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

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

Photograph of Charles Kilgore as an infant clad in only a cloth diaper. He is propped up against a pillow on fabric-covered furniture.

Photograph of the 1918 first grade class of League City School, also known as the big school. The class is arranged in three rows; the first two rows are seated while the third row is standing. Behind them is a wooden fence. According to writing on the back, the name of the girl seated at the end of the middle row is Flora Atkinson. Their teacher, Miss Labuzan, stands behind the class to the right.

Photograph of the Henry C. Henck, Jr. House in Galveston, Texas.

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Galveston in Galveston County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Galveston in Galveston County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Galveston in Galveston County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Galveston in Galveston County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.

Photograph of Fort Crockett in Galveston, Texas and the large group of tents lined up in rows on the left side; on the right side there is an open field possibly used for training and parading. The title of the photograph reads: "Home Again! Our Victory Greetings"

Identification card belonging to Charles W. Sloman with his birth information, age, height, and eye color. On the middle section of the card there is a statement signed by Fred C. Pabst which reads: "the person described on page 2 hereof has produced to me proof in the manner directed by law, and I do hereby certify that the said person is a citizen of the United States of America."

Weekly Italian-language newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly Italian-language newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly Italian-language newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly Italian-language newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Patent for "a device for effecting the receipt of bags and the like from and the delivery thereof to railway trains, cars, etc., while the latter are in motion" (lines 11-14), including instructions and illustrations.

Patent for improvement in medical preparation for treatment of eczema and other similar diseases.

Patent for attaching a novel clamp to the rest frame of a typewriter or table. The clamps can be adjusted to fit various pieces of furniture or typewriters. The invention is to improve the way the hand rests on the frame of the typewriter.

Patent for improvements to surf toboggans so that the outer casing does not have to be ripped out in order to turn the toboggan inside out for drying purposes. This invention includes flaps with lacings on the inner and outer casings.

Patent for useful improvements on the pocket hairbrush in which the bristles are movably mounted in a supporting frame in order to make the brush more compact.

Patent for improved spring wheels where the pneumatic tire is replaced with a non-puncturable tire meant to increase strength and resilience of the tire while still being economical.

Patent for a hinge so that doors hung by the use of the hinge will not slam or move casually into a closed position.

Patent for typewriter frame protector. The protector attaches to the part of the typewriter frame which is subjected to frequent contact by the user. The protector prevents the frame from wear which can lead to rust.

Patent for a signal stand designed for use in connection with train order boards employing a semaphore as a signal. "The invention, broadly stated, comprises a stand having suitable feet and arms connected by a body portion, said arms serving as a support for a notched quadrant, which quadrant is secured to the arms, a plurality of interconnected layers, one of said levers having a fulcrum or pivotal mounting with the body portion, another of said levers being formed in two parts, one part of which is provided with a connection with the first-named lever, said lever part being provided at one end with a segmental gear to cooperate the segmental gear carried by the other half of the lever, which latter half is pivotally mounted with its fulcrum in the body of the stand, the free ends of said levers extending beyond the the stand being provided for connection with pull rods, that serve to operate the several blades positioned upon a semaphore stand, and means operatively connected to the handled ends of said layers to cooperate with the notches in the quadrant to maintain the levers in predetermined positions." (Lines 54-77)