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Post-Driver. (open access)

Post-Driver.

Patent for a machine that drives posts and "can be placed on the running gear of a vehicle in such a manner that it can be readily adjusted to operate on posts at either side of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle" (lines 14-18). It can be easily adjusted and is simply constructed.
Date: April 18, 1893
Creator: Harris, Stephen G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. A. Thomas, April 25, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from M. A. Thomas, April 25, 1913]

Letter from M. A. Thomas to an unidentified recipient requesting repayment to C. C. Cox for timber.
Date: April 25, 1913
Creator: Thomas, Marion A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, April 28, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, April 28, 1913]

Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox discussing timber prices.
Date: April 28, 1913
Creator: Thomas, Marion A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, April 8, 1924] (open access)

[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, April 8, 1924]

Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox discussing their correspondence and news from Montgomery County, Texas. Envelope is included.
Date: April 8, 1924
Creator: Thomas, Marion A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. F. Kretzmann to R. Osthoff, April 4, 1932] (open access)

[Letter from M. F. Kretzmann to R. Osthoff, April 4, 1932]

Letter from M. F. Kretzmann to R. Osthoff, informing him of the receipt of the Board of Control's report for the Lutheran Concordia College in Austin, Texas.
Date: April 4, 1932
Creator: Kretzmann, M. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Monon (MON) 440

A photograph print showing the Monon (MON) 440, 4-6-2 (Alco, class K-5), So. Hammond, IN.
Date: April 22, 1939
Creator: Kennedy, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 8, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 8, 1946]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to E. E. Hansen requesting that his friend give the Willis Overland dealer more instructions.
Date: April 8, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten, April 12, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten, April 12, 1946]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his son Don Moten, on April 12, 1946. Moten gives his son advice on getting into a good medical school, and assures him that he will help his son out whenever he needs it.
Date: April 12, 1946
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jim Schiefer to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 16, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Jim Schiefer to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 16, 1946]

Letter from Jim Schiefer to E. E. Hansen discussing a mix-up regarding Harris' Station Wagon, requesting Harris' address and the plant being down.
Date: April 16, 1946
Creator: Willys-Overland Motors, Inc.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co. to Mr. Harris Kempner, April 18, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co. to Mr. Harris Kempner, April 18, 1946]

Letter from E. E. Hansen to Harris L. Kempner suggesting that he write Jim Schiefer and give him his address.
Date: April 18, 1946
Creator: Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 23, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 23, 1946]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen confirming that he will not write Schiefer and discussing the purchase of cars.
Date: April 23, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Daisy M. Moten, April 30, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Daisy M. Moten, April 30, 1946]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his sister Daisy Moten, on April 30, 1946. He asks her if she thinks she has done the right thing by remaining single after the death of her husband, and tells her that he is very happy with his second marriage. He thanks her for a Christmas present and an Easter card, and tells her that she is always welcome to visit his home.
Date: April 30, 1946
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten, April 30, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten, April 30, 1946]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his son Don Moten in Chicago, on April 30, 1946. He discusses his son's Hoosier Motor Club membership, and the fact that the Chicago Club doesn't accept Negro patrons. He also mentions Don's desire to go to school, and suggests staying in Chicago.
Date: April 30, 1946
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Ike S. Moten and Rev. L. E. Goodlow, April 11, 1947] (open access)

[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Ike S. Moten and Rev. L. E. Goodlow, April 11, 1947]

Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten: the first to Reverend L. E. Goodlow, on April 11, 1947; and the second to Ike S. Moten. This is a carbon copy with a letter on each side. The first letter discusses building projects, Moten's tenant in Texas, and medicine sent to Ike Moten. The second letter tells Ike Moten how to take the medicine Dr. Moten sent him.
Date: April 11, 1947
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Myrtle Moten Dabney, April 16, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Myrtle Moten Dabney, April 16, 1947]

Carbon copy of a letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his daughter Myrtle, on April 16, 1947, while she is at Fort Hamilton waiting to ship to Germany.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten, April 24, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten, April 24, 1947]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his son, Don Moten, on April 24, 1947, expressing pleasure that Don had a good trip. Moten offers to help set his son up in a new place.
Date: April 24, 1947
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Josephine Bramlette Moten and his sister-in-law,  April 29, 1947] (open access)

[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Josephine Bramlette Moten and his sister-in-law, April 29, 1947]

Two letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Josephine Bramlette Moten and his sister-in-law, on April 29, 1947. In the first letter, he discusses the recovery of Josephine's sister from an accident, and hopes that she will get better. He mentions vacation plans for Hot Springs or the Mayo Clinic, as well as a trip to California. In the second letter, he sends his sympathies to his sister-in-law following her accident.
Date: April 29, 1947
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Walter G. Hall, April 12, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Walter G. Hall, April 12, 1949]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Walter G. Hall discussing missing the dinner planned to celebrate Sam Low becoming Collector Of Customs.
Date: April 12, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to The American Stationery Company, April 11, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to The American Stationery Company, April 11, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the American Stationery Company discussing an order of envelopes to be imprinted with Mrs. Kempner's information.
Date: April 11, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner, April 21, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner, April 21, 1950]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing facts rumored and stated at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, including that Galveston Wharves were planning to building a warehouse for Campdera, Cook & Company would lease ten acres of their property and erect a warehouse, and that Volkart is planning to add 125,000 square feet to their property. Furthermore, the materialization of these prospects would increase the importance of Galveston as a cotton port and possible opportunities to sell parts of their own plant.
Date: April 21, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1008.0148]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The Easter spirit is felt here by a couple of the noted automobile races drivers who will compete here in the big races at the Fairgrounds Sunday. At the left Aandy Linden and with him is Johnny Parsons, who once won first place in the Indianapolis 500 race. Presenting the two drivers a lily for Easter is Loretta Abell."
Date: April 8, 1955
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1008.0150]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "the Listening Post, tuning in first big car racing veteran Johnny Parsons, explaining why retired after his crew waved him off the track for traveling too slow during qualifying runs for Saturday's Indianapolis 500."
Date: April 21, 1959
Creator: Peterson, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Mary E. Taylor to Nelle Turney, April 1, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Mary E. Taylor to Nelle Turney, April 1, 1962]

Letter from Mary E. Taylor to Nelle Turney discussing Mary's ancestors, the Murphys, from North Carolina and the research she did to trace her family tree.
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Taylor, Mary E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Simmons Company to Don Johnson - April 22, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Simmons Company to Don Johnson - April 22, 1965]

Letter from W. F. Sonnenberg on behalf of SImmons Company insurance requesting that Don Johnson provide documentation about his birthdate so that they can issue a certificate for his life insurance policy related to his workplace retirement plan through their company.
Date: April 22, 1965
Creator: Simmons Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History