[Postcard of Fire Fighters with a Hand-Drawn Fire Engine]

Postcard of uniformed fire fighters standing near a hand-drawn fire engine. The engine has two poles on its front for the fire fighters to carry, and requires multiple people to move. The engine has the words, " Torrent Veteran" written on its hose. On the back of the postcard, the sender left a handwritten message that says, "Cannot find any cards of the Phila. Fire Dept. -Edna V. Johnson."
Date: June 29, 1911
Creator: Johnson, Edna V.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
City Smoke Ordinances and Smoke Abatement (open access)

City Smoke Ordinances and Smoke Abatement

From Introduction: "In connection with the fuel investigations conducted by the Bureau of Mines much information has been accumulated as to the smoke abatement activities in various cities. The essential features of the information are presented in this report, which, it is believed, will be of public interest and benefit, especially to those communities that are just beginning organized effort to abate unnecessary smoke."
Date: 1912
Creator: Flagg, Samuel B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scouting, Volume 1, Number 1, April 15, 1913 (open access)

Scouting, Volume 1, Number 1, April 15, 1913

Semi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide.
Date: April 13, 1913
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scouting, Volume 1, Number 3, May 15, 1913 (open access)

Scouting, Volume 1, Number 3, May 15, 1913

Semi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide.
Date: May 15, 1913
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process and Apparatus for Distilling Petroleum. (open access)

Process and Apparatus for Distilling Petroleum.

Patent for apparatus and improving practices associated with distillation of petroleum as undistilled residues, as well as petroleum in other forms.
Date: September 16, 1913
Creator: Van Dyke, John W.; Irish, William M.; Ellis, H. A. & Esterly, Edw. C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scouting, Volume 3, Number 15, December 1, 1915 (open access)

Scouting, Volume 3, Number 15, December 1, 1915

Semi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide.
Date: December 1, 1915
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scouting, Volume 4, Number 8, August 15, 1916 (open access)

Scouting, Volume 4, Number 8, August 15, 1916

Semi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide.
Date: August 15, 1916
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline Burner for Incandescent Lighting (open access)

Gasoline Burner for Incandescent Lighting

Patent for Gasoline Burner for Incandescent Lighting
Date: October 24, 1916
Creator: Volz, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Soldiers Marching at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of the soldiers of Section "B" marching on a dirt road at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. William Jennings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and says, "Dear friend, This is [?] life down here and I like it better every day. Am at present (acting) corporal while in the detention camp. Will be assigned to my squad or company when I get out of quarantine. Roland A Bosler. Aviation Camp, Waco, Texas."
Date: March 25, 1918
Creator: Bosler, Roland A.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History