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[Historic Property, Photograph 3104-02]
Photograph of a historic property located at West Side of Town in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train #95]
Photograph of T&P passenger train #95 on tracks at Arlington, Texas. A faint plume of smoke is rising from the engine, and there are two men standing out front of the train. Printed on the photograph is "[sic] T&P Passenger Train No. I. 2:35 pm. Arlington, Texas 1896." Written below the image is "H. D. Conner Collection."
Date:
1896
Creator:
Conner, H. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 4, 1896
Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 4, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document Describing Details of Loan Between K.K. Legett and W.H. Peckham]
Document detailing the conditions of a loan being given to W.H. Peckham by K.K. Legett, including the terms of repayment and interest.
Date:
July 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Loan Note from The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene]
Loan note detailing the amount and conditions of a loan from The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, taken out by W.H. Peckham.
Date:
June 27, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman's Wednesday Club Minutes, 1896-1897]
Minutes from weekly meetings of the Woman's Wednesday Club of Fort Worth, Texas, containing club business, motions, and events.
Date:
1896-02-05/1897-02-03
Creator:
Woman's Wednesday Club
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brush.
Patent for a brush used with pressurized water to clean floors, walls, ceilings, horses, buggies, animal carcasses, etc. The brush can have a hose hooked up to it and has a valve. The water goes into the top of the brush and is distributed evenly throughout with holes in the top of the brush, and the water is sprayed through the bristles.
Date:
March 24, 1896
Creator:
Zandt, Luther H. van
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pessary and Womb-Battery.
Patent for a combined pessary and womb-battery. It is inserted into a woman's vagina and is used to deliver medication "and to stimulate the genitals to a healthy and normal action both mechanically and electrically" (lines 11-13). The device is worn without discomfort and can be worn while pregnant.
Date:
July 7, 1896
Creator:
Keller, Martha Ellen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Inkstand and Pen-Rack.
Patent for a inkstand with a magnetized pen-rack. If the pen or pencil isn't metal, a metal sleeve is provided to put around the utensil so it can sit on the rack. There is a space for ink-wells, pen-boxes, and a space for advertisements. It is meant for customers to use in lobbies.
Date:
July 14, 1896
Creator:
Moyer, Herman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ink, Pen, and Penholder Carrier.
Patent for a combination case for ink, pens, and penholders or pencils. It is "an inkwell and pen-box with tubes parallel with the sides thereof to form a small compact parcel occupying the least possible space" (lines 10-13).
Date:
August 4, 1896
Creator:
Scougale, Malcolm
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for an apparatus for operating churns and ice-cream freezers. To operate, one turns a handle, and through a series of gears, pulleys, and wheels, the cream is stirred. The churn container rotates and sits in a frame where the apparatus is fixed above it.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Martin, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Angle-Cock.
Patent for "a new and improved angle-cock so constructed that the plug cannot be turned by an unauthorized person without the knowledge of the engineer in charge of the train." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 25, 1896
Creator:
Waldron, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel-Washer.
Patent for a machine that cleans barrels. It has "barrel-supporting rollers to rotate the barrel in contact with brushes" (lines 13-15), which are more durable than rollers made from rubber tires. The rollers also each have an inner portion, a detachable annular exterior, and an elastic ring around the outside. Brushes are attached on opposite sides of the barrel, held up by a frame.
Date:
September 29, 1896
Creator:
Herold, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal Packing-Case for Food Products.
Patent for "a new and useful packing-case for food products" (lines 13-14), particularly for cured meats. It protects "against flies, souring, shrinking, &c., than the ordinary forms of packing" (lines 20-21). It is made from metal, stamped into a packing-case.
Date:
September 15, 1896
Creator:
Blanke, Louis H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Indicator.
Patent for a speed-indicator to be used on trolly-cars and other vehicles that informs anyone looking behind the trolly-car if that car is speeding or not. An alarm goes off when the car goes above a predetermined speed, which is activated by a governor that is controlled from the wheels. A device keeps the signal normal.
Date:
July 7, 1896
Creator:
Bateman, Talbot Owens
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup.
Patent for a light and durable stirrup that can be used in light and heavy saddles and has an improved construction.
Date:
April 28, 1896
Creator:
Turner, Ephraim M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General Index and Alphabetical Record.
Patent for a general index and alphabetical record that organizes records in an index instead of a book.It is a chest of shallow drawers, each having a letter of the alphabet printed on its front. Attached to each drawer is a blank book.
Date:
July 28, 1896
Creator:
Ward, George C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Minnow-Net.
Patent for "improvements in fishing-nets, and particularly to frames for nets which can be set up in the water in various places where other nets cannot be used and which can be folded up into a small package for convenient carrying." (Lines 8-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 8, 1896
Creator:
Breeding, Enoch
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Document File-Case.
Patent for "an envelop for holding papers of various kinds and which is convenient and durable and can be manufactured at small cost" (lines 9-11). the side flaps are adjustable and are connected using elastic straps so they don't accidentally disconnect under tension.
Date:
September 29, 1896
Creator:
Ward, George C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Egg-Case Fastener.
Patent for a fastener that is used in "egg-cases and packages of similar character designed for shipping goods and which are required to be returned to the consignor to be again used" (lines 8-11). The top of the case has a plate securing it so that it is "secured by positive means against accidental displacement" (lines 23-24).
Date:
August 4, 1896
Creator:
Mayfield, William Dudley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Revolving Book-Holder.
Patent for a "combined desk and cabinet especially designed for students' use to obviate the scattering about of books when writing, studying, or making reference thereto" (lines 8-12). The are two rotating sections: a many-faced book-rest, and a cabinet above it where books can be stored. There is also a sliding writing-board underneath the desk.
Date:
November 17, 1896
Creator:
Ballart, Calvert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Yiddish Minutes]
Handwritten minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Congregation in Fort Worth, Texas. The minutes are written in Yiddish, the native tongue of the members. The document discusses the Sabbath morning services for the congregation.
Date:
January 12, 1896
Creator:
Levenson, Ben
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 29, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 1, 1896
Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 30, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 2, 1896
Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 2, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History