1 Monday, August 26, 1907 (open access)

Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 234, Ed. 1 Monday, August 26, 1907

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 26, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 215, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 2, 1905 (open access)

Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 215, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 2, 1905

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 2, 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[At the port in Texas City on August 19, 1915]

A view of one of the slips at the Texas City port. To the left a large cargo ship is anchored, with another ship directly behind it. On the right of the photograph, in the lower right corner, is the tugboat named J. W. Terry of Galveston. Behind it can be seen a dock and dock warehouse, with several dock workers visible. Behind it, at the end of the dock is a barge and another ship. In the lower right hand corner, embossed lettering reads "Naschke Galveston." Underneath the photograph, written in longhand, is "Texas City - Aug 19th 1915 - Two days after the storm".
Date: August 19, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[At the port in Texas City on August 19, 1915]

A large cargo ship is anchored along a dock in Texas City. To the right of the ship, on the dock, several railroad freight cars are pulled up alongside the ship. In the right foreground, the railroad car bears the markings "STILMAS 18217". Four groups of two men each are gathered along the dock, talking or observing. The grain elevator is visible behind the ship. In the lower right hand corner in raised lettering is "Naschke Galveston." Underneath the photograph in longhand is written: "Texas City Aug. 19th-1915 - Two day [corr: days] after the storm."
Date: August 17, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[At the port in Texas City on August 19, 1915]

A tugboat, the J.W. Terry of Galveston, can be seen in the lower right of the photograph near the dock warehouses. Products can be seen on the dock, and at least four dockworkers are visible in front of the warehouses. Farther down this wharf are two other ships. On the left side of the picture, a large cago ship is docked. Down the dock on this side, at least two other ships can be seen. On the bottom of the picture in cursive writing is written: "Texas City Aug 19th 1915 - Two days after the storm." In the right hand corner of the picture, "Naschke Galveston" is embossed.
Date: August 19, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Loading a passenger ship in Texas City in 1915]

A large passenger ship is docked with the gangway down. Three black men are loading barrels onto the ship. Another man stands on the dock watching them. Farther down the dock, a small group of people stands near other dockside equipment near the boat. The passenger ship has two stories of cabins. Two individuals stand near the railing on the lowest level watching the action on the dock. Below the bottom edge of the print on the cardboard backing is written in cursive writing: "Texas City - Aug 19th, 1915 - Two days after the storm." In the lower right hand corner of the photograph "Naschke Galveston" is embossed.
Date: August 19, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breakwater, &c. (open access)

Breakwater, &c.

Patent for an improved way of constructing piers, jetties, breakwaters, and similar structures. "It can be constructed from boats, barges, or from a trestle, or can be built continuously from a starting-point on shore to the objective point in the lake, bay, gulf, or other body of water" (lines 17-21). This invention is especially useful for places that don't have banks or ledges.
Date: August 9, 1892
Creator: Shannon, Alexander M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Record, Diary, and Ledger (open access)

Combined Record, Diary, and Ledger

Patent for improvements to books by combining "a general record, a diary, a ledger, and index leaves, including the months and days of the week and alphabetical and numerical indices" (lines 10-12).
Date: August 30, 1892
Creator: Meyer, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 19, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 7, 1860 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 19, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 7, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 14, 1860 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 14, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 14, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 21, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 28, 1860 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 21, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 28, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 18, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 2, 1859 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 18, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 2, 1859

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 2, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 16, 1859 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 16, 1859

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 30, 1859 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 30, 1859

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 30, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 19, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 13, 1861 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 19, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 13, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 13, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 21, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 27, 1861 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 21, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 27, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 27, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Easel and Phonograph Horn Tripod. (open access)

Combined Easel and Phonograph Horn Tripod.

Patent for a new and improved easel and phonograph horn tripod. This design "is to construct a device which may be used for holding phonograph-horns of different sizes at any desired height, and which also may be employed for holding a painting, or for the use of an artist. [The] invention consists in the combination of a pair of cross-bars, a hinged brace for supporting the bars at any required angle, and an adjustable device for regulating the spread of the bars and of the brace" (lines 22-31).
Date: August 12, 1890
Creator: Minot, Kendall James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History