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[Wandering Children Near Pin Oak Creek]
Photographs of two wandering children at Pin Oak Creek near Munger, Texas. Both wear clean light-colored shirts, standing in a clearing of dirt in front of trees and bushes.
Date:
July 28, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Farmers Union Cotton Yard]
Photographs of a farmers' union cotton yard in Coolidge, Texas. On an wide, plain field are horse-drawn wagons full of cotton. In the far background are possibly piles or stacks of cotton bales.
Date:
September 1, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Munger Gin Remains After a Fire]
Photographs of the remains of the Munger gin system after a fire in September 1911. Smoldering ruins are strewn across the background, with several workers standing nearby or sitting in front of the ashes. Twisted buildings and lumber lay behind the ruins.
Date:
September 20, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ed Evans and Addie Wilson on a Buggy]
Photographs of Ed Evans and Addie Wilson, "prominent society young people". They wear formal clothes and are seated in a wooden buggy led by a single horse. The buggy is parked in a clearing in front of trees and bushes.
Date:
October 2, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Dailey and Howell Campbell at Pin Oak Creek]
Photographs of John Dailey and Howell Campbell on a horse-drawn buggy at Pin Oak Creek near Munger, Limestone County. The horse is parked on a dirt road, and both men face towards the camera, seated on the buggy.
Date:
August 4, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hugh Clemens' Horse]
Photographs of Hugh Clemens and his horse, bowing its head, at the Munger farm and gin in Limestone County. The horse is saddled and is led by the reins by Clemens. Both stand in a field of tall grass in front of large trees.
Date:
August 27, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Eason Findley's Home]
Photographs of William Eason Findley's home in the "BlackLand belt". Findley stands at right, next to three women in light-colored dresses and bonnets to his left. The house behind him has two stories, a porch covered with a second-floor balcony, and a wide extension emerging from the back of the house.
Date:
August 26, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[B. F. Hancock and Wife, Munger Farm]
Photographs of B. F. Hancock, the business manager of the Munger gin and farm, and his wife. They pose together several yards in front of a wooden chapel-like building, to which is attached a tall wooden tower capped with a belfry and a steeple. Open field surrounds the couple.
Date:
September 20, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Eason Findley's Cotton Yard]
Stereographic photographs of William Eason Findley's cotton yard. Four workers face the camera standing among of long rows of cotton bales set on the grass. A building and a set of machinery, known as the Munger gin process, are visible in the background.
Date:
August 25, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Huller-Gins
Patent for the type of cotton gin known as huller gins. It is an attachment intended to force cotton through portions of the huller gin that often becomes blocked by accumulated detritus.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Prichard, William Mathews
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter Attachment
Patent for improvements to stalk-cutter attachments to plows. The invention allows stalks to be cut by the plow and then turned under it into the soil to decrease labor an improve plow performance.
Date:
April 7, 1919
Creator:
Wylie, Arthur E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Vending Machine.
Patent for improvements to fluid vending machines. The amount of money put in changes the amount of fluid distributed.
Date:
March 26, 1918
Creator:
Chandler, Jason McGregor
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Roasting Device.
Patent for a peanut roasting device that uniformly roasts peanuts. The peanut roaster is an automatic device that rotates through batches of raw peanuts in pre-determined intervals.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Peckham, Samuel C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper-Tool-Lifting Mechanism.
Patent for a "hand and footlifting mechanism capable of independent operation whereby either the hand or the foot operations may be performed, and the tools or hoes either lifted without disturbing their fixed adjustment or their elevation adjusted as desired," (lines 14-20) including illustrations.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
East, Arthur R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Probated Will of Henry Sayles]
Will of Henry Sayles with a court decree declaring it the official last will, and a sworn oath from Hattie Sayles stating the same. The document was notarized by John Sayles and includes multiple certificates of being filed for record in multiple counties.
Date:
1911-03-23/1916-10-20
Creator:
Sayles, Henry & Sayles, Harriet McAlpine (Hattie)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the Mexia-Groesbeck Gas Field in Limestone County, Texas
Map of a portion of Limestone County from Mexia and Groesbeck, Texas noting land parcels and owners, major roads and railroad tracks, and bodies of water. Contour marks and designations for current or dry wells are added in red. Scale 1:36,000.
Date:
1915
Creator:
Gulf Production Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Thornton Hustler. (Thornton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 2, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Thornton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 2, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Thornton Hustler. (Thornton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, July 4, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Thornton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 4, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Thornton Hustler. (Thornton, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Thornton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 7, 1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Thornton Hustler. (Thornton, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. [15], Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1918
Weekly newspaper from Thornton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 25, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Thornton Hustler. (Thornton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 30, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Thornton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 30, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Thornton Hustler. (Thornton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. [24], Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Thornton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 20, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Thornton Hustler. (Thornton, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 1918
Weekly newspaper from Thornton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 18, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Thornton Hustler. (Thornton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Thornton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 13, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History