Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes livestock illustration and business name, with text reading: "Deervale Ranch, Menard County." Letterhead contains the names Kennedy & Roberts, Managers.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative images, livestock illustrations, and business name in lithographic print by Clarke & Courts Lith. Galveston, Tex.

Patent for improvements in compensating pump-springs by “storing up in the downward or idle stroke of the suction-rod, a power which is expended during the upward stroke to assist the crank in lifting the rod; and at the same time reducing the power required to drive the pump, equalizing the resistance, increasing the efficiency and generally prolonging the life of the entire mechanism.” (Lines 36-40) Illustration is included.