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[Woman's Wednesday Club Minutes, 1889-1891]
Minutes from weekly meetings of the Woman's Wednesday Club of Fort Worth, Texas, containing club business, motions, and events.
Date:
1889/1891
Creator:
Woman's Wednesday Club
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Band-Cutter and Feeder
Patent for "new and useful improvements in band-cutters and feeders" (lines 6-7).
Date:
February 26, 1889
Creator:
King, Charlie C. & Trimble, Alonzo D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Seat
Patent for "an inexpensive form of car-seat, wherein the parts are so arranged that the back of the seat may be adjusted to almost any angle desired, a leg or foot rest, which also may be adjusted to suit the convenience of the occupant of the seat" (lines 7-13).
Date:
April 2, 1889
Creator:
Goelet, Edward B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Door.
Patent for a new and improved door for railroad cars. This design consists in "a car having a door-opening, top and bottom tracks, and perpendicular door-posts, one post provided with a series of recesses in its side next to the opening and the other having recesses in its outer side or side nearest the end of the car . . . the door sliding on said tracks and having forwardly-projecting cleats on its front edge to enter the recesses in the first-named post, and provided on its inner side at its opposite end with cleats projecting toward its front edge to enter the recesses in second-named strip" (lines 83-95).
Date:
April 2, 1889
Creator:
Goelet, Edward B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anti-Freezing Tank Valve.
Patent for a new and improved tank valve. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the tank, its valve and lever, and valve-rod, of the frost-chamber having an annular space to receive the non-freezing compound, the stuffing-box around the rod and screw-threaded at the ends, and the screw-threaded caps . . . having necks and flanges" (lines 7-13).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Barrett, William Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blind Stop.
Patent for a new and improved blind stop. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a shutter provided with pivotal slats, of a flat spring-metal fastening-plate provided with a slot for clearing the slat-pivot, and projections upon its surface for engaging with the end of the slat, and having its rear end secured to the shutter-frame and its front end projecting beyond the plane of the shutter-frame and forming a thumb-piece for operating said spring-plate" (lines 59-67).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Wesson, Miley B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for "a device of this class which shall be simple in construction, in which considerable power ma be exercised without the use of complicated machinery, and which shall be rapid and effective in operation" (lines 9-14).
Date:
July 23, 1889
Creator:
Anderson, Zachariah J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Printing Device
Patent for "improvements in automatic printing devices. . .whereby the printing is effected b the movement of the paper or fabric on which the printing is done" (lines 10-16).
Date:
July 23, 1889
Creator:
Barradall, Norborne D. & Bradley, Andrew Jackson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press
Patent for improvements in the construction of steam cotton presses using a change in the frame and use of hydraulic-pressure pumps to operate the press. The pumps are driven by steam
Date:
October 15, 1889
Creator:
Turnpaugh, James William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brick-Truck
Patent for improvements in trucks for carrying bricks.
Date:
April 16, 1889
Creator:
Weekes, John William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas spring palace city, Fort Worth. A parody on H.M.S. Pinafore
A historical drama of Fort Worth, a parody on the comic opera the H.M.S. Pinafore, by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Smith, Edward. J. & Pease, Harry M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 7 1889]
Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of fifteen dollars and sixty-six cents for the year 1889. R.W. Boyce (240 acres) and Isaac Morris (91 acres) were the original grantees. This document is signed by collector B.W. Morris.
Date:
December 7, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Settlement with Mrs. L.A. Crockett, September 28 1889]
Copy of Settlement with Mrs. L.A. Crockett made September 28, 1889. "150 bushels corn, 60 bushels wheat, 3 head hogs, 1 brindle cow, 1 yellow horse, 1 buggy and harness, 200 dollars paid."
Date:
September 28, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie McKinny to her parents, June 9 1889]
Letter from Fannie McKinney to her parents. The letter is dated June 9, 1889.
Date:
June 9, 1889
Creator:
McKinny, Fannie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Schmalzried Using a Hand Pump]
Photograph of William Schmalzried using a hand pump that is connected to a train car. Several buildings are visible in the background. Handwritten text under the photo says, "Fort Worth, Texas Jan, 1889 - Hand pumps were once used to provide air pressure for testing brakes in yards and car shops. This device was an important piece of equipment in railroad terminals for many years. The photo shows Mr. William Schmalzried, former Supt. of the Car Dept."
Date:
January 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club History Scrapbook, Volume 1]
Volume one of a historical scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, and other materials related to the club's early activities.
Date:
[1889..1954]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Weekly Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 31, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 11, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 11, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Weekly Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 30, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 4, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 4, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Weekly Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 32, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 18, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 18, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 5
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 11
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1889 Sheet 13
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth 1889 - Index
Index to Sanborn maps of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, listing street names and maps on which they appear.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History