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Diffey's Hotel

Mr. Diffey, wearing a vest, is seated behind the desk in the lobby at Diffey's Hotel. Behind him are cigars for sale, a clock, calendar, and thermometer.
Date: May 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Luggage-Carrier. (open access)

Luggage-Carrier.

Patent for improving automobile luggage carriers by attaching a device to the vehicle's running board, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Reed, Allen T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Fitting Stool. (open access)

Shoe-Fitting Stool.

Patent for new and useful improvements in a shoe fitting stool which "comprises a simple and efficient means of this nature so arranged that the measurements of the foot of a person may be quickly and readily determined." (lines 15-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 11, 1915
Creator: Reed, Allen Trousdale
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Petrolia Enterprise (Petrolia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1914 (open access)

The Petrolia Enterprise (Petrolia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1914

Semi-weekly newspaper from Petrolia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 1, 1914
Creator: Thomason, Frank W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History